Glenville, Connecticut
Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Glenville is a neighborhood and census-designated place in the town of Greenwich in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.[1] As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 2,327.[2] It is located in the western part of Greenwich at the falls of the Byram River, which provided waterpower when this was a mill village. The area is home to Glenville Elementary school, Western Civic Center and a volunteer fire station, the Glenville Fire Department.
Glenville, Connecticut | |
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Coordinates: 41°02′07″N 73°39′35″W | |
State | Connecticut |
County | Fairfield |
Region | Western CT |
Town | Greenwich |
Area | |
• Total | 0.739 sq mi (1.91 km2) |
• Land | 0.739 sq mi (1.91 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 112 ft (34 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,327 |
• Density | 3,100/sq mi (1,200/km2) |
FIPS code | 09-31520 |
GNIS feature ID | 2631564 |
The town of Greenwich is one political and taxing body, but consists of several distinct sections or neighborhoods, such as Banksville, Byram, Cos Cob, Glenville, Mianus, Old Greenwich, Riverside and Greenwich (sometimes referred to as central, or downtown, Greenwich). Of these neighborhoods, three (Cos Cob, Old Greenwich, and Riverside) have separate postal names and ZIP codes.