Newtown (borough), Connecticut
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Home of the Newtown Historical Society
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_highlighted.svg) Location in Fairfield County and the state of Connecticut. |
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| Coordinates: 41°24′47″N 73°18′32″W / 41.413°N 73.309°WCoordinates: 41°24′47″N 73°18′32″W / 41.413°N 73.309°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Connecticut |
| County | Fairfield |
| Town | Newtown |
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| • Total | 2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,941 |
| • Density | 840/sq mi (320/km2) |
| Area code(s) | 203 |
Newtown is a borough in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, within the town of Newtown. The population was 1,941 at the 2010 census.
A small part of the borough was designated as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1996. The district area has buildings dating back from 1780. The district includes the separately NRHP-listed Glover House.
In 1996, the district included 225 contributing buildings, 2 other contributing structures, 1 contributing site, and 2 contributing objects over an 100 acres (40 ha) area.
The one contributing site in the district is the "Ram's Pasture", a meadow that was common land.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²), all of it land.
The Borough of Newtown occupies about 1,252 acres (5.07 km2) (or roughly two square miles) in the central part of town. Incorporated in 1824 by an act of the Connecticut General Assembly, it is one of only nine boroughs in the state. The borough adopted zoning for the town center long before the rest of the community. The lot sizes are smaller than the minimum 1-acre (4,000 m2) lots of the rest of the community. The borough also has running public water provided by a small town water company. Much of the borough is sewered, whereas most of the rest of the town has wells and septic systems.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,843 people, 649 households, and 514 families residing in the borough. The population density was 796.7 people per square mile (308.0/km²). There were 668 housing units at an average density of 288.8/sq mi (111.7/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.98% White, 0.38% Black or African American, 2.17% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.12% of the population.
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