Botsford, Connecticut

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Botsford, Connecticut
Census-designated place
Botsford on a rainy afternoon, April 22, 2012
Botsford on a rainy afternoon, April 22, 2012
Country United States
State Connecticut
CountyFairfield
CityNewtown
Time zoneUTC-5:00 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4:00 (Eastern)
ZIP Code
06404
Area code(s)203

Botsford is a village of Newtown in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The town of Newtown has one political body, but consists of multiple geographic subdivisions. It currently contains a fire department and post office.[1][2] CT 25 runs along the western part of the village. Botsford was listed as a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census.[3]

Robert Winkler, naturalist and author of Going Wild: Adventures with Birds in the Suburban Wilderness, is a resident.[4]

The Connecticut Green Industries Council, a partner of UConn in the NextGenCT project is headquartered in town.[5] The Council also routinely testifies on agricultural and certain local matters to the Connecticut General Assembly.[6]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "PO Locator | USPS". Retrieved 2020-09-15. (search on "Botsford, CT")
  2. ^ "Botsford Fire Rescue – Botsford, CT". botsfordfirerescue.com. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  3. ^ "Botsford Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2007-05-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Web page titled "Robert Winkler, Nature Writer", has his mailing address in Botsford; accessed May 2, 2007
  5. ^ "Supporters | Next Generation Connecticut". 28 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Formal statement" (PDF). www.cga.ct.gov. February 22, 2011. Retrieved 2020-06-28.

Coordinates: 41°21′59″N 73°15′25″W / 41.36639°N 73.25694°W / 41.36639; -73.25694


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