Connecticut Greater Bridgeport Region
Bridgeport
A city in Greater Bridgeport Region, Connecticut — population 143,525 as of 2020.
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News in Bridgeport
Bridgeport: Sit & Speak Listening Session
Community Engagement Reporter Reginald David is hosting a Sit & Speak on October 8, 2026, at the Burroughs Community Center.
Community Groups & Organizations
Could MLK Corridor title help revitalize Bridgeport’s East End?
The East End is one of seven CT areas designated as a Martin Luther King, Jr. Corridor, a program intended to stimulate economic development.
Real Estate & Development
Prosecution won’t fix Bridgeport’s voter turnout — but can begin to restore trust
Some Bridgeport residents have simply stopped believing in the integrity of the election process.
Government & Civic
09/23/26: Bridgeport Man Charged with Criminal Intent at Murder a Trumbull Woman
Public Safety
Bridgeport’s police union wants chief sidelined during probe
Mayor Joe Ganim has agreed to a probe, but the Bridgeport police union called on him to remove Chief Roderick Porter until it is done.
Government & Civic
David Norman Snow, 75, church deacon
David Norman Snow, who worked 45 years at the same cable and fiber optics company, died Friday Sept. 18. He was 75. Born Jan. 20, 1951, in Bridgeport, CT, to David Alden Snow and Norma Snow Kinney, he grew up in New Britain, CT, and graduated from New Britain High School in 1969.…
ObituariesIn and around Bridgeport
See & do
+218 more on the mapEat, drink & stay
- *golden krust bakery bridgeport CT*
- 1070 Hotel Llc
- 1086 lounge & Social Club
- Aspetuck Brew Lab
- 2472 Main
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Bridgeport by the numbers
- Area
- 16.06 sq mi (41.61 km²), 3.36 sq mi water
- Median age
- 36.7
- Households
- 56,558
- Persons per household
- 2.6
- Median household income
- $58,685
- Median house value
- $274,900
- Office
- PLANNING DEPARTMENT
- Address
- 999 BROAD STREET, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06604