Editing Colebrook, Connecticut

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Colebrook, Connecticut
| settlement_type          = [[New England town|Town]]
| image_skyline            = ColebrookCT TownHall.jpg
| image_caption            = Colebrook town hall
| image_seal               = Colebrook, CT Seal.png 
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| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state]]
| subdivision_name1        = {{flag|Connecticut}}
| subdivision_type2        = [[County (United States)|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Litchfield County, Connecticut|Litchfield]]
| subdivision_type3        = [[Councils of governments in Connecticut|Region]]
| subdivision_name3        = [[Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut|Northwest Hills]]
| established_title        = Incorporated
| established_date         = 1779
| government_type          = [[Board of selectmen|Selectman-town meeting]]
| leader_title             = First selectman
| leader_name              = Christopher L. Johnstone (R)
| leader_title1            = Selectman
| leader_name1             = Kate Kennedy  (R)
| leader_title2            = Selectman
| leader_name2             = Ernie Marmer (D)
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_total_km2           = 85.3
| area_total_sq_mi         = 
| area_land_km2            = 81.7
| area_land_sq_mi          =
| area_water_km2           = 3.6
| area_water_sq_mi         = 
| elevation_m              = 293
| elevation_ft             = 961
| population_footnotes     = <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061015003016/http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2005_9.csv U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates]</ref>
| population_total         = 1361
| population_as_of         = 2020
| population_density_km2   = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = 
| timezone                 = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset               = -5
| timezone_DST             = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset_DST           = -4
| postal_code_type         = ZIP code
| postal_code              = 06021
| area_code                = [[Area codes 860 and 959|860/959]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 09-16050
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 0213410
| website                  = {{URL|www.townofcolebrook.org}}
}}
'''Colebrook''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Litchfield County, Connecticut|Litchfield County]], [[Connecticut]], United States. The population was 1,361 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US0900516050| title=Census - Geography Profile: Colebrook town, Litchfield County, Connecticut| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=November 27, 2021}}</ref> The town is part of the [[Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut|Northwest Hills Planning Region]]. Colebrook was named after [[Colebrooke, Devon|Colebrooke]] in the English county of [[Devon]]; the reason is now unknown.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Connecticut Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qoEyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA331 |year=1903 |publisher=Connecticut Magazine Company |page=331}}</ref>

==Geography==
Colebrook is in northeastern Litchfield County and is bounded to the east by [[Hartford County, Connecticut]], and to the north by [[Berkshire County, Massachusetts|Berkshire]] and [[Hampden County, Massachusetts|Hampden County]] in [[Massachusetts]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|85.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|81.7|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|3.6|km2|order=flip}}, or 4.23%, are water. Colebrook River Lake and West Branch Reservoir, both on the West Branch of the [[Farmington River]], are in the northeastern part of the town. The [[Algonquin State Forest]] is in the central part of the town.

Colebrook is {{convert|15|mi}} north of [[Torrington, Connecticut|Torrington]] and {{convert|30|mi}} northwest of [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]], the state capitol.

===Principal communities===
*Colebrook center
*North Colebrook
*Robertsville

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1820= 1274
|1850= 1317
|1860= 1375
|1870= 1141
|1880= 1148
|1890= 1098
|1900= 684
|1910= 557
|1920= 492
|1930= 564
|1940= 547
|1950= 592
|1960= 791
|1970= 1020
|1980= 1221
|1990= 1365
|2000= 1471
|2010= 1485
|2020= 1361
|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 2000, there were 1,471 people, 566 households, and 419 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|46.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 656 housing units at an average density of {{convert|20.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 97.01% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.68% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.61% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.88% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.82% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.45% of the population.

There were 566 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $58,684, and the median income for a family was $64,286. Males had a median income of $42,647 versus $35,987 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $29,789. About 1.4% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 31, 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/Registration_and_Enrollment_Stats/Nov23RE-Rev2.pdf|title=Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 31, 2023|publisher=Connecticut Secretary of State|format=PDF|access-date=December 23, 2023}}</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 | 285
| align = center | 12
| align = center | 297
| align = center | 25.87%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | 329
| align = center | 21
| align = center | 350
| align = center | 30.49%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| [[Independent voter|Unaffiliated]]
| align = center | 453
| align = center | 30
| align = center | 483
| align = center | 42.07%
|-
| {{party color cell|Minor Parties (United States)}}
| [[Third Party (United States)|Minor Parties]]
| align = center | 17
| align = center | 2
| align = center | 19
| align = center | 1.66%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | 1,084
! align = center | 64
! align = center | 1,148
! 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 21, 2020|website=CT Secretary of State}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Election Night Reporting|url=https://ctemspublic.pcctg.net/#/selectTown|access-date=December 21, 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}}|40.8% ''403''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.0%''' ''563''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.2% ''22''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.1% ''324''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.8%''' ''528''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.1% ''46''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.4% ''380''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.9%''' ''462''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.7% ''14''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.8%''' 460
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.5% ''421''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.7% ''24''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.9%''' ''458''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.8% ''429''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|3.3% ''30''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''45.6%''' ''374''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.5% ''373''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|8.9% ''73''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''46.7%''' ''345''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.2% ''275''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|16.1% ''119''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''44.4%''' ''379''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|30.4% ''259''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|25.2% ''215''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.9%''' ''376''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.9% ''354''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.2% ''9''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.3% ''241''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.4%''' ''480''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.3% ''2''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.6% ''243''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.1%''' ''355''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|17.3%''125''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.4% ''274''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.1%''' ''369''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.5% ''3''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.8% ''211''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''62.1%''' ''366''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.1% ''12''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.8% ''195''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.4%''' ''291''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.8% ''30''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''63.7%''' ''295''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.3% ''198''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32.1% ''151''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''67.9%''' ''319''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1956 United States presidential election|1956]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|20.6% ''90''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''79.4%''' ''346''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|}

