Newtown is a scenic “small town”located in FairfieldCounty in southwestern Connecticut, about sixty miles from NewYork City. Newtown is bordered on the south by Easton and Redding, on the north byBridgewater and Southbury, on the east by Oxford and Monroe, and on the west by Bethel and Brookfield. Newtown is traversed by Interstate 84, U.S. routes 6 and 302 and Connecticut routes 25 and 34. Newtown is the fifth largest town,area-wise, in the state.

Local industry has included the manufacture of furniture, tea bags, combs, fire hose, folding boxes, buttons, an hats, as well as farming and mica and feldspar mining. The game of Scrabble was developed here by James Brunot.

Newtown takes full advantage of its geographic size to offer a vast selection of sporting, recreational, and social functions. Besides open space available for camping and hiking, there are several parks that offer a wide variety of activities. Dickinson Memorial Park, located on Elm Drive, consists of 29 acres of woods and recreational facilities. The Park has five tennis courts, a basketball court, a softball field, two playground areas, a swimming pool with changing quarters, a sand box a kiddy pool, picnicking facilities, complete with grill, ice skating and hockey pond with warming hut and pavilion. Treadwell Memorial Park, located on Philo Curtis Road is a 52 acre Park with a 25 meter swimming pool, four tennis courts, basketball court, two playground areas a pavilion, a small games area, multi-purpose baseball/softball field and a regulation size soccer field. Lake Lillinonah Park, located on the end of Hanover Road next to Lake Lillinonah. This Park offers picnic tables, charcoal grills, a boat launch, and a beautiful scenic view of the lake. While there is no swimming allowed, the park does have a boat launch and offers water skiing and fishing. Newtown also offers two private golf courses. For the horse enthusiast, there is the Fairfield County Hunt Club, several riding stables, year round schools, as well as boarding and training facilities.

The parks have five tennis courts, a basket ball court, a softball field, soccer fields, playground areas, swimming pools, ice skating ponds, hockey pond with warming hut and pavilion, and picnicking facilities, complete with grill. In addition to Dickenson and Treadwell with large acreage, there are some passive recreation parks, Lake Lillinoah with its boat launch and picnic facilities.

We also have two medical facilities that serve the area, Danbury Hospital and New Milford Hospital.

Housing Cost

Newtown was established in 1711 and is comprised of the Borough, Sandy Hook, Hawleyville, Botsford and Dodgingtown “neighborhoods”.

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $404,400

Demographics

Estimated population in July 2006: 1,829. Newtown covers 2.31 square miles. It sits at an elevation of 465 feet above sea level.

Zip codes: 06470 - Area code: 203

Weather

Newtown, CT climate is warm during summer when temperatures tend to be in the 70's and very cold during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 20's.

The warmest month of the year is July with an average maximum temperature of 83.90 degrees Fahrenheit, while the coldest month of the year is January with an average minimum temperature of 17.60 degrees Fahrenheit.

Temperature variations between night and day tend to be moderate during summer with a difference that can reach 23 degrees Fahrenheit, and fairly limited during winter with an average difference of 19 degrees Fahrenheit.

The annual average precipitation at Newtown is 51.77 Inches. Rainfall in is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. The wettest month of the year is September with an average rainfall of 4.99 Inches.

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