Botsford, Connecticut

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
Village
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

Robert Winkler, naturalist and author of Going Wild: Adventures with Birds in the Suburban Wilderness, is a resident.[3]

The Connecticut Green Industries Council, a partner of UConn in the NextGenCT project is headquartered in town.[4] The Council also routinely testifies on agricultural and certain local matters to the Connecticut General Assembly.[5]

Notes

  1. "USPS.com® - Location Details". tools.usps.com. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  2. "Botsford Fire Rescue – Botsford, CT". botsfordfirerescue.com. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2007-05-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Web page titled "Robert Winkler, Nature Writer", has his mailing address in Botsford; accessed May 2, 2007
  4. "Supporters | Next Generation Connecticut". 28 May 2014.
  5. "Formal statement" (PDF). www.cga.ct.gov. February 22, 2011. Retrieved 2020-06-28.



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