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{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Woodbury, Connecticut
| name = Woodbury, Connecticut
| official_name = Town of Woodbury
| official_name = Town of Woodbury
| settlement_type = [[New England town|Town]]
| settlement_type = [[New England town|Town]]
| image_skyline =
| image_skyline = King Solomon's Lodge No.7.jpg
| image_caption =
| image_caption = King Solomon's [[Masonic lodge|Lodge]] No.7, chartered in 1765
| image_flag =
| image_flag =
| image_seal = WoodburyCTseal.JPG
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| established_date = 1673
| established_date = 1673
| government_type = [[Board of selectmen|Selectman-town meeting]]
| government_type = [[Board of selectmen|Selectman-town meeting]]
| leader_title = First selectman
| leader_title = First Selectman
| leader_name = Barbara Perkinson (R)
| leader_name = Barbara Perkinson (R)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://woodburyct.org/index.asp?SEC=994236CB-BFC4-4A07-9CAE-889C470AB1F0 | title=The Selectmen }}</ref>
| leader_title1 = Selectman
| leader_title1 = Selectman
| leader_name1 = George Hale (D)
| leader_name1 = George Hale (D)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://woodburyct.org/index.asp?SEC=994236CB-BFC4-4A07-9CAE-889C470AB1F0 | title=The Selectmen }}</ref>
| leader_title2 = Selectman
| leader_title2 = Selectman
| leader_name2 = Karen Reddington-Hughes (R)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://woodburyct.org/index.asp?SEC=994236CB-BFC4-4A07-9CAE-889C470AB1F0 | title=The Selectmen }}</ref>
| leader_name2 = Mike Gransky (R)
| unit_pref = Imperial
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_total_km2 = 94.9
| area_total_km2 = 94.9
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'''Woodbury''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Litchfield County, Connecticut|Litchfield County]], [[Connecticut]], [[United States]]. The town is part of the [[Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut|Naugatuck Valley Planning Region]]. The population was 9,723 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US0900587910| title=Census - Geography Profile: Woodbury town, Litchfield County, Connecticut| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 23, 2021}}</ref> The town center, comprising the adjacent villages of Woodbury and North Woodbury, is designated by the U.S. Census Bureau as the [[Woodbury Center, Connecticut|Woodbury Center]] [[census-designated place]] (CDP). Woodbury was founded in 1673.
'''Woodbury''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Litchfield County, Connecticut|Litchfield County]], [[Connecticut]], United States. The town is part of the [[Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut|Naugatuck Valley Planning Region]]. The population was 9,723 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US0900587910| title=Census - Geography Profile: Woodbury town, Litchfield County, Connecticut| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 23, 2021}}</ref> The town center, comprising the adjacent villages of Woodbury and North Woodbury, is designated by the U.S. Census Bureau as the [[Woodbury Center, Connecticut|Woodbury Center]] [[census-designated place]] (CDP). Woodbury was founded in 1673.


The center of Woodbury is distinctive because, unlike many New England towns, it is not nucleated. In Woodbury, the older buildings are arrayed in linear fashion along both sides of a road that stretches for over a mile. The public buildings in the National Register Historic District include the First Congregational Church (1818), the Old Town Hall (1846), the United Methodist Church, the St. Paul's Episcopal Church (1785), and the North Congregational Church (1816).
The center of Woodbury is distinctive for its mile-long stretch of older buildings lining both sides of the road. The public buildings in the National Register Historic District include the First Congregational Church (1818), the Old Town Hall (1846), the United Methodist Church, the St. Paul's Episcopal Church (1785), and the North Congregational Church (1816).


The most notable of the public buildings is the [[Masonic Temple]] (1839). It is a modest, clapboard, [[Greek Revival]] temple, notable less for its architecture than for its dramatic location, situated atop a high cliff accessed by a long flight of steps (there is a modern road at the rear). It is visible from a distance and is especially dramatic at night, when it is illuminated by spotlights. The Woodbury Temple echoes the many temples of the Greek world that were perched at the edge of high places from which they could be seen from miles around and from far out at sea.
The most eye-catching of the public buildings is the [[Masonic Temple]] (1839). It is a modest, clapboard, [[Greek Revival]] temple, notable less for its architecture than for its dramatic location, situated atop a high cliff accessed by a long flight of steps (there is a modern road at the rear). It is visible from a distance and is especially dramatic at night, when it is illuminated by spotlights. The Woodbury Temple echoes the many temples of the Greek world that were perched at the edge of high places from which they could be seen from miles around and from far out at sea.


Originally, the many historic houses on the street were residential. In the late twentieth century they were occupied by a series of antique shops. Woodbury is often referred to as Connecticut's antiques capital.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/connecticut/connecticuts-antiques-capital-ct/|title = The Charming Connecticut Town with over 25 Antique Stores You Need to Explore|date = 18 January 2018}}</ref>
Originally, the many historic houses on the street were residential. In the late twentieth century, they were occupied by a series of antique shops. Woodbury is often referred to as Connecticut's antiques capital.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/connecticut/connecticuts-antiques-capital-ct/|title = The Charming Connecticut Town with over 25 Antique Stores You Need to Explore|date = January 18, 2018}}</ref>


Woodbury is one of the two towns in Litchfield County, along with [[Bethlehem, Connecticut|Bethlehem]], served by the [[area code 203]]/[[area code 475]] overlay.
Woodbury is one of the two towns in Litchfield County, along with [[Bethlehem, Connecticut|Bethlehem]], served by the [[area code 203]]/[[area code 475]] overlay.
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The founders of Woodbury came from [[Stratford, Connecticut]], in the early 1670s. Ancient Woodbury consisted of the present towns of Woodbury, [[Southbury, Connecticut|Southbury]], [[Roxbury, Connecticut|Roxbury]], [[Bethlehem, Connecticut|Bethlehem]], most of [[Washington, Connecticut|Washington]] and parts of [[Middlebury, Connecticut|Middlebury]] and [[Oxford, Connecticut|Oxford]].
The founders of Woodbury came from [[Stratford, Connecticut]], in the early 1670s. Ancient Woodbury consisted of the present towns of Woodbury, [[Southbury, Connecticut|Southbury]], [[Roxbury, Connecticut|Roxbury]], [[Bethlehem, Connecticut|Bethlehem]], most of [[Washington, Connecticut|Washington]] and parts of [[Middlebury, Connecticut|Middlebury]] and [[Oxford, Connecticut|Oxford]].


