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'''Roxbury''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Litchfield County, Connecticut|Litchfield County]], [[Connecticut]], [[United States]]. The population was 2,136 at the 2000 census.
'''Roxbury''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Litchfield County, Connecticut|Litchfield County]], [[Connecticut]], United States. The population was 2,260 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US0900565930| title=Census - Geography Profile: Roxbury town, Litchfield County, Connecticut| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref> The town is located {{convert|65|mi}} northeast of [[New York City]], and is part of the [[Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut|Northwest Hills Planning Region]].


==History==
==History==

Roxbury, whose Indian name was "Shepaug", a Mohegan name signifiying "rocky water", was settled about the year 1713. Originally a part of Woodbury, the town was incorporated in October 1796.
[[Image:PostcardRoxburyCTDistantView19011907.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Roxbury Station, ca. 1905]]
[[File:PostcardRoxburyCTDistantView19011907.jpg|thumb|left|Roxbury Station, {{circa|1905}}]]
Roxbury, whose Native name was ''Shepaug'', a [[Mahican]] word signifying "rocky water", was settled about 1713 as a [[parish]] of [[Woodbury, Connecticut|Woodbury]],<ref>[https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Register-Manual/Section-VII/Connecticut-Towns-in-the-Order-of-their-Establishment Connecticut Towns in the Order of their Establishment]. Connecticut Secretary of State. Accessed November 17, 2023.</ref> which meant that the parish rate, a household-based tax, supported the local Roxbury puritan church rather than the Woodbury church.<ref>{{cite book|author=Wesley W. Horton|title=The Connecticut State Constitution|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mNdBAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA10|year=2012|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=10|isbn=9780199890743}}</ref> About a decade after the end of the [[American Revolution]], Roxbury incorporated as a town in October 1796. Roxbury is either descriptively named, or the name is a transfer from [[Roxbury, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Connecticut Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qoEyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA334 |year=1903 |publisher=Connecticut Magazine Company|page=334}}</ref>
Mine Hill and its minerals have been associated with Roxbury since the middle of the 18th Century. A silver mine was opened here and was later found to contain spathic iron, specially adapted to steel making and a small smelting furnace was built. The abundance of granite found in many of Mine Hill's quarries provided the building material for the ore roaster and blast furnace, as well as for such world wonders as the Brooklyn Bridge and Grand Central Terminal in New York City.

Mine Hill and its minerals have been associated with Roxbury since the middle of the 18th century. A silver mine was opened here and was later found to contain [[spathic iron]], specially adapted to steel making, and a small [[smelting]] furnace was built. The abundance of [[granite]] found in many of Mine Hill's quarries provided the building material for the ore roaster and blast furnace, as well as for such world wonders as the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] and [[Grand Central Terminal]] in New York City.


==Geography==
==Geography==
Roxbury is in southern Litchfield County and is bordered to the south by [[New Haven County, Connecticut|New Haven County]]. It is {{convert|16|mi}} northeast of [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury]] and the same distance west of [[Waterbury, Connecticut|Waterbury]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|68.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.1|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 0.21%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US0900565930| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Roxbury town, Litchfield County, Connecticut| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=American FactFinder| access-date=October 14, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213124727/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US0900565930| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 26.3&nbsp;[[square mile]]s (68.1&nbsp;[[km²]]), of which, 26.2&nbsp;square miles (67.9&nbsp;km²) of it is land and 0.1&nbsp;square miles (0.2&nbsp;km²) of it (0.23%) is water.


===Principal communities===
===Principal communities===
*Judd's Bridge
*Judd's Bridge
*Roxbury center
*Roxbury Center
*Roxbury Falls
*Roxbury Falls
*Roxbury Station
*Roxbury Station

===On the National Register of Historic Places===

Three places in Roxbury are included on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut]]</ref> They are:
*Roxbury Center (CT 67, Weller's Bridge Rd., South and Church streets); 32 buildings in designated local historic district.
*Roxbury Iron Mine and Furnace Complex
*Roxbury Station Historic District (added 2009) (CT 67, Botsford Hill, Hodge, and Mine Hill Roads)


