sentences:  The U.S. Census Bureau defines the metropolitan area of Danbury as the "Danbury NECTA".It consists of the city of Danbury plus the towns of Bethel, Bridgewater, Brookfield, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, and Sherman for a total of eight towns.As of the 2015, the population of the Danbury NECTA was 264,621.