Two groups of settlers came from Stratford. The first group, religious dissidents unhappy with the church in Stratford, was led by Woodbury's first minister, the Reverend Zachariah Walker. The second group, led by Deacon Samuel Sherman, had been given approval by the general court to purchase land from local Native Americans in order to establish a new settlement. The two groups, consisting of fifteen families (about fifty people), arrived in ancient Woodbury, known as "Pomperaug Plantation", early in 1673.
Two groups of settlers came from Stratford. The first, religious dissidents unhappy with the church in Stratford, was led by Woodbury's first minister, the Reverend Zachariah Walker. The second, led by Deacon Samuel Sherman, had been given approval by the general court to purchase land from local Native Americans in order to establish a new settlement. Together, fifteen families (about fifty people), arrived in ancient Woodbury, known as "Pomperaug Plantation", early in 1673.


In 1673, these original settlers drew up an agreement called the "Fundamental Articles", which proclaimed that as many settlers as could be accommodated would be welcomed to the new settlement. The Fundamental Articles stated that expenses of establishing the settlement would be shared by its inhabitants, and that no one was to be given more than twenty-five or less than ten acres of land. Other sections of the articles provided for common land and for land saved to be divided up for future inhabitants of the settlement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/historyofancient02coth|title=History of ancient Woodbury, Connecticut, from the first Indian deed in 1659 ... including the present towns of Washington, Southbury, Bethlem, Roxbury, and a part of Oxford and Middlebury|first=William|last=Cothren|date=30 November 1854|publisher=Waterbury, Conn., Bronson Brothers|accessdate=30 November 2022|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
In 1673, these original settlers drew up an agreement called the "Fundamental Articles", which proclaimed that as many settlers as could be accommodated would be welcomed to the new settlement. The Fundamental Articles stated that expenses of establishing the settlement would be shared by its inhabitants, and that no one was to be given more than twenty-five or less than ten acres of land. Other sections of the articles provided for common land and for land saved to be divided up for future inhabitants of the settlement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/historyofancient02coth|title=History of ancient Woodbury, Connecticut, from the first Indian deed in 1659 ... including the present towns of Washington, Southbury, Bethlem, Roxbury, and a part of Oxford and Middlebury|first=William|last=Cothren|date=November 30, 1854|publisher=Waterbury, Conn., Bronson Brothers|accessdate=November 30, 2022|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
<big>'''Signers of the Fundamental Articles''':</big>
<big>'''Signers of the Fundamental Articles''':</big>
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===The Woodbury Songbook===
===The Woodbury Songbook===
[[File:Cover Noten Woodbury-Songbook Hanns-Eisler LWS1731.jpg|thumb|120px|right|Cover of a library copy of the ''Woodbury Songbook'' (which contains a spelling error of Woodbury's name)]]
[[File:Cover Noten Woodbury-Songbook Hanns-Eisler LWS1731.jpg|thumb|120px|right|Cover of a library copy of the ''Woodbury Songbook'' (which contains a spelling error of Woodbury's name)]]
The German composer [[Hanns Eisler]], who had taken asylum in the United States after fleeing from the Nazi rule in Germany, spent three and a half months (from June 15 to September 30, 1941) in Woodbury as the guest of another German refugee, Dr. Joachim Schumacher, and his wife Sylvia. Joachim Schumacher taught classes in art history, musicology, philosophy, and other subjects at the [[Westover School]] in [[Middlebury, Connecticut|Middlebury]]. Sylvia Schumacher taught piano at Westover School and privately in her home.<ref>''Westover School - Giving Girls a Place of Their Own'', Laurie Lisle, [[Wesleyan University Press]], Middletown, CT (2009), page 106</ref> Joachim Schumacher enticed Eisler to compose 20 songs on 16 US children's verses or [[nursery rhyme]]s and four texts in the German language by [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Goethe]], [[Eduard Mörike]] and [[Ignazio Silone]]. The songs were composed for female voices and suitable for a school chorus.<ref name="Songbook-booklet" /> This was published as ''The Woodbury Songbook'', or, in German, ''Das Woodbury Liederbüchlein'' with the lyrics in English and German, unfortunately with a wrong spelling of Woodbury (with two "r"s). The German translations are by [[Wieland Herzfelde]].<ref name="Songbook-Noten" />
The German composer [[Hanns Eisler]], who had taken asylum in the United States after fleeing from the Nazi rule in Germany, spent three and a half months (from June 15 to September 30, 1941) in Woodbury as the guest of another German refugee, Joachim Schumacher, and his wife Sylvia. Joachim taught classes in art history, musicology, philosophy, and other subjects at the [[Westover School]] in [[Middlebury, Connecticut|Middlebury]]. Sylvia taught piano at Westover School and privately in her home.<ref>''Westover School - Giving Girls a Place of Their Own'', Laurie Lisle, [[Wesleyan University Press]], Middletown, CT (2009), page 106</ref> Joachim enticed Eisler to compose 20 songs on 16 US children's verses or [[nursery rhyme]]s and four texts in the German language by [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Goethe]], [[Eduard Mörike]] and [[Ignazio Silone]]. The songs were composed for female voices and suitable for a school chorus.<ref name="Songbook-booklet" /> This was published as ''The Woodbury Songbook'', or, in German, ''Das Woodbury Liederbüchlein'' with the lyrics in English and German, unfortunately with a wrong spelling of Woodbury (with two "r"s). The German translations are by [[Wieland Herzfelde]].<ref name="Songbook-Noten" />


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
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{{See also|List of Connecticut locations by per capita income}}
{{See also|List of Connecticut locations by per capita income}}
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 9,984 people, 4,219 households, and 2,772 families in the town. The population density was {{convert|252.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,869 housing units at an average density of {{convert|106.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 97.25% White, 0.53% African American, 0.22% Native American, 1.15% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.65%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 9,984 people, 4,219 households, and 2,772 families in the town. The population density was {{convert|252.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,869 housing units at an average density of {{convert|106.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 97.25% White, 0.53% African American, 0.22% Native American, 1.15% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.65%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>