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
{{See also|List of Connecticut locations by per capita income}}
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right;"
{{historical populations
|-
| align="center" colspan="2"| '''Historical population of<br> Roxbury''' [http://www.sots.ct.gov/RegisterManual/SectionVII/Population1830.htm] [http://www.sots.ct.gov/RegisterManual/SectionVII/Population1900.htm] [http://www.sots.ct.gov/RegisterManual/SectionVII/Population1970.htm]
| source = <ref>[http://www.sots.ct.gov/RegisterManual/SectionVII/Population1830.htm] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228093909/http://www.sots.ct.gov/RegisterManual/SectionVII/Population1830.htm |date=February 28, 2008 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.sots.ct.gov/RegisterManual/SectionVII/Population1900.htm] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228100128/http://www.sots.ct.gov/RegisterManual/SectionVII/Population1900.htm |date=February 28, 2008 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.sots.ct.gov/RegisterManual/SectionVII/Population1970.htm] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228093619/http://www.sots.ct.gov/RegisterManual/SectionVII/Population1970.htm |date=February 28, 2008 }}</ref>
| 1830 | 1,122
|-
| 1840 | 971
|[[1830]]
|1,122
| 1850 | 1,114
| 1860 | 992
|-
| 1870 | 919
|[[1840]]
| 1880 | 950
|971
| 1890 | 936
|-
| 1900 | 1,087
|[[1850]]
| 1910 | 837
|1,114
| 1920 | 647
|-
| 1930 | 553
|[[1860]]
| 1940 | 660
|992
| 1950 | 740
|-
| 1960 | 912
|[[1870]]
| 1970 | 1,238
|919
| 1980 | 1,468
|-
| 1990 | 1,825
|[[1880]]
| 2000 | 2,136
|950
| 2010 | 2,262
|-
| 2020 | 2,260
|[[1890]]
}}
|936
|-
|[[1900]]
|1,087
|-
|[[1910]]
|837
|-
|[[1920]]
|647
|-
|[[1930]]
|553
|-
|[[1940]]
|660
|-
|[[1950]]
|740
|-
|[[1960]]
|912
|-
|[[1970]]
|1,238
|-
|[[1980]]
|1,468
|-
|[[1990]]
|1,825
|-
|[[2000]]
|2,136
|-
|}


As of the [[census]][[Geographic references#2|<sup>2</sup>]] of 2000, there were 2,136 people, 848 households, and 620 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 81.4 people per square mile (31.4/km²). There were 1,018 housing units at an average density of 38.8/sq&nbsp;mi (15.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.24% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.23% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.94% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.66% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.75% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.31% of the population.
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,136 people, 848 households, and 620 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|81.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,018 housing units at an average density of {{convert|38.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.24% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.23% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.94% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.66% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.75% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.31% of the population.


There were 848 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.95.
There were 848 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.95.


In the town the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 34.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 34.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.


The median income for a household in the town was $87,794, and the median income for a family was $97,672. Males had a median income of $61,477 versus $45,417 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $56,769. About 3.0% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
The median income for a household in the town was $87,794, and the median income for a family was $97,672. Males had a median income of $61,477 versus $45,417 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $56,769. About 3.0% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.


==Transportation==
==Transportation==
[[Route 67 (Connecticut)|Route 67]] is the main thoroughfare in the town, connecting it to [[New Milford, Connecticut|New Milford]] and [[Southbury, Connecticut|Southbury]]. The town is also served by secondary highways, [[Route 199 (Connecticut)|Route 199]] (to [[Washington, Connecticut|Washington]]) and [[Route 317 (Connecticut)|Route 317]] (to [[Woodbury, Connecticut|Woodbury]]).
[[Connecticut Route 67]] is the main thoroughfare in the town, leading west {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[New Milford, Connecticut|New Milford]] and southeast {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Southbury, Connecticut|Southbury]]. The town is also served by secondary highways [[Connecticut Route 199|Route 199]] (leading north {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Washington, Connecticut|Washington]]) and [[Connecticut Route 317|Route 317]] (leading east {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Woodbury, Connecticut|Woodbury]]).


