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<p><b>Stamford</b> is a city in <a href="/pages/w/142051492472759">Fairfield County, Connecticut</a>, United States. According to the <a href="/pages/w/104097652960274">2010 census</a>, the population of the city is 122,643. As of July 1, 2014, according to the Census Bureau, the population of Stamford had risen to 128,278, making it the third-largest city in the state and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England%23Demographics" class="wikipedia">seventh-largest city in New England</a>. Approximately 30mi from <a href="/pages/w/105674006133121">Manhattan</a>, Stamford is in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk Metro area which is a part of the Greater <a href="/pages/w/111487915542393">New York metropolitan area</a>.</p><p>Stamford is home to four Fortune 500 Companies, nine Fortune 1000 Companies, and 13 Courant 100 Companies, as well as numerous divisions of large corporations. This gives Stamford the largest financial district in New York Metro outside New York City itself and one of the largest concentrations of corporations in the nation. Stamford is also home to the Stamford Waterside Design District - a creative neighborhood and shopping destination dedicated to Interior Design and Architecture.</p><h2>History</h2><p>Stamford was known as Rippowam by the <a href="/pages/w/104070442962210">Native American</a> inhabitants to the region, and the very first <a href="/pages/w/103760706329385">Europe</a>an settlers to the area also referred to it as such. The name was later changed to Stamford after the town of <a href="/pages/w/108126319208135">Stamford, Lincolnshire</a>, England. The <a href="/pages/w/113464905330254">deed</a> to Stamford was signed on July 1, 1640 between Captain Turner of the <a href="/pages/w/142457849098944">New Haven Colony</a> and Chief Ponus. By the 18th century, one of the primary industries of the town was merchandising by water, which was possible due to Stamford's proximity to New York.</p>