Stamford : Connecticut

Located at the mouth of the Rippowam River on Long Island Sound Stamford is Connecticut’s fifth largest city. From a factory hub it has now become a noted research center. It is also the nation's third largest corporate headquarters community. The city enjoys both urban and suburban facets, from stylish, chic housing areas, to a handsome corporate downtown center, to areas of beautiful shoreline with parks and beaches.
The city is built around a wide bay crossed by two tidal inlets. Stamford Harbor and Cove Harbor border a finger of land jutting into the bay. The city is on a flat land which is part of the Atlantic coastal plain. Like most cities of Connecticut it enjoys a typical New England weather with mild winters and moderately warm and humid summers.

Area: 38 square miles (2000)

Elevation: 34 feet above sea level

Latitude: 41.07 N, Longitude: 73.54 W

Average Temperatures: January, 29.3° F; July, 75.3° F; annual average, 51.9° F

Average Annual Precipitation: 49.46 inches

Population: 120,045 (as on July 2005)

Stamford attractions: Bartlett Arboretum