 Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 82,951 making it the sixth largest city in Connecticut. The current mayor of Norwalk is Dick Moccia, a Republican.
The name “Norwalk” itself comes from the Algonquin word “noyank” meaning “point of land”, or its Native American name, “Naramauke” (or Norwauke, Norowake, or Norwaake), a Native American chief.Norwalk is composed of several neighborhoods: East Norwalk, West Norwalk, Cranbury, Silvermine, Rowayton, and South Norwalk, known locally as "SoNo". Virgin Atlantic Airways has its United States headquarters in Norwalk, as does Diageo North America, priceline.com, Kayak.com, Sobe, Pepperidge Farm, and Northrop Grumman Norden Systems (formerly Norden Systems). |
