New Canaan, Connecticut

New Canaan, Connecticut
Town
Town of New Canaan
New Canaan Town Hall
Seal
Fairfield County and Connecticut  Western Connecticut Planning Region and Connecticut
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Coordinates: 41°08′48.48″N 73°29′41.64″W / 41.1468000°N 73.4949000°W / 41.1468000; -73.4949000
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	Fairfield
Region	Western CT
Settled	1731
Government
• Type	Selectman-town council
• First Selectman	Dionna Carlson (R)
• Selectman	Stephen Karl (R)
• Selectwoman	Amy Murphy Carroll (D)
Area
• Total	22.5 sq mi (58.3 km2)
• Land	22.1 sq mi (57.3 km2)
• Water	0.4 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation	344 ft (105 m)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	20,622
• Density	932/sq mi (359.9/km2)
Demonym	New Canaanite
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	06840
Area code(s)	203/475
FIPS code	09-50580
GNIS feature ID	0213468
Website	www.newcanaan.info

New Canaan (/ˈkeɪnən/) is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 20,622 according to the 2020 census.^[1] The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region.

About an hour from New York City by train, the town is considered part of Connecticut's Gold Coast. The town is bounded on the south by Darien, on west by Stamford, on the east by Wilton, on the southeast by Norwalk, and on the north by Lewisboro and Pound Ridge in Westchester County, New York.

New Canaan is known for its architecture and public parks such as Waveny Park, and a town center with boutiques. Residents sing carols on God's Acre every Christmas Eve, a town tradition since 1916.^[2]