Place:Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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NameShelton
Alt namesHuntington Landingsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS9006319
Riptonsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS9006319
Huntingtonsource: Ricker Compilation (Official name of town from 1789 to 1919)
TypeCity
Coordinates41.3°N 73.083°W
Located inFairfield, Connecticut, United States     (1789 - )
Also located inStratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States     ( - 1789)
Contained Places
Cemetery
East Village Cemetery ( 1789 - 1823 )
Long Hill Burial Ground
Monroe Center Cemetery ( 1789 - 1823 )
Old Cemetery of Huntington
Saint Paul Cemetery ( 1789 - )
Stepney Cemetery ( 1789 - 1823 )
Walker's Farm Cemetery ( 1789 - 1823 )
Inhabited place
Monroe ( 1789 - 1823 )
Parish
New Stratford ( 1789 - 1823 )
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Shelton - incorporated 1789 from Stratford. Originally called Huntington. Name changed to Shelton by Connecticut General Assembly 1919. Formerly known as Ripton Parish. - Ricker, 10. See Pootatuck, Corum, Ripton, Huntington and Shelton for more detail.


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Shelton is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 40,869 at the 2020 United States Census.

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