Of the 3,715 households 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 25.4% of households were one person and 8.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.99.
Of the 3,715 households 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 25.4% of households were one person and 8.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.99.
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==Government==
==Government==
Woodbury is currently located in [[Connecticut's 5th congressional district]], and is represented by Democrat [[Jahana Hayes]]. The town is part of Connecticut's 32nd State Senate District<ref>{{Cite web |title=Connecticut General Assembly Senate Members |url=https://cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/slist.asp |url-status=live |access-date=October 24, 2022 |website=CGA.ct.gov}}</ref> and is represented by State Sen. Eric Berthel.<ref>[https://ctsenaterepublicans.com/home-Berthel/ State Sen. Eric Berthel]</ref>
Woodbury is currently located in [[Connecticut's 5th congressional district]], and is represented by Democrat [[Jahana Hayes]]. The town is part of Connecticut's 32nd State Senate District<ref>{{Cite web |title=Connecticut General Assembly Senate Members |url=https://cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/slist.asp |access-date=October 24, 2022 |website=CGA.ct.gov}}</ref> and is represented by State Sen. Eric Berthel.<ref>[https://ctsenaterepublicans.com/home-Berthel/ State Sen. Eric Berthel]</ref>


===Politics===
===Politics===
Woodbury is one of the most reliably Republican towns in the United States. Since its founding in 1854, every Republican presidential candidate has carried Woodbury, even in nationwide Democratic landslides such as [[1912 United States presidential election|1912]], [[1936 United States presidential election|1936]], and [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]] in which Democratic candidates won Connecticut. Only four times, in [[1884 United States presidential election|1884]], the aforementioned 1912, [[1992 United States presidential election|1992]], and [[1996 United States presidential election|1996]] has the GOP candidate for president not received an absolute majority of the vote. In the eleven elections from 1920–1960, the Republican candidates all broke 70% of the vote in Woodbury, with the party's best showing coming in [[1928 United States presidential election|1928]] when [[Herbert Hoover]] received 84.17% of the vote. The best showing for any Democrat in Woodbury since the founding of the GOP occurred in 1964 when [[Lyndon Baines Johnson|Lyndon Johnson]] received 48.82% of the vote in an election where he won Connecticut with 67.81% of the vote.
Woodbury is one of the most reliably Republican towns in the United States. Since its founding in 1854, every Republican presidential candidate has carried Woodbury, even in nationwide Democratic landslides such as [[1912 United States presidential election|1912]], [[1936 United States presidential election|1936]], and [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]] in which Democratic candidates won Connecticut. Only four times, in [[1884 United States presidential election|1884]], the aforementioned 1912, [[1992 United States presidential election|1992]], and [[1996 United States presidential election|1996]] has the GOP candidate for president not received an absolute majority of the vote. In the eleven elections from 1920–1960, the Republican candidates all broke 70% of the vote in Woodbury, with the party's best showing coming in [[1928 United States presidential election|1928]] when [[Herbert Hoover]] received 84.17% of the vote. The best showing for any Democrat in Woodbury since the founding of the GOP occurred in 1964 when [[Lyndon Baines Johnson|Lyndon Johnson]] received 48.82% of the vote in an election where he won Connecticut with 67.81% of the vote.


Similarly, Woodbury has also supported the last 32 GOP campaigns for governor of Connecticut.
Similarly, Woodbury has also supported the last 36 GOP campaigns for governor of Connecticut.


Prior to the GOP’s founding, Woodbury supported Whig presidential nominees [[Winfield Scott]], [[Zachary Taylor|Zachray Taylor]], [[Henry Clay]], and [[John Quincy Adams]] in 1852, 1848, 1832, and 1828 respectively. Adams of whom has the largest percentage of the vote since 1828 for a presidential candidate in Woodbury at 88.36%. In 1836, 1840, and 1844, [[Martin Van Buren]], and [[James K. Polk]] carried Woodbury, they remain the only two Democratic presidential candidates to carry the town, as of the 2020 presidential election.
Prior to the GOP’s founding, Woodbury supported Whig presidential nominees [[Winfield Scott]], [[Zachary Taylor|Zachray Taylor]], [[Henry Clay]], and [[John Quincy Adams]] in 1852, 1848, 1832, and 1828 respectively. Adams of whom has the largest percentage of the vote since 1828 for a presidential candidate in Woodbury at 88.36%. In 1836, 1840, and 1844, [[Martin Van Buren]], and [[James K. Polk]] carried Woodbury, they remain the only two Democratic presidential candidates to carry the town, as of the 2020 presidential election.


The results for Woodbury in all presidential elections since 1828, and all gubernatorial elections since 1924 can be found below:
The results for Woodbury in all presidential elections since 1828, and all gubernatorial elections since 1916 can be found below:


