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Bridgeport
Connecticut
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- Founded: 1639 (incorporated, 1836)
- Head Official: Mayor John Michael Fabrizi (D)
(since 2003)
- City Population
- 1980: 142,546
- 1990: 141,686
- 2000: 139,529
- 2003 estimate: 139,664
- Percent change, 1990–2000: -1.5%
- U.S. rank in 1980: 110th
- U.S. rank in 1990: 123rd
- U.S. rank in 2000: 172nd (State rank: 1st)
- Metropolitan Area Population (PMSA)
- 1990: 441,952
- 2000: 459,479
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 3.5%
- U.S. rank in 1990: 1st (CMSA)
- U.S. rank in 2000: 1st (CMSA)
- Area: 19.4 square miles (2000)
- Elevation: 25 feet above sea level
- Average Annual Temperature: 51.7° F
- Average Annual Precipitation: 15.5 inches of
rain; 26.2 inches of snow
- Major Economic Sectors: Manufacturing, trade,
government, services
- Unemployment Rate: 4.7% (February 2005)
- Per Capita Income: $16,306 (1999)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 8,551
- Major Colleges and Universities: University of
Bridgeport; Sacred Heart University; Fairfield University;
Bridgeport Engineering Institute
- Daily Newspaper: The Connecticut Post
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