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Welcome to Shelton
Fairfield County
Connecticut
School Information
Detailed Town Statistics
Summary Town Statistics
Shelton, Connecticut
Shelton is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The Census 2000 population estimate was 38,101.
Prominent companies
• Shelton is home to Wiffle Ball, Inc. This company makes the original Wiffle Ball, a popular variant of baseball. A Wiffle Ball is a white plastic ball with slits cut in one end to effect air flow. This ball is pitched towards a batter who attempts to hit the Wiffle Ball with a yellow plastic bat, also produced by Wiffle Ball, Inc. of Shelton, CT.
• Home to Swiss Army Brands U.S. regional office, with about 175 employees, is planning a move to Monroe.
• TranSwitch Corp. headquarters, 3 Enterprise Drive
• Pitney Bowes employs 1,460 in the city.
• Health Net Inc. has 1,500 employees in the city.
• Computershare (formerly Transcentive Inc.), 2 Enterprise Drive
Interesting Facts
The Shelton Gaels high school football team won the state championship in 1988, 1995, 2000, and 2003. The Gaels have been a mainstay in statewide newspaper polls and rankings for the past ten years, usually being ranked one of the best teams in the state by sports columnists and reporters.
Notable residents, past and present
• Isaac Hull (1773 - 1843), Commodore in the U.S. Navy; commanded U.S.S. Constitution among other ships.
• Dan Orlovsky, american professional football player, born in Shelton.
• Dan Quirk, late professional wrestler known as "Spider" who appeared in movies and died in an accident while in his early 20s.
On the National Register of Historic Places
• Commodore Hull School — 130 Oak Ave. (added July 30, 1983)
• Huntington Center Historic District — Roughly along Church and Huntington Sts., from Ripton Rd. to the Farmill River (added April, 2000)
• Plumb Memorial Library — 47 Wooster St. (added December 7, 1978)
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