Southbury, CT

Southbury, Connecticut
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Location in Connecticut
Coordinates: 41°28′25″N 73°14′03″W / 41.47361, -73.23417
NECTA	Bridgeport-Stamford
Region	Central Naugatuck Valley
Incorporated	1787
Government
- Type	Selectman-town meeting
- First selectman	Mark A. R. Cooper
Area
- Town	km²  ( sq mi)
- Land	km² ( sq mi)
- Water	km² ( sq mi)
Elevation	m ( ft)
Population (2005)
- Town
- Density	/km² (/sq mi)
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code	06488
Area code(s)	203
FIPS code	09-69640
GNIS feature ID	0213507
Website: http://www.southbury-ct.gov/

Southbury is a town located in western New Haven County, Connecticut, United States north of Oxford and Newtown and east of Brookfield. The population was 18,567 at the 2000 census.

Southbury is a town comprised of rural country areas,suburban neighborhoods and historic districts. Located a short distance from major business and commercial centers. The town is within 100 miles of New York City and 150 miles of Boston.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 103.5 km² (40.0 mi²). 101.2 km² (39.1 mi²) of it is land and 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²) of it (2.28%) is water.

Towns that border Southbury are Middlebury, Woodbury, Roxbury, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Oxford and Newtown.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 18,567 people, 7,225 households, and 4,833 families residing in the town. The population density was 183.5/km² (475.4/mi²). There were 7,799 housing units at an average density of 77.1/km² (199.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.34% White, 0.45% African American, 0.08% Native American, 1.15% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.59% of the population.

There were 7,225 households out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 26.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $61,919, and the median income for a family was $81,109. Males had a median income of $62,460 versus $40,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $32,545. About 1.9% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people, past and present

• Philip Evergood (1901–1973), a painter, etcher, lithographer, sculptor, illustrator and writer, resided in town.
• Wallace Nutting (1861 - 1941) a famed photographer (and also a minister, author, lecturer, furniture maker) moved his photography studio to a farm in town from New York City in 1899. in 1912, he moved again to Framingham, Massachusetts.
• Leland Stowe (1899–1994) Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and one of the first to recognize the expansionist character of the German Nazi regime.
• Ed Sullivan (1901 - 1974), host of a popular television variety show, had a country home in town.

External links

• Town of Southbury
• Tribury Chamber of Commerce
• Southbury Public Library
• Pomperaug Regional School District 15
• The Pomperaug Health District serves Southbury, Woodbury and Oxford.
• Northwest Connecticut Convention & Visitors Bureau

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