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Woodbury town vote<br /> by party in presidential elections<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://authoring.ct.gov//SOTS/Election-Services/Statement-Of-Vote-PDFs/General-Elections-Statement-of-Vote-1922|title = General Elections Statement of Vote 1922}}</ref>
|+ Woodbury town vote<br /> by party in presidential elections<ref name="General-Elections-Statement-of-Vote-1922">{{Cite web|url=https://authoring.ct.gov//SOTS/Election-Services/Statement-Of-Vote-PDFs/General-Elections-Statement-of-Vote-1922|title = General Elections Statement of Vote 1922}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! Year
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! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]<ref>https://ctemspublic.tgstg.net/#/selectTown</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.86% ''3,091''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.76%''' ''3,278''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.38% ''89''
|-
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]<ref name="uselectionatlas.org">{{Cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html|title = Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]<ref name="uselectionatlas.org">{{Cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html|title = Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections}}</ref>
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.89% ''54''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.89% ''54''
|-
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]<ref>[https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/2004SOVpdf.pdf?la=en Statement of Vote 2004] </ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]<ref>[https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/2004SOVpdf.pdf?la=en Statement of Vote 2004]</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.00% ''2,519''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.00% ''2,519''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.64%''' ''3,260''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.64%''' ''3,260''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1932 United States presidential election|1932]]<ref> [https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/1932SOVpdf.pdf?la=en Statement of Vote 1932]</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1932 United States presidential election|1932]]<ref>[https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/1932SOVpdf.pdf?la=en Statement of Vote 1932]</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23.01% ''168''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23.01% ''168''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''76.97%''' ''562''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''76.97%''' ''562''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.21% ''10''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.21% ''10''
|-
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Whig}}|[[1852 United States presidential election|1852]]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59410487/connecticut-election-results-1852/ | title=Connecticut election results, 1852 (President and governnor) | newspaper=Hartford Courant | date=22 November 1852 | page=2 }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Whig}}|[[1852 United States presidential election|1852]]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59410487/connecticut-election-results-1852/ | title=Connecticut election results, 1852 (President and governnor) | newspaper=Hartford Courant | date=November 22, 1852 | page=2 }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.05% ''200''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.05% ''200''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Whig}}|'''52.25%''' ''232''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Whig}}|'''52.25%''' ''232''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.23% ''10''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.23% ''10''
|-
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1844 United States presidential election|1844]]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59411076/1844-presidential-election-results/ | title=1844 presidential election results Connecticut | newspaper=Hartford Courant | date=5 November 1844 | page=2 }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1844 United States presidential election|1844]]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59411076/1844-presidential-election-results/ | title=1844 presidential election results Connecticut | newspaper=Hartford Courant | date=November 5, 1844 | page=2 }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.84%''' ''270''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.84%''' ''270''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Whig}}|47.16% ''241''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Whig}}|47.16% ''241''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1840 United States presidential election|1840]]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59411307/1840-presidential-election-connecticut/ | title=1840 presidential election Connecticut | newspaper=Hartford Courant | date=21 November 1840 | page=2 }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1840 United States presidential election|1840]]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59411307/1840-presidential-election-connecticut/ | title=1840 presidential election Connecticut | newspaper=Hartford Courant | date=November 21, 1840 | page=2 }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.99%''' ''229''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.99%''' ''229''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Whig}}|46.01% ''180''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Whig}}|46.01% ''180''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1836 United States presidential election|1836]]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61157521/connecticut-vote-for-president-by-town/ | title=Connecticut vote for president by town, 1836 | newspaper=Hartford Courant | date=12 November 1836 | page=3 }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1836 United States presidential election|1836]]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61157521/connecticut-vote-for-president-by-town/ | title=Connecticut vote for president by town, 1836 | newspaper=Hartford Courant | date=November 12, 1836 | page=3 }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.95%''' ''164''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.95%''' ''164''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Whig}}|46.05% ''140''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Whig}}|46.05% ''140''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Whig}}|[[1832 United States presidential election|1832]]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61157643/connecticut-presidential-election/ | title=Connecticut presidential election results by town, 1832 | newspaper=Hartford Courant | date=13 November 1832 | page=2 }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Whig}}|[[1832 United States presidential election|1832]]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61157643/connecticut-presidential-election/ | title=Connecticut presidential election results by town, 1832 | newspaper=Hartford Courant | date=November 13, 1832 | page=2 }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.54% ''118''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.54% ''118''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Whig}}|'''56.46%''' ''153''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Whig}}|'''56.46%''' ''153''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Whig}}|[[1828 United States presidential election|1828]]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61157692/connecticut-towns-for-president-1828/ | title=Connecticut towns for president, 1828 | newspaper=Hartford Courant | date=11 November 1828 | page=2 }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Whig}}|[[1828 United States presidential election|1828]]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61157692/connecticut-towns-for-president-1828/ | title=Connecticut towns for president, 1828 | newspaper=Hartford Courant | date=November 11, 1828 | page=2 }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|11.64% ''22''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|11.64% ''22''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Whig}}|'''88.36%''' ''167''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Whig}}|'''88.36%''' ''167''
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Woodbury town vote<br /> by party in gubernatorial elections<ref>-Statement-of-Vote-1922|title = General Elections Statement of Vote 1922}}</ref>
|+ Woodbury town vote<br /> by party in gubernatorial elections<ref name="General-Elections-Statement-of-Vote-1922"/>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! Year
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1982 Connecticut gubernatorial election|1982]]<ref>[https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/1982SOVpdf.pdf Statement of Vote 1982] </ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1982 Connecticut gubernatorial election|1982]]<ref>[https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/1982SOVpdf.pdf Statement of Vote 1982]</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.40% ''1,228''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.40% ''1,228''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.79%''' ''1,944''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.79%''' ''1,944''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1974 Connecticut gubernatorial election|1974]]<ref>[https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/1974SOVpdf.pdf Statement of Vote 1974] </ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1974 Connecticut gubernatorial election|1974]]<ref>[https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/1974SOVpdf.pdf Statement of Vote 1974]</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.31% ''1,204''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.31% ''1,204''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.69%''' ''1,576''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.69%''' ''1,576''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.08% ''13''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.08% ''13''
|-
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1946 Connecticut gubernatorial election|1946]]<ref>[https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/1946SOVpdf.pdf Statement of Vote 1946] </ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1946 Connecticut gubernatorial election|1946]]<ref>[https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/1946SOVpdf.pdf Statement of Vote 1946]</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|15.06% ''134''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|15.06% ''134''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''79.44%''' ''707''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''79.44%''' ''707''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.77% ''3''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.77% ''3''
|-
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1924 Connecticut gubernatorial election|1924]]<ref>[https://authoring.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/1924SOVpdf.pdf Statement of Vote 1924] </ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1924 Connecticut gubernatorial election|1924]]<ref>[https://authoring.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/1924SOVpdf.pdf Statement of Vote 1924]</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|20.42% ''118''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|20.42% ''118''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''79.24%''' ''458''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''79.24%''' ''458''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.35% ''2''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.35% ''2''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1922 Connecticut gubernatorial election|1922]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Election-Services/Statement-Of-Vote-PDFs/General-Elections-Statement-of-Vote-1922 | title=General Elections Statement of Vote 1922 }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|27.75% ''144''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''71.87%''' ''373''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.39% ''2''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1920 Connecticut gubernatorial election|1920]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101077270518&view=1up&seq=497 | title=State of Connecticut register and manual 1921 }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23.10% ''134''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''75.52%''' ''438''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.38% ''8''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1918 Connecticut gubernatorial election|1918]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101077270492&view=1up&seq=484 | title=State of Connecticut register and manual 1919 }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.46% ''92''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''64.79%''' ''173''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.75% ''2''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1916 Connecticut gubernatorial election|1916]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101077270518&view=1up&seq=497 | title=State of Connecticut register and manual 1921 }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23.10% ''134''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''75.52%''' ''438''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.38% ''8''
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Education==
==Education==
Woodbury is part of the Region 14 School District consisting of [[Nonnewaug High School]], Woodbury Middle School, Bethlehem Elementary School, Mitchell Elementary School, and STAR Preschool Program.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ctreg14.org/page.cfm?p=3364 |title=Region 14: STAR Preschool Program |website=www.ctreg14.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207114713/http://www.ctreg14.org/page.cfm?p=3364 |archive-date=2010-12-07}}</ref>
Woodbury is part of the Region 14 School District consisting of [[Nonnewaug High School]], Woodbury Middle School, Bethlehem Elementary School, Mitchell Elementary School, and STAR Preschool Program.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ctreg14.org/page.cfm?p=3364 |title=Region 14: STAR Preschool Program |website=www.ctreg14.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207114713/http://www.ctreg14.org/page.cfm?p=3364 |archive-date=December 7, 2010}}</ref>


