|
The
Norwalk River watershed is divided among the follow seven
townships, six in Connecticut
and one in New York:
Town |
Town
in Square
Miles |
Town
Area
Within the
Norwalk
Watershed |
Percentage
of Town
Within the
Watershed |
Percent
of the
Watershed |
| Norwalk,
CT |
27.7
|
12.7
|
45.8
|
19.7
|
| Wilton,
CT |
26.8
|
24.1
|
90.0
|
37.4
|
| Ridgefield,
CT |
34.8
|
13.7
|
39.4
|
21.2
|
| New
Canaan, CT |
23.3
|
5.9
|
25.3
|
9.1
|
| Lewisboro,
NY |
29.3
|
4.3
|
14.6
|
6.7
|
| Weston,
CT |
20.8
|
0.4
|
0.2
|
0.6
|
| Redding,
CT |
32.2
|
3.4
|
10.6
|
5.3
|
| TOTAL
|
194.9
|
64.5
|
33.1
|
100.0
|
The
population figures are as follows:
Town |
Land Area
in Square
Miles |
Population |
Density
People Per
Square Mile |
| Norwalk,
CT |
27.7
|
78,331
|
2,828
|
| Wilton,
CT |
26.8
|
15,993
|
597
|
| Ridgefield,
CT |
34.8
|
20,944
|
602
|
| New
Canaan, CT |
23.3
|
17,840
|
766
|
| Lewisboro,
NY |
29.3
|
11,313
|
386
|
| Weston,
CT |
20.8
|
8,637
|
415
|
| Redding,
CT |
32.2
|
7,920
|
246
|
These
statistics come from the Natural Resources Conservation Service. |
