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Stamford
Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to 2007 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 118,475, making it the fourth largest city in the state. Stamford is part of the New York metropolitan area.Stamford was the ninth-safest city in the United States in 2006 and for the past six years has ranked in the top 11 safest cities with populations of 100,000 or more, according to the FBI. It is considerably more affluent than national average and strongly politically Democratic. In 2006, CNNMoney and Money magazine ranked Stamford 46th on its list of the 100 Best Places to Live in the United States.The city recently received nationwide publicity in several ways It was the opening setting for the Civil War comics series by Marvel and is becoming an increasingly frequent filming location after the state passed a tax-incentive program for the movie industry. Also, on February, 16, 2009, Stamford made international news when an out-of-control chimpanzee mauled a woman severely and then attacked Stamford Police officers.Stamford is a sister city of Minturno, Italy Sparti, Greece Jiangdu, China Settefrati, Italy and Afula, Israel.[1]
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