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词条 Colebrook, Connecticut
释义

  1. Geography

     Principal communities 

  2. Demographics

  3. Transportation

  4. Notable locations

  5. Wind farm siting

  6. Notable people

  7. References

  8. External links

{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Colebrook, Connecticut
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = ColebrookCT TownHall.jpg
| image_caption = Colebrook town hall
| image_map = Colebrook CT lg.PNG
| mapsize = 250px
| map_caption = Location in Litchfield County, Connecticut
| coordinates = {{coord|42|00|05|N|73|05|04|W|region:US-CT|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1 = U.S. state
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Connecticut}}
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Litchfield
| subdivision_type3 = NECTA
| subdivision_name3 = Torrington
| subdivision_type4 = Region
| subdivision_name4 = Northwest Hills
| established_title = Incorporated
| established_date = 1779
| government_type = Selectman-town meeting
| leader_title = First selectman
| leader_name = Thomas D. McKeon (R)
| leader_title1 = Selectman
| leader_name1 = Christopher L. Johnstone (R)
| leader_title2 = Selectman
| leader_name2 = Joseph J. Alciati, Sr. (D)
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_total_km2 = 85.2
| area_total_sq_mi = 32.9
| area_land_km2 = 81.5
| area_land_sq_mi = 31.5
| area_water_km2 = 3.8
| area_water_sq_mi = 1.4
| elevation_m = 293
| elevation_ft = 961
| population_footnotes = [1]
| population_total = 1540
| population_as_of = 2005
| population_density_km2 = 19
| population_density_sq_mi = 49
| timezone = Eastern
| utc_offset = -5
| timezone_DST = Eastern
| utc_offset_DST = -4
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 06021
| area_code = 860
| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = 09-16050
| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
| blank1_info = 0213410
| website = {{URL|http://www.colebrooktownhall.org/}}
}}Colebrook is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,471 at the 2000 census. Colebrook was named after Colebrooke, in the English county of Devon; the reason is now unknown.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|32.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|31.5|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}} (4.40%) is water. The Algonquin State Forest is located within the town.

Principal communities

  • Colebrook center
  • North Colebrook
  • Robertsville

Demographics

{{US Census population
|1820= 1274
|1850= 1317
|1860= 1375
|1870= 1141
|1880= 1148
|1890= 1098
|1900= 684
|1910= 557
|1920= 492
|1930= 564
|1940= 547
|1950= 592
|1960= 791
|1970= 1020
|1980= 1221
|1990= 1365
|2000= 1471
|2010= 1485
|estyear=2014
|estimate=1445
|estref=[3]
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census[4]
}}{{See also|List of Connecticut locations by per capita income}}

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,471 people, 566 households, and 419 families residing in the town. The population density was 46.7 people per square mile (18.0/km²). There were 656 housing units at an average density of 20.8 per square mile (8.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.01% White, 0.68% African American, 0.61% Asian, 0.88% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.45% of the population.

There were 566 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 19.6% 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 2.60 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the town, the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $58,684, and the median income for a family was $64,286. Males had a median income of $42,647 versus $35,987 for females. The per capita income for the town was $29,789. About 1.4% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}{{party color|Independent Party (United States)}}{{party color|Libertarian Party (United States)}}
Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 27, 2015[6]
Party Active voters Inactive voters Total voters Percentage
Democratic2441626024.76%
Republican2592128026.67%
Unaffiliated4494349246.86%
Minor Parties171181.71%
Total969811050100%

Transportation

The town is served by Route 8, Route 182, and Route 183.

Notable locations

  • Rock Hall (Colebrook, Connecticut), a building designed by architect Addison Mizner, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Wind farm siting

Wind Colebrook was a proposal to build the state's first utility scale wind turbine project, for which permitting was ultimately denied.

BNE Energy is cleared to build three wind turbines in Colebrook

Notable people

  • Rufus Babcock, 2nd President of Colby College, was born in North Colebrook.
  • Donald Barr, (1921–2004), novelist, educator, and book reviewer for the New York Times, retired to Colebrook in the 1980s.[7]
  • Abiram Chamberlain (1837–1911), the 60th Governor of Connecticut was born in Colebrook.
  • Jonathan Edwards (the younger) (1745–1801), theologian, lived and preached in Colebrook for four years.
  • Short story writer Harris Merton Lyon lived in North Colebrook.[8]
  • James Phelps (1822–1900), judge, Connecticut Representative and Senator, and US Congressman was born in town.
  • Lancelot Phelps (1784–1866), US Congressman and father to James Phelps was a longtime resident.
  • Ammi Phillips (1788–1865), artist, was born in Colebrook.
  • Thomas Robbins (minister) (1777–1856), Congregational minister, bibliophile, and an antiquarian died in Colebrook.
  • Julius Rockwell (1805–1888), judge and US Congressman for Massachusetts was born in town.

References

1. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20061015003016/http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2005_9.csv U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates]
2. ^{{cite book|title=The Connecticut Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qoEyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA331|year=1903|publisher=Connecticut Magazine Company|page=331}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |accessdate=June 4, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6YSasqtfX?url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |archivedate=May 12, 2015 |df= }}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=American FactFinder |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=2013-09-11 |df= }}
6. ^{{cite web | title = Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 27, 2015 | publisher = Connecticut Secretary of State | format = PDF | accessdate = 2016-02-05 | url = http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/registration_and_enrollment_stats/nov15re.pdf | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050323/http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/registration_and_enrollment_stats/nov15re.pdf | archivedate = 2016-03-04 | deadurl = yes | df = }}
7. ^{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/10/nyregion/donald-barr-82-headmaster-and-science-honors-educator.html | work=The New York Times | first=Wolfgang | last=Saxon | title=Donald Barr, 82, Headmaster And Science Honors Educator | date=February 10, 2004}}
8. ^Max J. Puzel, The Man in the Mirror: William Marion Reedy and His Magazine, University of Missouri Press, 1998, pp. 256-259 [https://books.google.com/books?id=JXvhtZdUbjMC&pg=PA255&dq=%22Harris+Merton+Lyon%22#PPA259,M1]

External links

{{Portal|Connecticut}}
  • Northwest Connecticut Arts Council
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060714180353/http://www.litchfieldhills.com/app/index.jsp Northwest Connecticut Convention and Visitors Bureau]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060822024948/http://www.nwctc.commnet.edu/ Northwestern Connecticut Community College] in Winsted
{{Litchfield County, Connecticut}}{{Connecticut}}{{New York metropolitan area}}{{New England}}

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