Town Profile

• Darien was incorporated in May 1820; taken from Stamford
• Area: 14.9 square miles
• Population: 19,607 (2000 census)
• Voting Districts: 6
• Darien is mainly a residential community with no industry
• Transportation
  • Passenger train service
    • Metro-North Railroad
    • train station parking
  • Passenger bus service
    • Connecticut Transit from Stamford and Norwalk.
  • Freight
    • Served by Metro-North and numerous common motor carriers
• Post Offices
  • Darien
  • Noroton Heights
• Newspapers  
  • Darien News-Review (weekly)
  • Darien Times (weekly)
• Town recreational facilties
  • six parks
  • two beaches with picnic areas
  • tennis and paddle courts
  • youth athletic fields
• Private Clubs
  • Wee Burn Country Club
  • Woodway Country Club
  • Country Club of Darien
  • Tokeneke Beach Club
  • Noroton Yacht Club
  • Darien Boat Club
  • Ox Ridge Hunt Club
  • Middlesex Swimming Club
  • King's Highway Tennis
• Other recreational facilties
  • Indoor ice skating rink
  • YMCA
  • YWCA
• Community Organizations
• Places of Worship