Editing Brooklyn, Connecticut

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{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Brooklyn, Connecticut
| settlement_type          = [[New England town|Town]]
| image_skyline            = BrooklynCT Town hall 1024px.jpg
| image_caption            = Brooklyn town hall
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| image_seal               = BrooklynCTseal.jpg
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| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state]]
| subdivision_name1        = {{flag|Connecticut}}
| subdivision_type2        = [[County (United States)|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Windham County, Connecticut|Windham]]
| subdivision_type3        = [[Councils of governments in Connecticut|Region]]
| subdivision_name3        = [[Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut|Northeastern CT]]
| established_title        = Incorporated
| established_date         = 1786
| government_type          = [[Board of selectmen|Selectman-town meeting]]
| leader_title             = First selectman
| leader_name              = Austin Tanner ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
| leader_title1            = Selectmen
| leader_name1             = Lou Brodeur ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])<br />Joseph Voccio ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_total_km2           = 75.4
| area_total_sq_mi         = 29.1
| area_land_km2            = 75.0
| area_land_sq_mi          = 29.0
| area_water_km2           = 0.4
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.2
| elevation_m              = 64
| elevation_ft             = 210
| population_total         = 8450
| population_as_of         = 2020
| population_est           = 
| pop_est_as_of            = 
| population_density_km2   = 112.7
| population_density_sq_mi = 291.4
| population_metro         = 
| population_note          = 
| timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Standard Time|EST]]
| utc_offset               = -5
| timezone_DST             = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST           = -4
| postal_code_type         = ZIP code
| postal_code              = 06234, 06239
| area_code                = [[Area codes 860 and 959|860/959]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 09-09190
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 0213400
| website                  = {{URL|http://www.brooklynct.org/}}
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[[File:PostcardOldTrinityChurchBrooklynCT1907.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Old Trinity Church (postcard from 1907)]]
'''Brooklyn''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Windham County, Connecticut|Windham County]], [[Connecticut]], United States. The town is part of the [[Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut|Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region]]. The population was 8,450 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US0901509190|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 26, 2021|title=Census - Geography Profile: Brooklyn town, Windham County, Connecticut}}</ref> The [[Brooklyn (CDP), Connecticut|town center village]] is listed by the U.S. Census Bureau as a [[census-designated place]]. The district of [[East Brooklyn, Connecticut|East Brooklyn]] is listed as a separate census-designated place.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|29.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|29.0|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}} of it (0.58%) is water.

==History==
Brooklyn was settled in the late 17th century and incorporated as its own town in 1786. It is named for the Quinebaug River, or Brook Line, which forms its eastern boundary.  Brooklyn was originally land of the Wabaquasset.  It was incorporated as a town separate from Canterbury and Pomfret in May 1786. It is home to the [[Brooklyn Fair]], [[United States|America's]] oldest continuously operating agricultural fair, as well as the Brooklyn Correctional Institution, a state-run medium security [[prison]].

Brooklyn held the 1833 trial of [[Prudence Crandall]], a schoolteacher charged with the crime of educating black female students in nearby [[Canterbury, Connecticut|Canterbury]].

Brooklyn is the final resting place of Revolutionary War General [[Israel Putnam]]. Though he was originally buried in an above ground tomb in Brooklyn's South Cemetery, his remains had to be moved due to excessive visitors. In 1888, a [[Israel Putnam Monument|statue of Putnam mounted on a horse]] was erected, and his sarcophagus placed in the foundation. The statue stands slightly south of the town green, in front of the post office. Brooklyn is also home of the Middle School Bobcats and Elementary School Bears.

The town historical society operates the Brooklyn Historical Society Museum, which includes the Daniel Putnam Tyler Law Office.

===Villages===
*Allen Hill
*Barrett Hill
*[[Brooklyn (CDP), Connecticut|Brooklyn Center]]
*[[Bush Hill Historic District|Bush Hill]]
*[[East Brooklyn, Connecticut|East Brooklyn]]
*Quebec
*Stetson's Corners
*Tatnic Hill
*West Village
*[[Wauregan, Connecticut|West Wauregan]]

==National Register of Historic Places==

* [[Brooklyn Green Historic District]] – (added October 23, 1982)
* [[Bush Hill Historic District]] – (added March 10, 1987).<ref name="nris2">{{NRISref|2008a}}</ref>
* [[Putnam Farm]] – Spaulding Road (added April 11, 1982)
* [[Trinity Church (Brooklyn, Connecticut)|Trinity Church]] – Church Street (added November 15, 1970)
* [[Unitarian Meetinghouse]] – (added December 9, 1972)
* [[Quinebaug Mill-Quebec Square Historic District]] – Roughly bounded by Quinebaug River, Quebec Square, Elm and South Main Streets (added August 29, 1985).

==Education==

Residents are served by the Brooklyn School District's Brooklyn Elementary School (K–4) and Brooklyn Middle School (5–8).

Many Brooklyn high school students attend [[Woodstock Academy]]; Woodstock was designated as one of Brooklyn's high schools since 1987.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.woodstockacademy.org/alumni/brochure.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.woodstockacademy.org |access-date=January 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050531205448/http://www.woodstockacademy.org/alumni/brochure.pdf |archive-date=May 31, 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Many Brooklyn high school students attend [[Killingly High School]] in [[Danielson, Connecticut|Danielson]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brooklynct.org/education.htm |title=Town of Brooklyn |access-date=August 31, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061005023615/http://www.brooklynct.org/education.htm |archive-date=October 5, 2006 }}</ref> Some students attend [[H.H. Ellis Technical High School]], or the Norwich Free Academy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brooklynschools.org/schools/high_school_choice |title=High School Choice |author=Brooklyn Board of Education |access-date=January 12, 2022}}</ref>

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1820= 1254
|1850= 1514
|1860= 2136
|1870= 2354
|1880= 2308
|1890= 2628
|1900= 2358
|1910= 1858
|1920= 1655
|1930= 2250
|1940= 2403
|1950= 2652
|1960= 3312
|1970= 4965
|1980= 5691
|1990= 6681
|2000= 7173
|2010= 8210
|2020= 8450
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
}}
{{See also|List of Connecticut locations by per capita income}}
As of the [[census]]<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 2010, there were 8,244 people, 3,001 households, and 2,105 families residing in the town.   There were 3,247 housing units at an average density of 92.4 per square mile.  The racial makeup of the town was 92.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.8% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4% of the population.

