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Place Name
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Bridgeport
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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141,686 (1990)
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Location
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Fairfield County, Connecticut (CT), United States, North America
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Latitude
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41°11'N
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Longitude
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73°12'W
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Bridgeport
, city (1990 pop. 141,686),
Fairfield co., SW Conn., on L.I. Sound; 41°11'N 73°12'W. Port of
entry and chief industrial city in Conn. Mfg. includes electrical
appliances, transportation equip., clothing, ammunition, fabricated
metal prods., wiring devices, machinery, helicopters, motor vehicles,
and building materials. Settled in 1639 and grew as a fishing
community. The Barnum Inst. of Science and History commemorates the
showman P.T. Barnum, who lived here. Seat of the Univ. of Bridgeport
and a community col. Inc. 1836.
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