===Roads in Roxbury on the List of Connecticut State Scenic Highways===
== Notable residents ==
The following roads are Connecticut State Scenic Highways:<ref>[http://www.ct.gov/dot/lib/dot/documents/dscenicroads/list_of_scenic_roads_dec_31_2010.pdf Criteria For Designation Of<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Ethan Allen]] (January 21, 1738 – February 12, 1789) Early American revolutionary and guerrilla leader, [[Green Mountain Boys]]
*Connecticut Route 317; 0.40 from Painter Hill Road, west to Route 67. (added November 14, 1990)
*[[Seth Warner]] (May 17, 1743 - December 26, 1784) [[Green Mountain Boys]]
*Connecticut Route 67; 0.87 mile from Ranny Hill Road, south to 0.30 mile south of Route 317. (added November 14, 1990)
*[[Arthur Miller]] (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) American playwright
*Connecticut Route 67; 2.90 miles from the Roxbury/Bridgewater Town line, east to Ranny Hill Road. (added August 23, 1996)
*[[Marilyn Monroe]] (June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) Actress
*[[Alexander Calder]] (July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) American sculptor and artist
*[[Frank McCourt]] Author
*[[Stephen Sondheim]] Broadway playwright
*[[Dustin Hoffman]] Actor
*[[Denis Leary]] Actor
*[[Mercer Mayer]] Children's Book Author (''[[Little Critter]]'')
*[[Everett Hurlburt]] (July 31,1863 - July 1971) Inventor of [[Aqua Velva]] after shave
*[[Richard Widmark]] Actor


==External links==
==Local media==
*''[[Waterbury Republican-American]]'', a Waterbury-based independent daily newspaper
*[http://www.roxburyct.com/ Roxbury official website]
*''[[The News-Times|The Danbury News-Times]]'', a Danbury-based daily newspaper
*[http://www.roxburychurch.org/ Roxbury Congregational Church official website]
*''The Greater New Milford Spectrum'', a MediaNews Group-owned weekly paper
*[http://www.roxburylandtrust.org/ Land Trust official website]
*''Voices'', a local newspaper serving Southbury, Middlebury, Oxford, Seymour, Naugatuck, Woodbury, Bethlehem, New Preston, Washington, Washington Depot, Roxbury, Bridgewater, Monroe, Sandy Hook and Newtown.
*[http://www.region-12.org/ Shepaug Regional School District # 12 official website]


==Education==
*[http://www.artsnwct.org/ Northwest Connecticut Arts Council]
[[Regional School District 12]] operates the Booth Free School in Roxbury,<ref name=Booth>"[http://bfs.region-12.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_142955/File/About%20Us/BFS_SSP_12_13.pdf STRATEGIC SCHOOL PROFILE 2012-13 Elementary School K-6 Edition Booth Free School]." [[Regional School District 12]]. Retrieved on January 20, 2017.</ref> as well as the [[Shepaug Valley School]] (secondary) in [[Washington, Connecticut|Washington]].
*[http://www.litchfieldhills.com/app/index.jsp Northwest Connecticut Convention and Visitors Bureau]
*[http://www.nwctc.commnet.edu/ Northwestern Connecticut Community College] in Winsted
*[http://www.RoxburyRaces.com/ Roxbury Road Races] almost every Saturday. Free.