There were 3,001 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24% under the age of 20, 5.5% from 20 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 36.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40.9 years.

The median income as of the 2000 Census for a household in the town was $49,756, and the median income for a family was $60,208. Males had a median income of $39,246 versus $28,889 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $20,359.  About 4.2% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of November 1, 2022<ref>{{cite web |title=Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of November 1, 2022 |url=https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/Registration_and_Enrollment_Stats/Nov22RE.pdf |access-date=June 17, 2023 |publisher=Connecticut Secretary of State |format=PDF}}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party
! Active Voters
! Inactive Voters
! Total Voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | 1,299
| align = center | 236
| align = center | 1,535
| align = center | 23.99%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | 1,427
| align = center | 171
| align = center | 1,598
| align = center | 24.97%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| [[Independent voter|Unaffiliated]]
| align = center | 2,549
| align = center | 597
| align = center | 3,146
| align = center | 49.16%
|-
| {{party color cell|Libertarian Party (United States)}}
| Minor Parties
| align = center | 104
| align = center | 16
| align = center | 120
| align = center | 1.88%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | 5,379
! align = center | 1,020
! align = center | 6,399
! align = center | 100%
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |Presidential Election Results<ref>{{Cite web|title=General Election Statements of Vote, 1922 – Current|url=https://authoring.ct.gov//SOTS/Election-Services/Statement-Of-Vote-PDFs/General-Elections-Statement-of-Vote-1922|access-date=December 17, 2020|website=CT Secretary of State}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Election Night Reporting|url=https://ctemspublic.pcctg.net/#/selectTown|access-date=December 17, 2020|website=CT Secretary of State}}</ref>
|-
!Year
![[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
![[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
![[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.4% ''1,876''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.6%''' ''2,262''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.0% ''84''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.2% ''1,462''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.2%''' ''2,052''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.6% ''201''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.6%''' ''1,743''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.4% ''1,570''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.0% ''68''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.4%''' ''1,932''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.5% ''1,674''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.1% ''76''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.5%''' ''1,668''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.3% ''1,628''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.2% ''73''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.6%''' ''1,589''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|38.9% ''1,153''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|7.5% ''222''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''48.8%''' ''1,363''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.5% ''965''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|16.7% ''467''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''37.5%''' ''1,220''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.9% ''1,072''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|29.6% ''960''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.8% ''1,133''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.9%''' ''1,422''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.3% ''31''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.0% ''908''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.7%''' ''1,606''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.3% ''7''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.7% ''870''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.8%''' ''1,206''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|12.5% ''296''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|49.0% ''1,098''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.2%''' ''1,124''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.8% ''18''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.6% ''804''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.2%''' ''1,310''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.2% ''25''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.4%''' ''963''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.0% ''809''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|3.6% ''65''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''73.6%''' ''1,286''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|26.4% ''462''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.1%''' ''890''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.9% ''754''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1956 United States presidential election|1956]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.7% ''604''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.3%''' ''844''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|}

==Notable people==

* [[David Low Dodge]], manager of the first cotton factory in Connecticut and one of the founders of the New York Bible Society and the New York Tract Society, was born in town
* [[Waldo Hutchins]], a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] and member of [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] from [[New York (state)|New York]]
* [[Samuel J. May]], minister and supporter of Prudence Crandall's boarding school for African American females<ref>[The right of colored people to education, vindicated : letters to Andrew T. Judson, Esq. and others in Canterbury, remonstrating with them on their unjust and unjustifiable procedure relative to Miss Crandall and her school for colored females https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_right_of_colored_people_to_education,_vindicated_-_letters_to_Andrew_T._Judson,_Esq._and_others_in_Canterbury_(IA_ASPC0005189100).pdf] by Samuel J. May, Minister of the 1st Church in Brooklyn</ref>
* [[Elijah Paine]] (1757–1842), a Federalist U.S. senator from Vermont (1795–1801) was born in town
* [[Adelaide Ward Peckham]] (1848–1944), bacteriologist, born in town
* [[Israel Putnam]], a general in the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] and a legendary figure in his day, had a farm in Brooklyn, where he died in 1790, and was buried in an above-ground tomb in Brooklyn's South Cemetery<ref>Hubbard, Robert Ernest.  ''Major General Israel Putnam: Hero of the American Revolution,'' pp. 196-9, McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, 2017.  {{ISBN|978-1-4766-6453-8}}.</ref>
* [[John Day Putnam]], Democratic member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]]
* [[Michael Bruce Ross]] (1959–2005) was a serial killer raised on a farm near Brooklyn<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/profile-of-serial-killer-michael-ross-971241|title=Serial Killer Michael Ross, The Roadside Strangler|website=ThoughtCo|date=June 30, 2017|access-date=April 20, 2018|last=Montaldo|first=Charles}}</ref>

==Climate==
The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Brooklyn has a [[marine west coast climate]], abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=819060&cityname=Brooklyn%2C+Connecticut%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Brooklyn, Connecticut]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.brooklynct.org/ Town of Brooklyn, CT] – official website

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{{Windham County, Connecticut}}
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