Colebrook, Connecticut
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Geography
Colebrook is in northeastern Litchfield County and is bounded to the east by Hartford County, Connecticut, and to the north by Berkshire and Hampden County in Massachusetts. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". are land and Script error: No such module "convert"., or 4.23%, are water. Colebrook River Lake and West Branch Reservoir, both on the West Branch of the Farmington River, are in the northeastern part of the town. The Algonquin State Forest is in the central part of the town.
Colebrook is Script error: No such module "convert". north of Torrington and Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of Hartford, the state capitol.
Principal communities
- Colebrook center
- North Colebrook
- Robertsville
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 1820 | 1,274 | — | |
| 1850 | 1,317 | — | |
| 1860 | 1,375 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1870 | 1,141 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1880 | 1,148 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1890 | 1,098 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1900 | 684 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1910 | 557 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1920 | 492 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1930 | 564 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1940 | 547 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1950 | 592 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1960 | 791 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1970 | 1,020 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1980 | 1,221 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1990 | 1,365 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2000 | 1,471 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2010 | 1,485 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2020 | 1,361 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] | |||
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Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,471 people, 566 households, and 419 families residing in the town. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 656 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. 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.
| Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 31, 2023[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Active voters | Inactive voters | Total voters | Percentage | |
| Democratic | 285 | 12 | 297 | 25.87% | |
| Republican | 329 | 21 | 350 | 30.49% | |
| Unaffiliated | 453 | 30 | 483 | 42.07% | |
| Minor Parties | 17 | 2 | 19 | 1.66% | |
| Total | 1,084 | 64 | 1,148 | 100% | |
| Presidential Election Results[6][7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Third Parties |
| align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2020 | align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|40.8% 403 | align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|57.0% 563 | align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|2.2% 22 |
| align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2016 | align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|36.1% 324 | align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|58.8% 528 | align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|5.1% 46 |
| align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2012 | align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|44.4% 380 | align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|53.9% 462 | align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|1.7% 14 |
| align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2008 | align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|50.8% 460 | align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|46.5% 421 | align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|2.7% 24 |
| align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2004 | align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|49.9% 458 | align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|46.8% 429 | align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|3.3% 30 |
| align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2000 | align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|45.6% 374 | align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|45.5% 373 | align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|8.9% 73 |
| align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1996 | align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|46.7% 345 | align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|37.2% 275 | align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|16.1% 119 |
| align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1992 | align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|44.4% 379 | align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|30.4% 259 | align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|25.2% 215 |
| align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1988 | align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|50.9% 376 | align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|47.9% 354 | align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|1.2% 9 |
| align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1984 | align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|33.3% 241 | align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|66.4% 480 | align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.3% 2 |
| align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1980 | align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|33.6% 243 | align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|49.1% 355 | align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|17.3%125 |
| align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1976 | align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|42.4% 274 | align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|57.1% 369 | align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.5% 3 |
| align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1972 | align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|35.8% 211 | align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|62.1% 366 | align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|2.1% 12 |
| align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1968 | align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|37.8% 195 | align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|56.4% 291 | align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|5.8% 30 |
| align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1964 | align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|63.7% 295 | align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|36.3% 198 | align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.00% 0 |
| align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1960 | align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|32.1% 151 | align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|67.9% 319 | align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.00% 0 |
| align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1956 | align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|20.6% 90 | align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|79.4% 346 | align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.00% 0 |
Transportation
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Education
It is in the zone for Northwestern Regional School District No. 7: Northwestern Regional Middle School and Northwestern Regional High School.[8]
Notable locations
- Rock Hall, 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 was cleared to build three wind turbines in Colebrook and two 2.85MW, 100m-diameter turbines were installed in 2015. A third (3.8MW, 130m rotor diameter) turbine is planned for installation by 2021. According to BNE Energy's quarterly generation reports to PURA, the Colebrook wind farm has slightly exceeded the planned level of energy generation, with 12,742MWh generated in 2016 and 12,706MWh generated in 2017. The wind farm, according to these figures, is operating at about 30 percent of its rated capacity.[9]
Notable people
- Roy Chapman Andrews, claimed to be one of the inspirations for the movie character Indiana Jones.
- Rufus Babcock, second president of Colby College; born in North Colebrook
- Donald Barr (1921–2004), novelist, educator, and book reviewer for The New York Times; retired to Colebrook in the 1980s[10]
- Abiram Chamberlain (1837–1911), the 60th governor of Connecticut; born in Colebrook
- Jonathan Edwards (the younger) (1745–1801), theologian; lived and preached in Colebrook for four years
- Eric Foner (born 1943), Columbia University professor, author, and noted Civil War historian [11]
- Hiram Griswold (1807–1881), member of the Ohio Senate and defense lawyer of John Brown[12]
- William H. McNeill (1917-2016), University of Chicago professor, chair of history department, author of Plagues and Peoples; died in Colebrook
- Harris Merton Lyon, short story writer; lived in North Colebrook[13]
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- James Phelps (1822–1900), judge, Connecticut state legislator and US congressman; born in Colebrook
- Lancelot Phelps (1784–1866), congressman and father to James Phelps
- Ammi Phillips (1788–1865), artist; born in Colebrook
- Thomas Robbins (1777–1856), Congregational minister, bibliophile, and antiquarian; died in Colebrook
- Julius Rockwell (1805–1888), judge and congressman from Massachusetts; born in Colebrook
References
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- ↑ Max J. Puzel, The Man in the Mirror: William Marion Reedy and His Magazine, University of Missouri Press, 1998, pp. 256-259 [1]
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External links
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