==Notable people==


{{Connecticut}}
{{div col}}
* [[Remember Baker]] (1737–1775), militiaman
* [[Candace Bushnell]], author, journalist and television producer<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dodge |first1=Annie |title='Sex and the City' Writer Candace Bushnell lists Victorian farmhouse in Connecticut for $1.4M |url=https://www.6sqft.com/sex-and-the-city-writer-candace-bushnell-lists-victorian-farmhouse-in-connecticut-for-1-4m/ |website=6sqft |publisher=CityRealty |access-date=January 23, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Alexander Calder]] (1898–1976), artist
* [[Graydon Carter]] (born 1949), editor, ''Vanity Fair''
* [[Tom Cole (writer)|Tom Cole]], playwright
* [[Dustin Hoffman]] (born 1937), actor<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2001-12-16-0112202832-story.html|title = Beverly Hills of the East}}</ref>
* [[Lindsey Jacobellis]] (born 1985), Olympic athlete
* [[Marianna Mayer]] (born 1945), children's book author and illustrator, "Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave", "Pegasus", and "The Twelve Dancing Princesses"
* [[Mercer Mayer]] (born 1943), children's book author (''[[Little Critter]]'')
* [[Frank McCourt]] (1930–2009), author, ''[[Angela's Ashes]]''
* [[Arthur Miller]] (1915–2005), playwright
* [[Rebecca Miller]] (born 1962), actress and filmmaker
* [[Marilyn Monroe]] (1926–1962), actress
* [[Inge Morath]] (1923–2002), Austrian photographer
* [[Ron Norsworthy]] (born 1966), visual artist and designer
* [[Rex Reed]] (born 1938), film critic
* [[Nathan Smith (Senator)|Nathan Smith]] (1770-1835), U.S. senator
* [[Stephen Sondheim]] (1930–2021), composer and lyricist
* [[William Styron]] (1925–2006), author, ''[[Sophie's Choice (novel)|Sophie's Choice]]''<ref>[http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2011/04/styron-201104 Life with Father | Vanity Fair<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Gay Talese]], writer and journalist<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whittle |first1=Andrea |title=Why Gay Talese Never Wears Jeans, Even in the Country |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/story/why-gay-talese-never-wears-jeans-even-in-the-country |website=Conde Nast Traveller |publisher=Conde Nast |access-date=January 23, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Joe Wanag]] (born 1966), Olympic athlete
* [[Seth Warner]] (1743–1784), [[Green Mountain Boys]]
* [[Richard Widmark]] (1914–2008), actor
* [[Betty Gilpin]] (born 1986), actress

{{div col end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Connecticut}}
*[http://www.roxburyct.com/ Town of Roxbury official website]
*[http://www.region-12.org/ Shepaug Regional School District #12]

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Latest revision as of 22:54, 15 May 2024

Roxbury
Town
Town of Roxbury
Town Hall
Town Hall
Official seal of Roxbury
Seal
Roxbury's location within Litchfield County and Connecticut
Map
Map
Map
Coordinates: 41°33′07″N 73°18′09″W / 41.55194°N 73.30250°W / 41.55194; -73.30250
Country United States
U.S. state Connecticut
CountyLitchfield
RegionNorthwest Hills
Incorporated1796
Government
 • TypeSelectman-town meeting
 • First selectmanPatrick Roy (D)
 • SelectmanRussell Dirienzo (R)
 • SelectwomanKim Tester (D)
Area
 • Total
26.4 sq mi (68.3 km2)
 • Land26.3 sq mi (68.1 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
541 ft (165 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,260
 • Density86/sq mi (33/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP code
06783
Area code(s)203/475, 860/959
FIPS code09-65930
GNIS feature ID0213498
Websitewww.roxburyct.com

Roxbury is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 2,260 at the 2020 census.[1] The town is located 65 miles (105 km) northeast of New York City, and is part of the Northwest Hills Planning Region.

History

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Roxbury Station, c. 1905

Roxbury, whose Native name was Shepaug, a Mahican word signifying "rocky water", was settled about 1713 as a parish of Woodbury,[2] which meant that the parish rate, a household-based tax, supported the local Roxbury puritan church rather than the Woodbury church.[3] About a decade after the end of the American Revolution, Roxbury incorporated as a town in October 1796. Roxbury is either descriptively named, or the name is a transfer from Roxbury, Massachusetts.[4]

Mine Hill and its minerals have been associated with Roxbury since the middle of the 18th century. A silver mine was opened here and was later found to contain spathic iron, specially adapted to steel making, and a small smelting furnace was built. The abundance of granite found in many of Mine Hill's quarries provided the building material for the ore roaster and blast furnace, as well as for such world wonders as the Brooklyn Bridge and Grand Central Terminal in New York City.

