There is on average 2.70 persons per household in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
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The first lollipop-making machine opened for business in New Haven, Connecticut in 1908. George Smith named the treat after a popular racehorse.
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Settled in 1639, it was first known as Newfield, CT and later as Stratfield. In 1800 it was incorporated as a borough and named Bridgeport for the first drawbridge over the river.