Byram, Connecticut

Byram, Connecticut
Census-designated place
Phebe Seaman House (1794), 170 Byram Road
Phebe Seaman House (1794), 170 Byram Road
Location in Fairfield County and the state of Connecticut.
Location in Fairfield County and the state of Connecticut.
Country United States
U.S. state Connecticut
CountyFairfield
NECTABridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
RegionWestern CT
TownGreenwich
Area
 • Total
0.86 sq mi (2.23 km2)
 • Land0.80 sq mi (2.07 km2)
 • Water0.062 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
4,493
 • Density5,620/sq mi (2,170/km2)
Time zoneEastern
Area code203
FIPS code09-10660
GNIS feature ID2631559

Byram is a neighborhood/section and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Greenwich in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, Byram had a population of 4,493.[2] An endcap of Connecticut's Gold Coast, Byram is the southernmost point in the town of Greenwich and the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is separated from Port Chester, Westchester County, New York, by the Byram River. Byram was once known as East Port Chester.

History

The town of Greenwich is one political and taxing body, but consists of several distinct sections or neighborhoods, such as Banksville, Byram, Cos Cob, Glenville, Mianus, Old Greenwich, Riverside and Greenwich (sometimes referred to as central, or downtown, Greenwich). Of these neighborhoods, three (Cos Cob, Old Greenwich, and Riverside) have separate postal names and ZIP codes.

Byram Fire Station, Greenwich Fire Station # 3

Byram Quarry, now closed, supplied stone for the Brooklyn Bridge, the base of the Statue of Liberty and St. Roch Church.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Byram has a total area of 0.861 square miles (2.23 km2), of which 0.798 square miles (2.07 km2) is land and 0.063 square miles (0.16 km2), or 7.32%, is water.[4]

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Byram had a population of 4,493. The median age was 40.9 years. 22.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.8 males age 18 and over.[5][6]

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.[7]

There were 1,681 households in Byram, of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 45.7% were married-couple households, 17.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[5]

There were 1,802 housing units, of which 6.7% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 3.1%.[5]

Racial composition as of the 2020 census[6]
Race Number Percent
White 2,398 53.4%
Black or African American 111 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 36 0.8%
Asian 274 6.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 7 0.2%
Some other race 932 20.7%
Two or more races 735 16.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,576 35.1%

Education

As with other parts of the Town of Greenwich, Bryam is in the Greenwich Public Schools school district.[8] The district's comprehensive high school is Greenwich High School.

Culture

A scene from the movie The Good Shepherd was shot in Byram.[9][10]

Places

Byram has three sites on the National Register of Historic Places:

  • Phebe Seaman House (1794), 170 Byram Road; built c. 1794
  • Thomas Lyon House — 1 Byram Road; built: c. 1695, listed: 1977
  • Byram School — Western Junior Highway; built: 1925, listed: 1990

Library

Byram Shubert Library

Notes

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Byram, Connecticut
  2. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  3. ^ Hagey, Keach, "No givebacks: Group rejects war memorial for school", The Advocate of Stamford, September 28, 2006, page A3; article from Greenwich Time daily newspaper
  4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2019". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  6. ^ a b "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  7. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  8. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Fairfield County, CT" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  9. ^ ""The Good Shepherd" House in Greenwich, CT". Virtual Globetrotting. January 16, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  10. ^ Lewis, Christina S.N. (January 16, 2009). "Christian Lacroix Offers Paris Apartment". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 23, 2020.

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