Geography

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Roxbury is in southern Litchfield County and is bordered to the south by New Haven County. It is 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Danbury and the same distance west of Waterbury. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 26.4 square miles (68.3 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.21%, are water.[5]

Principal communities

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  • Judd's Bridge
  • Roxbury Center
  • Roxbury Falls
  • Roxbury Station

On the National Register of Historic Places

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Three places in Roxbury are included on the National Register of Historic Places.[6] They are:

  • Roxbury Center (CT 67, Weller's Bridge Rd., South and Church streets); 32 buildings in designated local historic district.
  • Roxbury Iron Mine and Furnace Complex
  • Roxbury Station Historic District (added 2009) (CT 67, Botsford Hill, Hodge, and Mine Hill Roads)

Demographics

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See also: List of Connecticut locations by per capita income
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1830 1,122—    
1840 971−13.5%
1850 1,114+14.7%
1860 992−11.0%
1870 919−7.4%
1880 950+3.4%
1890 936−1.5%
1900 1,087+16.1%
1910 837−23.0%
1920 647−22.7%
1930 553−14.5%
1940 660+19.3%
1950 740+12.1%
1960 912+23.2%
1970 1,238+35.7%
1980 1,468+18.6%
1990 1,825+24.3%
2000 2,136+17.0%
2010 2,262+5.9%
2020 2,260−0.1%
Source: [7][8][9]

As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 2,136 people, 848 households, and 620 families residing in the town. The population density was 81.4 inhabitants per square mile (31.4/km2). There were 1,018 housing units at an average density of 38.8 per square mile (15.0/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.24% White, 0.23% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.66% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31% of the population.

There were 848 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 34.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $87,794, and the median income for a family was $97,672. Males had a median income of $61,477 versus $45,417 for females. The per capita income for the town was $56,769. About 3.0% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

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Connecticut Route 67 is the main thoroughfare in the town, leading west 7 miles (11 km) to New Milford and southeast 8 miles (13 km) to Southbury. The town is also served by secondary highways Route 199 (leading north 5 miles (8 km) to Washington) and Route 317 (leading east 6 miles (10 km) to Woodbury).

Roads in Roxbury on the List of Connecticut State Scenic Highways

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The following roads are Connecticut State Scenic Highways:[11]

  • Connecticut Route 317; 0.40 from Painter Hill Road, west to Route 67. (added November 14, 1990)
  • Connecticut Route 67; 0.87 mile from Ranny Hill Road, south to 0.30 mile south of Route 317. (added November 14, 1990)
  • Connecticut Route 67; 2.90 miles from the Roxbury/Bridgewater Town line, east to Ranny Hill Road. (added August 23, 1996)

Local media

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  • Waterbury Republican-American, a Waterbury-based independent daily newspaper
  • The Danbury News-Times, a Danbury-based daily newspaper
  • The Greater New Milford Spectrum, a MediaNews Group-owned weekly paper
  • Voices, a local newspaper serving Southbury, Middlebury, Oxford, Seymour, Naugatuck, Woodbury, Bethlehem, New Preston, Washington, Washington Depot, Roxbury, Bridgewater, Monroe, Sandy Hook and Newtown.

Education

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Regional School District 12 operates the Booth Free School in Roxbury,[12] as well as the Shepaug Valley School (secondary) in Washington.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Roxbury town, Litchfield County, Connecticut". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Connecticut Towns in the Order of their Establishment. Connecticut Secretary of State. Accessed November 17, 2023.
  3. ^ Wesley W. Horton (2012). The Connecticut State Constitution. Oxford University Press. p. 10. ISBN 9780199890743.
  4. ^ The Connecticut Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly. Connecticut Magazine Company. 1903. p. 334.
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Roxbury town, Litchfield County, Connecticut". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  6. ^ National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut
  7. ^ [1] Archived February 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ [2] Archived February 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ [3] Archived February 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  11. ^ Criteria For Designation Of
  12. ^ "STRATEGIC SCHOOL PROFILE 2012-13 Elementary School K-6 Edition Booth Free School." Regional School District 12. Retrieved on January 20, 2017.
  13. ^ Dodge, Annie. "'Sex and the City' Writer Candace Bushnell lists Victorian farmhouse in Connecticut for $1.4M". 6sqft. CityRealty. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  14. ^ "Beverly Hills of the East".
  15. ^ Life with Father | Vanity Fair
  16. ^ Whittle, Andrea. "Why Gay Talese Never Wears Jeans, Even in the Country". Conde Nast Traveller. Conde Nast. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
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