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Westport borders Norwalk on the west, Weston to the north, Fairfield to the east and Long Island Sound to the south. Interstate 95 runs through Westport.
Westport has two Metro North railroad stations, Westport and Green's Farms.
The town government consists of three selectman, a Representative Town Meeting (RTM), a board of fianance, and a board of education. In a hotly contested race, Westport’s first Selectwoman, Diane Farell ran for congress against long time incumbent, Christopher Shays in the Connecticut 4th Congressional District and lost in 2004.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 86.3 km² (33.3 mi²). 51.8 km² (20.0 mi²) of it is land and 34.5 km² (13.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 39.96% water.
As of the census 2The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. These sources are cited within the thousands of articles which link to this page. of 2000, there are 25,749 people, 9,586 households, and 7,170 families residing in the CDP. The population densityIf you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms. Population density is usually ex is 496.8/km² (1,286.7/mi²). There are 10,065 housing units at an average density of 194.2/km² (503.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP is 95.16% White, 1.13% Black or African AmericanThe United States Census Bureau uses the federal government's definitions of race when performing a census. These definitions have and may change between each census. The racial categories are officially described as follows:¹ The categories represent a s, 0.05% Native American, 2.43% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. 2.34% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 9,586 households out of which 38.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% are married couples living together, 6.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% are non-families. 20.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.66 and the average family size is 3.10.
In the CDP the population is spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 2.7% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP is $119,872, and the median income for a family is $152,894. Males have a median income of $100,000 versus $53,269 for females. The per capita income for the CDP is $73,664. 2.6% of the population and 1.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 2.7% of those under the age of 18 and 2.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.