Bridgeport, CT


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Population: 147,216

Size: 19.38

Square Miles Mill rate: 42.198

Train Stations: 1

Public Schools: 25 Elementary, 3 High Schools

Magnet Schools: 5 Elementary, 3 High Schools

Bridgeport is the most populous city in the state of Connecticut, located in and the former county seat of Fairfield County and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area. The city is part of the New York combined statistical area and is the fifth largest city in New England. Nicknamed The Park City, B-Port or The Port, Bridgeport has more than 2.5 million visitors each year and the downtown is Connecticut’s largest and most diverse sports and entertainment centers. There’s something downtown for everyone, from professional and top-ranked college sports teams, world-class entertainers, plays, musicals, symphonies, festivals and more, it’s all happening right here. The city is marked by its attachment to its famous resident, the circus-promoter and once mayor P. T. Barnum. Barnum built three houses in the city, and housed his circus in town during winters.


Bridgeport, the most populous city in the state of Connecticut, is located on Long Island Sound. Bridgeport’s location on the deep Black Rock Harbor supported shipbuilding and whaling endeavors in the mid 19th century. Bridgeport’s advantageous geographic location encouraged the early settlers to shift from agrarian to mercantile and manufacturing pursuits.