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Stepney, also called Stepney Village and Upper Stepney, is a census-designated place and district of the town of Monroe in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and it is listed on the Connecticut State Register of Historic Places.

Stepney had a population of 4,280 at the 2020 census, with 1,672 households and 1,734 housing units, and it was listed as a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census.

Stepney was first settled around 1720 as a productive farming community made up of transplants from settlements to the south such as Fairfield and Stratford.

In the early 19th century Stepney became a transportation hub for travelers going to and from Danbury and the Greater Bridgeport area along the Bridgeport and Newtown Turnpike, the first paved road in the town of Monroe, and along Hattertown Road.

Stepney was once a depot for the Housatonic Railroad and is home to the town of Monroe's first fire department, the Stepney Volunteer Fire Department.

Stepney covers approximately 8 square miles, extending from the Trumbull town line along Route 25 to the Newtown town line, and its land area is 8.50 square miles.

Today Stepney is home to more than a dozen historic buildings dating from before the 20th century and is predominantly a suburban community, with most of its businesses located along the Route 25 corridor.

At the 2020 census the median age in Stepney was 45.3 years, with 20.6 percent of residents under the age of 18 and 18.2 percent aged 65 or older.

At the 2020 census, 85.7 percent of Stepney residents lived in urban areas and 14.3 percent lived in rural areas.

Stepney's 2020 population was 83.4 percent White, 3.7 percent Asian, 2.3 percent Black or African American, and 8.0 percent of two or more races, and 8.6 percent of residents were Hispanic or Latino of any race.