== Infrastructure ==
== Infrastructure ==
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* [[Leroy Anderson]] (1908–1975), composer ("[[Sleigh Ride]]" and many other works); lived in Woodbury from 1948 until his death in 1975.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.leroyandersonfoundation.org/woodbury.php | title=Woodbury, Connecticut: North Green + Leroy Anderson Memorial Bandstand, North Woodbury }}</ref> His widow Eleanor Anderson (1918–2014) lived in Woodbury from 1948 until her death<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.leroyandersonfoundation.org/eleanor_anderson.php | title=Eleanor Anderson (MRS. Leroy Anderson) wife of American composer Leroy Anderson }}</ref>
* [[Leroy Anderson]] (1908–1975), composer ("[[Sleigh Ride]]" and many other works); lived in Woodbury from 1948 until his death in 1975.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.leroyandersonfoundation.org/woodbury.php | title=Woodbury, Connecticut: North Green + Leroy Anderson Memorial Bandstand, North Woodbury }}</ref> His widow Eleanor Anderson (1918–2014) lived in Woodbury from 1948 until her death<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.leroyandersonfoundation.org/eleanor_anderson.php | title=Eleanor Anderson (MRS. Leroy Anderson) wife of American composer Leroy Anderson }}</ref>
* [[Malcolm Baldrige Jr.|Mac Baldrige]] (1922–1987), 26th [[United States Secretary of Commerce]]; lived in Woodbury until his death in 1987
* [[Malcolm Baldrige Jr.|Malcolm Baldrige]] (1922–1987), 26th [[United States Secretary of Commerce]]; lived in Woodbury until his death in 1987
* [[Joe Beck]] (1945–2008), jazz guitarist; lived in Woodbury until his death in 2008
* [[Joe Beck]] (1945–2008), jazz guitarist; lived in Woodbury until his death in 2008
* [[Hayden Carruth]] (1921–2008), poet and critic; grew up in the town
* [[Hayden Carruth]] (1921–2008), poet and critic; grew up in the town
* [[Santino Ferrucci]], racing driver; born in the town in 1998
* [[Santino Ferrucci]], racing driver; born in the town in 1998
* [[Alexander Hamilton (priest)|Alexander Hamilton]] (1847–1928), rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church
* [[Alexander Hamilton (priest)|Alexander Hamilton]] (1847–1928), rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church
* [[Matthew Lyon]] (1749-1822), U.S. Representative from Vermont and Kentucky, lived in Woodbury after emigrating from Ireland
* [[Kay Sage]] (1898–1963), [[surrealism|surrealist]] painter; lived in Woodbury from 1940 until her death
* [[Kay Sage]] (1898–1963), [[surrealism|surrealist]] painter; lived in Woodbury from 1940 until her death
* [[Henry Shelton Sanford]] (1823–1891), diplomat and the founder of [[Sanford, Florida]]; born in Woodbury
* [[Henry Shelton Sanford]] (1823–1891), diplomat and the founder of [[Sanford, Florida]]; born in Woodbury
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* [[William Robert Taylor]] (1820–1909), [[governor of Wisconsin]]; born in Woodbury<ref>[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2700&keyword=taylor William Robert Taylor, Wisconsin Historical Society]</ref>
* [[William Robert Taylor]] (1820–1909), [[governor of Wisconsin]]; born in Woodbury<ref>[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2700&keyword=taylor William Robert Taylor, Wisconsin Historical Society]</ref>
* [[Robert Templeton (artist)|Robert Templeton]] (1929–1991), presidential portraitist and civil rights artist; lived in Woodbury and maintained his studio there from 1965 until his death
* [[Robert Templeton (artist)|Robert Templeton]] (1929–1991), presidential portraitist and civil rights artist; lived in Woodbury and maintained his studio there from 1965 until his death
* [[Rob Zombie]], musician and movie director; moved to the town in January 2009 with his spouse [[Sheri Moon]] and has since sold his house and moved from town.
* [[Rob Zombie]], musician and movie director; moved to the town in January 2009 with his spouse [[Sheri Moon Zombie|Sheri Moon]] and has since sold his house and moved from town.


==Local media==
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Woodbury, Connecticut
Town
Town of Woodbury
King Solomon's Lodge No.7, chartered in 1765
King Solomon's Lodge No.7, chartered in 1765
Official seal of Woodbury, Connecticut
Seal
Woodbury's location within Litchfield County and Connecticut
Map
Map
Map
Coordinates: 41°33′43″N 73°12′34″W / 41.56194°N 73.20944°W / 41.56194; -73.20944
Country United States
U.S. state Connecticut
CountyLitchfield
RegionNaugatuck Valley
Named1673
Government
 • TypeSelectman-town meeting
 • First SelectmanBarbara Perkinson (R)[1]
 • SelectmanGeorge Hale (D)[2]
 • SelectmanKaren Reddington-Hughes (R)[3]
Area
 • Total36.6 sq mi (94.9 km2)
 • Land36.4 sq mi (94.3 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation
243 ft (74 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total9,723
 • Density267/sq mi (103.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code
06798
Area code(s)203/475
FIPS code09-87910
GNIS feature ID0213540
Websitewww.woodburyct.org

Woodbury is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The population was 9,723 at the 2020 census.[4] The town center, comprising the adjacent villages of Woodbury and North Woodbury, is designated by the U.S. Census Bureau as the Woodbury Center census-designated place (CDP). Woodbury was founded in 1673.

