Stratford, town, Fairfield County, southwestern Connecticut, on Long Island Sound, at the mouth of the Housatonic River. Stratford is a residential suburb of Bridgeport and an industrial center; incorporated 1639. Major manufactures include aircraft parts, helicopters, hardware, machinery, and paper and rubber products. Stratford has many early 18th-century houses; of special interest in the town are the Captain David Judson House (1750) and Catharine B. Mitchell Museum, containing a collection of art and artifacts; the Sterling House, a community center; and Boothe Memorial Park, which includes the Boothe family homestead (1840), a blacksmith's shop, and a carriage house. The community, which was settled in 1639, probably is named for Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Population 50,541 (1980); 49,389 (1990); 49,389 (1996 estimate).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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