Geography:

Stamford is situated near the southwestern point of Connecticut. It is bordered on the north by Pound Ridge, NY, to the south by Long Island Sound, by Greenwich to the west, and both Darien and New Canaan to the east.

A geographic oddity of stamford is that a traveler can go due north, due east, due south or due west from downtown Stamford and wind up in New York State.


Climate:

Stamford experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average high temperature annually is 62.4 °F (16.9 °C). The average low temperature annually is 40.6 °F (4.8 °C). The highest recorded temperature was 104 °F (40 °C) in 2001. The lowest recorded temperature was −18 °F (−27.8 °C) in 1982. The average warmest month is July. January is the average coolest month. The maximum average precipitation occurs in May. The average precipitation from November to March is 21.39 inches (543 mm). During the winter months, it is not uncommon for snowfall to occur in the northern part of the city, yet not occur in the downtown and coastal areas of the city. This is mainly due to the tempering effects of Long Island Sound on climate.

[hide]Weather data for Stamford
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 38
(3) 41
(5) 50
(10) 62
(17) 73
(23) 81
(27) 85
(29) 83
(28) 76
(24) 65
(18) 53
(12) 42
(6) 62
(17)
Average low °F (°C) 19
(-7) 21
(-6) 29
(-2) 38
(3) 47
(8) 56
(13) 62
(17) 61
(16) 53
(12) 42
(6) 34
(1) 25
(-4) 41
(5)
Precipitation inches (mm) 4.50
(114.3) 3.32
(84.3) 4.70
(119.4) 4.51
(114.6) 4.97
(126.2) 4.33
(110) 4.09
(103.9) 4.26
(108.2) 4.82
(122.4) 4.42
(112.3) 4.58
(116.3) 4.29
(109) 52.79
(1,340.9)
Source: Weather Channel[7] 2009-05-17


Neighborhoods:

The commonly known neighborhoods throughout Stamford (with Zip codes that roughly cover the same areas) are as follow:

06901 - Downtown.
06902 - Cove, East Side, Hubbard Heights, Roxbury, Shippan, Shippan Point, South End, Waterside, West Side, and Westover.
06903 - Long Ridge and North Stamford.
06905 - Belltown, Newfield, Ridgeway, Revonah Woods, and Turn of River.
06906 - Glenbrook.
06907 - Springdale.

Demographics:

Historical populations
Census Pop.   %±
1900 18,839  —
1910 28,836  53.1%
1920 40,067  38.9%
1930 56,765  41.7%
1940 61,215  7.8%
1950 74,293  21.4%
1960 92,713  24.8%
1970 108,798  17.3%
1980 102,453  −5.8%
1990 108,056  5.5%
2000 117,083  8.4%
Est. 2007 118,475  1.2%

The 2007 Census Population estimate for Stamford is 118,475. A 2005 Census survey estimated 49,911 housing units to be in existence. The average median age of 39.3 is slightly higher than the US average median age of 36.4. Stamford's population characteristics are as follows (Source: 2006 Census American Community Survey):

White - 64.2%
Black - 15.4%
Asian - 6.2%
All Other Races - 13.2%
Two or More Races - 1.7%
Hispanic - 19.7%

One out of three residents are foreign born. A language other than English is spoken at home by 40% of the population. The main ancestries of the population (Source: 2000 US Census Bureau) are: Italian (16.9%), Irish (10.5%), German (6.6%), Polish (5.6%), and Russian (3.1%). The top ten countries of origin for the foreign-born population (Source: 2000 US Census Bureau) are:

Haiti - 3,524
Guatemala - 3,067
India - 2,577
Jamaica - 2,289
Greece - 2,100
Colombia - 1,937
China - 1,495
Mexico - 1,414
Peru - 1,268

Stamford has one of the highest educated populations in the US. Nine out of ten are high school graduates. Those possessing a bachelor's degree or higher is estimated at 45.9% of the population.

The population density is 3,101.9 people per square mile (1,197.5/km²). There are 47,317 housing units at an average density of 1,253.6/sq mi (484.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 69.79% White., 15.39% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 5.00% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 6.50% from other races, and 3.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.77% of the population.

There are 45,399 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.13.

The proportion of the population under the age of 18 was 22.1%, from 18 to 24 was 7.4%, from 25 to 44 was 35.0%, from 45 to 64 was 21.7%, and 65 years of age or older were 13.8%. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $72,315, and the median income for a family was $88,205.[8] Males had a median income of $48,386 versus $36,958 for females. The per capita income for the city was $34,987. About 5.4% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

Italians form the largest ethnic group in Stamford. Irish, Polish, Jewish, Puerto Rican, African-American, and Caribbean people also make up a significant portion of the population.

Stamford is tied with Iowa City, Iowa for the US metropolitan area with the highest percentage of the adult population holding a bachelor's degree or higher; 44 percent of adults hold a degree.

Source: Wikipedia.com