The center of Woodbury is distinctive for its mile-long stretch of older buildings lining both sides of the road. The public buildings in the National Register Historic District include the First Congregational Church (1818), the Old Town Hall (1846), the United Methodist Church, the St. Paul's Episcopal Church (1785), and the North Congregational Church (1816).

The most eye-catching of the public buildings is the Masonic Temple (1839). It is a modest, clapboard, Greek Revival temple, notable less for its architecture than for its dramatic location, situated atop a high cliff accessed by a long flight of steps (there is a modern road at the rear). It is visible from a distance and is especially dramatic at night, when it is illuminated by spotlights. The Woodbury Temple echoes the many temples of the Greek world that were perched at the edge of high places from which they could be seen from miles around and from far out at sea.

Originally, the many historic houses on the street were residential. In the late twentieth century, they were occupied by a series of antique shops. Woodbury is often referred to as Connecticut's antiques capital.[5]

Woodbury is one of the two towns in Litchfield County, along with Bethlehem, served by the area code 203/area code 475 overlay.

Geography

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Woodbury is in southern Litchfield County and is bordered to the south by New Haven County. It is 10 miles (16 km) west of Waterbury and 21 miles (34 km) northeast of Danbury. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.6 square miles (94.9 km2), of which 36.4 square miles (94.3 km2) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km2), or 0.67%, are water.[6] The CDP covering the town center has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km2), all land.[7]

Woodbury lies in the Pomperaug River valley, a tributary of the Housatonic River. The Pomperaug River is formed in Woodbury by the confluence of the Nonnewaug River and the Weekeepeemee River.

Principal communities

[edit]
  • Hotchkissville
  • Minortown
  • Neufa
  • North Woodbury
  • Pomperaug
  • Woodbury Center
  • Woodlake

Climate

[edit]

Woodbury has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb).[8]

Climate data for Woodbury, Connecticut
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 63
(17) 		67
(19) 		81
(27) 		93
(34) 		96
(36) 		96
(36) 		100
(38) 		98
(37) 		94
(34) 		88
(31) 		78
(26) 		68
(20) 		100
(38)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 34
(1) 		37
(3) 		46
(8) 		58
(14) 		70
(21) 		78
(26) 		83
(28) 		81
(27) 		73
(23) 		62
(17) 		50
(10) 		38
(3) 		59
(15)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 13
(−11) 		14
(−10) 		23
(−5) 		33
(1) 		43
(6) 		53
(12) 		58
(14) 		56
(13) 		48
(9) 		36
(2) 		28
(−2) 		19
(−7) 		35
(2)
Record low °F (°C) −22
(−30) 		−18
(−28) 		−11
(−24) 		0
(−18) 		22
(−6) 		32
(0) 		38
(3) 		35
(2) 		23
(−5) 		14
(−10) 		5
(−15) 		−14
(−26) 		−22
(−30)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 4.03
(102) 		3.3
(84) 		4.57
(116) 		4.29
(109) 		4.5
(110) 		4.2
(110) 		4.2
(110) 		4.44
(113) 		4.63
(118) 		4.44
(113) 		4.39
(112) 		4.17
(106) 		51.16
(1,303)
Source: The Weather Channel[9]

History

[edit]

The founders of Woodbury came from Stratford, Connecticut, in the early 1670s. Ancient Woodbury consisted of the present towns of Woodbury, Southbury, Roxbury, Bethlehem, most of Washington and parts of Middlebury and Oxford.

Two groups of settlers came from Stratford. The first, religious dissidents unhappy with the church in Stratford, was led by Woodbury's first minister, the Reverend Zachariah Walker. The second, led by Deacon Samuel Sherman, had been given approval by the general court to purchase land from local Native Americans in order to establish a new settlement. Together, fifteen families (about fifty people), arrived in ancient Woodbury, known as "Pomperaug Plantation", early in 1673.

In 1673, these original settlers drew up an agreement called the "Fundamental Articles", which proclaimed that as many settlers as could be accommodated would be welcomed to the new settlement. The Fundamental Articles stated that expenses of establishing the settlement would be shared by its inhabitants, and that no one was to be given more than twenty-five or less than ten acres of land. Other sections of the articles provided for common land and for land saved to be divided up for future inhabitants of the settlement.[10]

Signers of the Fundamental Articles:

  • Samuel Sherman, Sr.
  • Joshua Curtiss
  • Lt. Joseph Judson, Sr.
  • Titus Hinman
  • Israel Curtiss
  • David Jenkins
  • John Wheeler
  • John Judson
  • Roger Terill
  • Barry Bonds
  • Moses Johnson
  • John Wyatt
  • Samuel Munn
  • John Sherman
  • Samuel Stiles
  • John Minor
  • Eleazur Knowles
  • Thomas Fairchild
  • Roger Wheeler

The settlement was named Woodbury, which means "dwelling place in the woods", and was first recognized as a town in 1674. Deacon and captain John Minor was the first leader of the community during Woodbury's early years. Minor was the first town clerk and, along with Lieutenant Joseph Judson, served as the first deputy to the Connecticut General Court from the town of Woodbury. On October 9, 1751, the town of Woodbury was transferred from Fairfield County at the formation of Litchfield County.

On March 25, 1783, a meeting of ten Episcopal clergy in Woodbury elected Samuel Seabury the first American Episcopal bishop, the second presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States, and the first bishop of Connecticut.

