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FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Fairfield County’s population is growing more than 10 times faster than any other part of Connecticut due to a high birth rate and a rise in foreign-born immigrants, according to new statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau.
As of July 2012, an estimated 933,835 people lived in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk metropolitan area, which includes all of Fairfield County. That’s an increase of more than 17,000 people, or 1.8 percent, since the last official Census in 2010.
Connecticut’s three other metropolitan areas —Hartford, New Haven-Milford and Norwich-New London— all grew by less than 1 percent. The largest change among the three was in Hartford, which added about 2,100 people (0.17 percent) in the last two years.
Fairfield County’s rise mostly came from its high birth rate and a large influx of immigrants. More than 23,000 births were recorded over the last two years, compared with 14,300 deaths. The 8,700-person difference accounted for nearly half of the area’s growth.
The Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk metro area also took in more than 11,900 people via international migration. The county also lost more than 3,200 people to other parts of the country, but the nearly 8,700-person difference meant that Fairfield County was the only region of Connecticut to have a net gain in immigration over the last two years.
Fairfield County ranked 58th in overall population growth among the 381 metropolitan areas tracked by the Census Bureau nationally. The biggest change came in Midland, Texas, which grew by 4.6 percent. Areas in the Southwest and Great Plains saw the most growth, according to Thomas Mesenbourg, the Census Bureau's senior adviser.
"There are probably many factors fueling this growth on the prairie, but no doubt the energy boom is playing a role,” Mesenbourg said in a statement.
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I argue all the time the NPD doesn't have enough Spanish speaking officers and always met with absurd backwoods comments yet it makes some sense Norwalk has for the schools and the community run into a problems.Guess if I suggest the fire dept now first responders who have less Spanish capabilities the could run classes on thier new boat they spend so much time on it.
This still doesn't enforce the fact its all Spanish but in end by Norwalk ignoring a large problem for years along with others out here not understanding the problem its going to cost more in the end.
Those three new old call em what you like officers for the schools speak Spanish as well? correct?
Norwalk is lost by some of its leadership,they fall short of a full deck when it comes to common sense and dealing with issues on the here and now basis.
Budget time have you heard anything for classes among our finest? Its how Norwalk works this time of year don't ask don't tell don't care.Mayor speak Spanish? we all know his French is great.
Stamford did a matching fund deal a few years back paid their officers think Norwalk would learn from it?(thats why they have someone to come to Norwalk all the time)
Lets ask Rilling what hs take is whats he have to lose sharing some truth.