Bethel, Connecticut
Bethel (/ˈbɛθəl/) is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, about sixty miles from New York City. Its population was 20,358 at the 2020 census.[1]
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| Bethel's location within Fairfield County and Connecticut Bethel's location within Fairfield County and Connecticut | |
| Coordinates: 41°22′27″N 73°23′42″W / 41.37417°N 73.39500°WCoordinates: 41°22′27″N 73°23′42″W / 41.37417°N 73.39500°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| U.S. state | 22x20px Connecticut |
| County | Fairfield |
| Region | Western CT |
| Incorporated | 1855 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.9 sq mi (43.8 km2) |
| • Land | 16.8 sq mi (43.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 482 ft (147 m) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 20,358 |
| • Density | 1,204.6/sq mi (465.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Code | 06801 |
| FIPS code | 09-04720 |
| GNIS feature ID | 213390[2] |
| Website | www |
Bethel, Connecticut Media
- Western Connecticut incorporated and unincorporated areas Bethel highlighted.svg
Western Connecticut incorporated and unincorporated areas Bethel highlighted
- BethelCT TownHall.jpg
Bethel Town Hall, also known as the Clifford J. Hurgin Municipal Center
- Seth Seelye House, Bethel, Connecticut.jpg
Seth Seelye House, now the Bethel Public Library
Bethel station, November 2011. The station is part of Metro-North Railroad's Danbury Branch.
Bird's eye view, c. 1910
P.T. Barnum Fountain, c. 1914
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Greenwood Avenue, c. 1909
- PostcardBethelCTSouthSTca1910.jpg
South Street, c. 1910
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Town of Bethel
Other websites
Media related to Bethel, Connecticut at Wikimedia Commons
- Bethel home page Archived 2007-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
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