Brookfield, Connecticut
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Location in Connecticut
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1710 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Connecticut | ||
| County : | Fairfield County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 28 ′ N , 73 ° 24 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 17,055 (as of 2014) | ||
| Population density : | 332.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 52.8 km 2 (approx. 20 mi 2 ) of which 51.3 km 2 (approx. 20 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 140 m | ||
| Postal code : | 06804 | ||
| Area code : | +1 203 | ||
| FIPS : | 09-08980 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0213399 | ||
| Website : | brookfieldct.gov | ||
Brookfield is a town in Fairfield County in the US -amerikanischen State Connecticut . According to the United States Census , the city had 17,055 residents in 2014.
history
Before the English and Dutch traders settled the area, Native American Indians Pootatuck and Wyantenuck inhabited what is now Brookfield. In the northern area lived the Paugussett , a sister tribe of the Wyantenuck. The Indians were farmers, gatherers and hunters. The most important food sources were next to the animal prey such as deer, pigeons, squirrels, fish and rabbits home-grown corn, beans, squash and wild plants, such as acorns, chestnuts, hickory nuts and apples, which they in the rocky, heavily forested foothills of the Berkshire Mountains of Brookfield and New Milford reaped.
In the 18th century the parish was called "Newbury", composed of the names of the three towns that made up the area: New Milford, New town and Danbury . Because travel to the surrounding churches was difficult in the winter, the General Assembly granted the Fellowship the right to hold services in their private homes from September to March in 1752, and in 1754 permission was given to set up a parish of their own in Newbury. On September 28, 1757, the first parish church was consecrated and Reverend Thomas Brooks was ordained as pastor . In honor of this man, the city was renamed Brookfield in 1778.
Economic development
Mills had been in operation along the Still River since 1732. Brookfield was a thriving town with flour mills, sawmills, cotton mills, lime and iron furnaces, a knife factory, a paper mill, and other facilities. The grist mill is still in the Brookfield-Craft Center today. A central water supply was created in 1837 by the Iron Works Aqueduct Company , which needed the water from mountain springs for their works and thus also supplied the population with drinking water.
Before 1912, the city had two train stations: one in the Iron Works District near Brookfield Market and a second, Junction Station, near Junction Road and Stony Hill Road.
In 1915 Brookfield got access to electricity because the Danbury Bethel & Gas and Electric Company needed it for their production. Here, among others, Wildey J. Moore developed the 0.475 Wildey Magnum pistol, which was used in the 1985 Charles Bronson film Death Wish III - The Avenger of New York .
In the early 1970s, the city was home to the USA LEGO headquarters.
Since the early 1980s, Brookfield has transformed from a small colonial New England town into a major shopping and consumer goods hub. The quality of living and the tourism industry have also become more attractive with the creation of Candlewood Lake.
geography
Brookfield is in western Connecticut. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 52.8 km², of which 51.3 km² are land and 1.5 km² are water.
Demographic data
The population in 2000 resulted in a number of 15,664 people, which had increased to 17,055 by 2014. There are 5,572 households in the city, made up of 4,368 families. The population density was 305.4 per km ². There were 5,781 housing units at an average density of 112.7 per km². The population was 95.29% white, 0.76% African American, 2.48% Asian, 0.07% Native American, 0.61% other races, and 0.79% with two or more races. Hispanics and Latinos made up 2.37% of the population.
The age distribution was as follows: 27.4% were under 18 years of age, 4.9% were between 18 and 24, 29.2% were between 25 and 44, 27.8% were between 45 and 64 and 10.8% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years.
The median income for a Brookfield household is $ 119,370. The median income for a family is $ 136,682. 1.2% of the families and 2.3% of the total population live below the poverty line.
sons and daughters of the town
- Samuel E. Merwin (1831–1907), politician
- Kari Wuhrer (* 1967), actress, film producer and singer
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b About Brookfield. ( Memento of the original from July 31, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at brookfieldct.gov, accessed November 22, 2015.
- ↑ a b History of Brookfield. at brookfieldcthistory.org, accessed November 22, 2015.
- ^ The LEGO Group History at lego.com, accessed November 22, 2015.
- ^ Population Estimates. ( Memento of the original from October 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at census.gov, accessed November 22, 2015.
