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Derby ('dər-bē) is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, approximately 8 miles west-northwest of New Haven, Connecticut. Derby is located in southwest Connecticut at the confluence of the Housatonic and Naugatuck Rivers. It borders the cities of Ansonia to the north and Shelton to the southwest, and the towns of Orange to the south, Seymour to the northwest, and Woodbridge to the east. The population was 12,903 at the 2010 census. It is the smallest consolidated city in Connecticut by area and population.Derby was settled in 1642 as an Indian trading post under the name Paugasset. It was named after Derby, England, in 1675. It included what is now Ansonia, Seymour, Oxford, and parts of Beacon Falls. Derby is home to the first trolley system in New England and the first electric locomotive in U.S. history to be built and successfully used commercially for hauling freight. The locomotive, built in 1888 is still kept in running condition by the Shore Line Trolley Museum.
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It’s a very quiet and clean community and age friendly , it’s also very close to an hospital and about 5-10 minutes drive from the town center
I just recently migrated here, so far what I observe is that the community is a quiet one, there is a library, town hall, hospital within walking area, city center with good stores and accessible shopping and parking, preschool, elementary and high school and areas where you can fish and stroll, oh and there is also a train and bus station
Peaceful and quiet
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Yea I would recommend this community, because it is very quiet, we have griffin hospital in close proximity, there is an high school, elementary schools, middle school, there is also a church there is also a bus route and a bus and train station, we have two libraries, we also have a very convenient and lively town center where a number of stores, supermarkets, pharmacies and fast food stores and other businesses are located, there is also a town hall, post office and occasionally there are concerts kept in the park, and to tell you the truth this community suits me fine , not to fast pace but fast enough for me to deal with.