Ridgefield, Connecticut

Ridgefield, Connecticut
Ridgefield, Connecticut
Town
	Ridgefield Town Hall
	Seal
	Coordinates: 41°18′19″N 73°30′05″W / 41.30528°N 73.50139°W
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	Fairfield
Region	Western CT
Incorporated	1709
Villages	Ridgefield; Branchville; Ridgebury; Titicus; Farmingville
Government
• Type	Selectman-town meeting
• First selectman	Rudy Marconi (D)
• Selectmen	Sean Connelly (D); Barbara Manners (D); Bob Hebert (R); Maureen Kozlark (U)
• Connecticut House of Representatives	Aimee Berger-Girvalo (D) ; Rachel Chaleski (R)
Area
• Total	35.0 sq mi (90.6 km2)
• Land	34.4 sq mi (89.2 km2)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Elevation	659 ft (201 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	25,033
• Density	727.7/sq mi (281.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	06877
Area code(s)	203/475
FIPS code	09-63970
GNIS feature ID	0213496
Website	www.ridgefieldct.org

Ridgefield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Situated in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains and on the New York state border, Ridgefield had a population of 25,033 as of the 2020 census.^[1] The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. The town center, which was formerly a borough, is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place. The town was settled then quickly incorporated by 1709.^[2]