Real Estate Norwalk CT

Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of the city is 85,603, making Norwalk sixth in population in Connecticut, and third in Fairfield County.^[1] The city is part of the New York metropolitan area.

The name "Norwalk" comes from the Algonquian word "noyank" meaning "point of land", or its Native American name, “Naramauke” (also spelled "Norwauke", "Norowake", or "Norwaake"), a Native American chief.

The farming of oysters has long been important to Norwalk, which was once nicknamed "Oyster Town." Each September, Norwalk holds its Oyster Festival.

Residents of Norwalk are often referred to as "Norwalkers".

Neighborhoods

Norwalk is composed of approximately 24 neighborhoods:

• Broad River
• Brookside
• Central Norwalk/Norwalk Center/Downtown Norwalk/Midtown Norwalk
• East Norwalk
• West Norwalk
• Cranbury
• Silvermine
• Spring Hill
• Wolfpit
• Wall Street
• Winnipauk
• Wilson Point
• Woodward
• Reed-Putnam
• Harborview
• Hospital Hill
• Woods Pond
• The Green
• West Main
• West Rocks
• Main Avenue-refers to the neighborhood surrounding Main Avenue(Route 7).
• Rowayton
• South Norwalk-known locally as "SoNo."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwalk,_Connecticut#Neighborhoods

Neighboring towns

Norwalk is bordered on the east by Westport; on the north by Wilton; on the northwest by New Canaan; on the west by Darien and on the south by Long Island Sound.

Landmarks, sites and attractions

• Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum (Website) — 295 West Ave. — 62-room mansion considered one of the oldest and finest surviving Second Empire style country houses ever built in the United States. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971. Recently, it was used for interior shots in the 2004 remake of The Stepford Wives.
• Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, a major aquarium that specializes in displaying the marine life and ecology of Long Island Sound.
• The Mill Hill Historic Park and Museum, a collection of historic buildings open to visitors and maintained by the Norwalk Historical Society only one day a week in the spring and summer months.
• The Norwalk Islands are used by powerboaters, fishers, kayakers and canoeists as well as birdwatchers and campers for day trips and sometimes overnight camping stays.
• Norwalk Museum, — 41 North Main St. — in the Colonial Revival -style building that previously served as the South Norwalk City Hall prior to the incorporation of Norwalk and Old Well (South Norwalk) in 1913.
• Norwalk Youth Symphony performs at concerts held in the Norwalk City Hall on East Avenue.
• Sheffield Island Lighthouse is open to the public seasonally.
• SoNo Switchtower Museum
• The Silvermine Tavern, in a historic riverside mill complex of buildings in the Silvermine section of the city, closed its popular restaurant in 2009, though the inn remains open as a bed and breakfast and for special functions.
• Stepping Stones Museum for Children at Mathews Park, near the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum. For children ages 10 and under.