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about Bridgeport

Bridgeport (41n10, 73w12 EST) is a city located in Fairfield County, Connecticut. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 139,529. Edward Cardinal Egan was once bishop for Bridgeport.

P.T. Barnum was once mayor of Bridgeport and built three houses there. He used to quarter his circus in Bridgeport during the winter.

Bridgeport is Connecticut's largest city and its nickname is The Park City. It is home to University of Bridgeport and Housatonic Community College. A ferry runs from Bridgeport to Port Jefferson, New York and Amtrak and Metro North trains stop at Bridgeport's railroad station. Bridgeport is at the intersection of many major highways which have contributed greatly to its industrial past. Interstate 95, the Merritt Parkway, Connecticut Routes 8 and 25, and US Route 1, the Boston Post Road, all run through the city.

For a time Bridgeport had the dubious distinction as having the highest per-capita murder rate in the United States, as well as being the first city in the United States to officially declare bankruptcy.

Bridgeport was mentioned at the beginning of Mark Twain's novel, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court:

Bridgeport geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 50.2 km² (19.4 mi²). 41.4 km² (16.0 mi²) of it is land and 8.8 km² (3.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 17.53% water.

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