The Woodbury Songbook

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Cover of a library copy of the Woodbury Songbook (which contains a spelling error of Woodbury's name)

The German composer Hanns Eisler, who had taken asylum in the United States after fleeing from the Nazi rule in Germany, spent three and a half months (from June 15 to September 30, 1941) in Woodbury as the guest of another German refugee, Joachim Schumacher, and his wife Sylvia. Joachim taught classes in art history, musicology, philosophy, and other subjects at the Westover School in Middlebury. Sylvia taught piano at Westover School and privately in her home.[11] Joachim enticed Eisler to compose 20 songs on 16 US children's verses or nursery rhymes and four texts in the German language by Goethe, Eduard Mörike and Ignazio Silone. The songs were composed for female voices and suitable for a school chorus.[12] This was published as The Woodbury Songbook, or, in German, Das Woodbury Liederbüchlein with the lyrics in English and German, unfortunately with a wrong spelling of Woodbury (with two "r"s). The German translations are by Wieland Herzfelde.[13]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18201,885—
18502,150—
18602,037−5.3%
18701,931−5.2%
18802,14911.3%
18901,815−15.5%
19001,9889.5%
19101,860−6.4%
19201,698−8.7%
19301,7442.7%
19401,99814.6%
19502,56428.3%
19603,91052.5%
19705,86950.1%
19806,94218.3%
19908,13117.1%
20009,19813.1%
20109,9758.4%
20209,723−2.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[14]
See also: List of Connecticut locations by per capita income

At the 2010 census there were 9,984 people, 4,219 households, and 2,772 families in the town. The population density was 252.2 inhabitants per square mile (97.4/km2). There were 3,869 housing units at an average density of 106.1 per square mile (41.0/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.25% White, 0.53% African American, 0.22% Native American, 1.15% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.65%.[15]

Of the 3,715 households 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 25.4% of households were one person and 8.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.99.

The age distribution was 24.0% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median household income was $68,322 and the median family income was $82,641. Males had a median income of $53,246 versus $35,298 for females. The per capita income for the town was $37,903. About 2.3% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

CDP

[edit]

At the 2000 census, there were x people, 618 households, and 336 families in the CDP. The population density was 668.8 inhabitants per square mile (258.2/km2). There were 644 housing units at an average density of 331.8 per square mile (128.1/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.07% White, 0.85% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.16% of the population.

Of the 618 households 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.5% were non-families. 39.3% of households were one person and 15.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.82.

The age distribution was 20.6% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.1 males.

The median household income was $51,136 and the median family income was $65,227. Males had a median income of $50,625 versus $40,729 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $30,277. None of the families and 4.6% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 8.9% of those over 64.

Government

[edit]

Woodbury is currently located in Connecticut's 5th congressional district, and is represented by Democrat Jahana Hayes. The town is part of Connecticut's 32nd State Senate District[16] and is represented by State Sen. Eric Berthel.[17]

Politics

[edit]

Woodbury is one of the most reliably Republican towns in the United States. Since its founding in 1854, every Republican presidential candidate has carried Woodbury, even in nationwide Democratic landslides such as 1912, 1936, and 1964 in which Democratic candidates won Connecticut. Only four times, in 1884, the aforementioned 1912, 1992, and 1996 has the GOP candidate for president not received an absolute majority of the vote. In the eleven elections from 1920–1960, the Republican candidates all broke 70% of the vote in Woodbury, with the party's best showing coming in 1928 when Herbert Hoover received 84.17% of the vote. The best showing for any Democrat in Woodbury since the founding of the GOP occurred in 1964 when Lyndon Johnson received 48.82% of the vote in an election where he won Connecticut with 67.81% of the vote.

Similarly, Woodbury has also supported the last 36 GOP campaigns for governor of Connecticut.

Prior to the GOP’s founding, Woodbury supported Whig presidential nominees Winfield Scott, Zachray Taylor, Henry Clay, and John Quincy Adams in 1852, 1848, 1832, and 1828 respectively. Adams of whom has the largest percentage of the vote since 1828 for a presidential candidate in Woodbury at 88.36%. In 1836, 1840, and 1844, Martin Van Buren, and James K. Polk carried Woodbury, they remain the only two Democratic presidential candidates to carry the town, as of the 2020 presidential election.

The results for Woodbury in all presidential elections since 1828, and all gubernatorial elections since 1916 can be found below:

