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Botsford is a village of Newtown in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Botsford had a population of 499. The town of Newtown has one political body, but consists of multiple geographic subdivisions. It currently contains a fire department and post office. CT 25 runs along the western part of the village. Botsford was listed as a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census. Robert Winkler, naturalist and author of Going Wild: Adventures with Birds in the Suburban Wilderness, is a resident. The Connecticut Green Industries Council, a partner of UConn in the NextGenCT project is headquartered in town. The council also routinely testifies on agricultural a…
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History of Fairfield county, Connecticut1881 · page 472Read the page →
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The town is well supplied with railroads. The Housatonic extends northwest tlirough the centre of the town, with stations at Botsford, Newtown, and Hawlcyvillc, intersecting at the latter place with the Sliepaug Railroad, which crosses tiie nortliern part of tlic town. This road extends from Litchfield, in Litchfield County, to Bethel in this county. Tlie New York and New Englan<l Railroad, now in iiro-
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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
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