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Fairfield County Connecticut

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Weston, Connecticut

Weston is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 10,037 at the 2000 census. The town is serviced by Route 57 and Route 53, both of which run through the town center.

Like many towns in Southwestern Connecticut, Weston is among the most affluent communities in the United States. As of 2005, data collected by the Connecticut Economic Resource Center (CERC) shows that Weston has the highest median household income in Fairfield County, thereby making it among the wealthiest communities in the world.

Most of Devil's Den Preserve, a 1,746-acre nature reserve, which gets 40,000 visits a year, is located in the town.

On the National Register of Historic Places

• Bradley Edge Tool Company Historic District — Roughly, Lyons Plains Rd. N and S of jct. with White Birch Rd. (added December 22, 1995)
• Kettle Creek Historic District — Roughly, Weston and Old Weston Rds. N of Broad St. (added December 22, 1995)
• Norfield Historic District — Roughly, jct. of Weston and Norfield Rds. NE to Hedgerow Common (added August 31, 1991)

Notable residents

• George Balanchine (1904–1983), late figure in ballet, had a home in town
• Paul Cadmus (1904–1999), painter, lived in town
• Jose Feliciano (born 1945), blind singer
• John Marshall Harlan II (1899–1971), late U.S. Supreme Court justice, buried in town
• Mariette Hartley (born 1940), actress, native of Weston
• Evan Hunter (1926–2005), author who wrote under the pen name "Ed McBain"
• Erica Jong (born 1942), author
• Christopher Plummer (born 1929), actor
• James Naughton (born 1945), actor
• Robert Redford (born 1936), has a home in town
• Keith Richards (born 1943), musician, member of the Rolling Stones
• Triple H (born 1969), professional wrestler, and WWE Superstar
• Donna Summer (born 1948), singer
• Stephanie McMahon (born 1976), wrestler/wwe business owner

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