Woodbury town vote
by party in presidential elections[18]
Year Democratic Republican Third Parties
2024[19] 47.86% 3,091 50.76% 3,278 1.38% 89
2020[20] 48.50% 3,181 50.24% 3,295 1.26% 83
2016[21] 42.05% 2,466 54.07% 3,171 3.89% 228
2012[22] 43.82% 2,434 55.06% 3,058 1.12% 62
2008[23] 48.00% 2,926 51.12% 3,116 0.89% 54
2004[24] 43.00% 2,519 55.64% 3,260 1.37% 80
2000[25] 41.93% 2,175 52.09% 2,702 5.98% 310
1996[26] 39.54% 1,779 49.19% 2,213 11.27% 507
1992[27] 31.97% 1,574 44.40% 2,186 23.62% 1,163
1988[28] 35.06% 1,510 64.29% 2,769 0.65% 28
1984[29] 27.93% 1,164 71.68% 2,987 0.38% 16
1980[30] 24.23% 937 62.24% 2,407 13.52% 523
1976[31] 32.19% 1,158 67.11% 2,414 0.70% 25
1972[32] 30.52% 984 68.49% 2,208 0.99% 32
1968[33] 30.18% 757 64.83% 1,626 4.98% 125
1964[34] 48.82% 1,058 51.18% 1,109 0.00% 0
1960[35] 24.70% 508 75.30% 1,549 0.00% 0
1956[36] 15.92% 285 84.08% 1,505 0.00% 0
1952[37] 16.22% 258 83.60% 1,330 0.19% 3
1948[38] 17.10% 205 82.74% 992 1.00% 12
1944[39] 22.28% 240 77.72% 837 0.00% 0
1940[40] 20.36% 202 79.64% 790 0.00% 0
1936[41] 26.80% 235 73.20% 642 0.00% 0
1932[42] 23.01% 168 76.97% 562 0.00% 0
1928[43] 15.41% 108 84.17% 590 0.43% 3
1924[44] 19.86% 116 78.08% 456 2.05% 12
1920[45] 23.18% 134 75.61% 437 1.21% 7
1916[45] 34.62% 108 63.78% 199 1.60% 5
1912[46] 26.42% 98 46.36% 172 27.22% 101
1908[46] 17.22% 73 79.72% 338 3.06% 13
1904[47] 22.65% 99 76.43% 334 0.92% 4
1900[47] 23.18% 105 72.63% 329 4.19% 19
1896[48] 20.57% 87 72.10% 305 7.33% 31
1892[48] 37.88% 161 53.41% 227 8.71% 37
1888[49] 39.11% 185 51.80% 245 9.09% 43
1884[49] 39.34% 192 48.98% 239 11.68% 57
1880[49] 42.38% 228 57.62% 310 0.00% 0
1876[49] 42.75% 227 57.25% 304 0.00% 0
1872[49] 38.03% 177 61.97% 241 0.00% 0
1868[49] 44.65% 213 55.35% 264 0.00% 0
1864[49] 43.75% 189 56.25% 243 0.00% 0
1860[49] 17.49% 69 59.49% 235 23.04% 91
1856[49] 41.94% 190 55.85% 253 2.21% 10
1852[50] 45.05% 200 52.25% 232 2.70% 12
1848[51] 46.33% 208 51.45% 231 2.23% 10
1844[52] 52.84% 270 47.16% 241 0.00% 0
1840[53] 55.99% 229 46.01% 180 0.00% 0
1836[54] 53.95% 164 46.05% 140 0.00% 0
1832[55] 43.54% 118 56.46% 153 0.00% 0
1828[56] 11.64% 22 88.36% 167 0.00% 0
Woodbury town vote
by party in gubernatorial elections[18]
Year Democratic Republican Third Parties
2022[57] 45.91% 2,321 52.50% 2,654 1.59% 80
2018[20] 39.22% 2,073 57.14% 3,020 3.63% 192
2014[20] 37.67% 1,598 61.41% 2,605 0.92% 39
2010[20] 38.61% 1,727 60.32% 2,698 1.07% 48
2006[20] 26.67% 1,160 72.14% 3,138 1.20% 52
2002[20] 29.50% 1,187 70.50% 2,837 0.00% 0
1998[20] 22.13% 788 76.30% 2,717 1.57% 56
1994[20] 25.53% 982 52.89% 2,034 21.58% 830
1990[20] 12.56% 447 53.18% 1,892 34.26% 1,219
1986[58] 46.19% 1,297 53.81% 1,511 0.00% 0
1982[59] 38.40% 1,228 60.79% 1,944 0.81% 26
1978[60] 42.79% 1,255 57.21% 1,678 0.00% 0
1974[61] 43.31% 1,204 56.69% 1,576 0.00% 0
1970[62] 25.63% 588 74.37% 1,706 0.00% 0
1966[63] 27.34% 509 72.66% 1,353 0.00% 0
1962[64] 25.45% 467 74.55% 1,368 0.00% 0
1958[64] 38.73% 596 61.27% 943 0.00% 0
1954[65] 20.88% 288 78.46% 1,082 0.65% 9
1950[66] 18.75% 237 78.96% 998 2.29% 29
1948[67] 21.58% 260 77.34% 932 1.08% 13
1946[68] 15.06% 134 79.44% 707 5.51% 49
1944[69] 16.03% 172 82.95% 890 1.03% 11
1942[70] 14.59% 103 81.02% 572 4.39% 31
1940[71] 16.55% 166 79.36% 796 4.09% 41
1938[72] 21.41% 179 56.34% 471 22.25% 186
1936[73] 28.88% 255 70.55% 623 0.56% 5
1934[74] 19.79% 149 77.69% 585 0.25% 19
1932[75] 24.31% 186 71.37% 546 4.31% 33
1930[76] 26.31% 141 73.32% 393 0.37% 2
1928[77] 15.98% 112 83.59% 586 0.43% 3
1926[78] 12.24% 48 86.99% 341 0.77% 3
1924[79] 20.42% 118 79.24% 458 0.35% 2
1922[80] 27.75% 144 71.87% 373 0.39% 2
1920[81] 23.10% 134 75.52% 438 1.38% 8
1918[82] 34.46% 92 64.79% 173 0.75% 2
1916[83] 23.10% 134 75.52% 438 1.38% 8

Education

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Woodbury is part of the Region 14 School District consisting of Nonnewaug High School, Woodbury Middle School, Bethlehem Elementary School, Mitchell Elementary School, and STAR Preschool Program.[84]

Infrastructure

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Transportation

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U.S. Route 6 is the main thoroughfare in the town, leading northeast 7 miles (11 km) to Watertown and south 5 miles (8 km) to Southbury. Connecticut Route 64 is a main highway leading east five miles to Middlebury and 10 miles (16 km) to Waterbury. Other highways in the town include Route 47, leading northwest to Washington; Route 61, leading north from the eastern part of town to Bethlehem; Route 132, leading north from the center of Woodbury to Bethlehem; and Route 317, leading west to Roxbury.

Notable locations

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Town Hall, c. 1907

Notable people

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Local media

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  • Waterbury Republican-American, independent daily newspaper
  • Voices, a local newspaper serving Southbury, Middlebury, Oxford, Seymour, Naugatuck, Woodbury, Bethlehem, New Preston, Washington, Washington Depot, Roxbury, Bridgewater, Monroe, Sandy Hook and Newtown

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  59. ^ Statement of Vote 1982
  60. ^ Statement of Vote 1978
  61. ^ Statement of Vote 1974
  62. ^ Statement of Vote 1970
  63. ^ Statement of Vote 1966
  64. ^ a b Statement of Vote 1962
  65. ^ Statement of Vote 1954
  66. ^ Statement of Vote 1950
  67. ^ Statement of Vote 1948
  68. ^ Statement of Vote 1946
  69. ^ Statement of Vote 1944
  70. ^ Statement of Vote 1942
  71. ^ Statement of Vote 1940
  72. ^ Statement of Vote 1938
  73. ^ Statement of Vote 1936
  74. ^ Statement of Vote 1934
  75. ^ Statement of Vote 1932
  76. ^ Statement of Vote 1930
  77. ^ Statement of Vote 1928
  78. ^ Statement of Vote 1926
  79. ^ Statement of Vote 1924
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Further reading

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  • Committee, Woodbury Bicentennial (1976). Old Woodbury in the Revolution: The Five Parishes and their Soldiers. Woodbury, Connecticut: J.P. Sturges and S.J. Shepard.
  • Stiles, Dan (1959). Town of Woodbury Connecticut. Concord, New Hampshire: The Sugar Ball Press.
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