The town of Easton, population 6,370 covering 28.8 sq. miles is located
near the southwest corner of Connecticut. It was first settled in 1757
by men from Fairfield. In 1762 a congregation called the North
Fairfield Society was established, and it gradually evolved into
Easton. In 1787 Weston, then including lands now defined as Easton, was
incorporated from Fairfield. The area was slow to develop because of
the rough hills along the Aspetuck River, and so it was not until 1845
that Easton was incorporated from Weston. Today, while close to the New
York metropolitan area, Easton remains a quiet and even rural
residential town. Half of the town's property is owned by the
Bridgeport Hydraulic Company, the major supplier of water in the area.
Adjacent to Fairfield, Easton is one of the most rural towns in
Fairfield County. With one and three acre zoning areas, it remains a
densely wooded residential and farming town with charming rural
character.
St. Vincent’s Medical Center and Bridgeport Hospital located in
Bridgeport are within a fifteen to twenty-five minute car drive.
The Merritt Parkway, one hour and fifteen minutes to New York City.
Other transportation can be arranged by private car or limousine.
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