==Transportation==
The town is served by Connecticut Routes [[Connecticut Route 8|8]], [[Connecticut Route 182|182]], and [[Connecticut Route 183|183]]. Route 8 leads south {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Winsted, Connecticut|Winsted]] and north {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Sandisfield, Massachusetts]]. Route 182 leads west {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[U.S. Route 44#Connecticut|U.S. Route 44]] in [[Norfolk, Connecticut|Norfolk]], while Route 183 leads south {{convert|6|mi|0}} to Winsted and northwest {{convert|12|mi}} to [[New Marlborough, Massachusetts]].

==Education==

It is in the zone for [[Northwestern Regional School District No. 7]]: Northwestern Regional Middle School and [[Northwestern Regional High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nwr7.com/district/about-us|title=About Us|publisher=[[Northwestern Regional School District No. 7]]|accessdate=May 19, 2021}}</ref>

==Notable locations==
*[[Rock Hall (Colebrook, Connecticut)|Rock Hall]], a building designed by architect [[Addison Mizner]], listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

==Wind farm siting==
[[Wind power in Connecticut#Connecticut Wind Colebrook Project|Wind Colebrook]] was a proposal to build the state's first utility scale [[wind turbine]] project, for which permitting was ultimately denied.

[http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/20140916/NEWS01/140919963/cts-first-commercial-wind-project-wins-legal-battle BNE Energy] was cleared to build three wind turbines in Colebrook and two 2.85MW, 100m-diameter turbines were installed in 2015. A third (3.8MW, 130m rotor diameter) turbine is planned for installation by 2021. According to BNE Energy's quarterly generation reports to PURA, the Colebrook wind farm has slightly exceeded the planned level of energy generation, with 12,742MWh generated in 2016 and 12,706MWh generated in 2017. The wind farm, according to these figures, is operating at about 30 percent of its rated capacity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nornow.org/2018/09/02/new-turbine-planned-colebrook-site/|title = A New Turbine is Planned for Colebrook Site|date = September 2, 2018}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Roy Chapman Andrews]], inspired the movie character Indiana Jones.
* [[Rufus Babcock]], second president of [[Colby College]]; born in North Colebrook
* [[Donald Barr]] (1921–2004), novelist, educator, and book reviewer for ''The New York Times''; retired to Colebrook in the 1980s<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/10/nyregion/donald-barr-82-headmaster-and-science-honors-educator.html | work=The New York Times | first=Wolfgang | last=Saxon | title=Donald Barr, 82, Headmaster and Science Honors Educator | date=February 10, 2004}}</ref>
* [[Abiram Chamberlain]] (1837–1911), the 60th [[governor of Connecticut]]; born in Colebrook
* [[Jonathan Edwards (the younger)]] (1745–1801), theologian; lived and preached in Colebrook for four years
* [[Eric Foner]] (born 1943), Columbia University professor, author, and noted Civil War historian <ref>{{cite news |last1=Kennedy |first1=Tracy |title=Colebrook celebrates freedom, national identity |url=http://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/Colebrook-celebrates-freedom-national-identity-12147829.php |access-date=May 6, 2023 |work=The Register Citizen |publisher=Hearst Media Services Connecticut, LLC |date=July 5, 2007}}</ref>
* [[Hiram Griswold]] (1807–1881), member of the Ohio Senate and defense lawyer of [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leavenworth-times-taken-to-the-tomb/131253445/ |title=Taken to the Tomb |date=October 14, 1881 |newspaper=[[Leavenworth Times|The Leavenworth Times]] |page=4 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=September 5, 2023}}{{Open access}}</ref>
* [[Harris Merton Lyon]], short story writer; lived in North Colebrook<ref>Max J. Puzel, ''The Man in the Mirror: William Marion Reedy and His Magazine'', [[University of Missouri Press]], 1998, pp. 256-259 [https://books.google.com/books?id=JXvhtZdUbjMC&pg=PA255&dq=%22Harris+Merton+Lyon%22#PPA259,M1]</ref>
* [[Christine Negroni]] (1956- ), noted aviation and travel writer; part-time resident of the town{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}}
* [[James Phelps (congressman)|James Phelps]] (1822–1900), judge, Connecticut state legislator and [[United States House of Representatives|US congressman]]; born in Colebrook
* [[Lancelot Phelps]] (1784–1866), congressman and father to James Phelps
* [[Ammi Phillips]] (1788–1865), artist; born in Colebrook
* [[Thomas Robbins (minister)|Thomas Robbins]] (1777–1856), Congregational minister, bibliophile, and antiquarian; died in Colebrook
* [[Julius Rockwell]] (1805–1888), judge and congressman from Massachusetts; born in Colebrook

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Connecticut}}
*[http://www.townofcolebrook.org/ Official website]
*[https://www.colebrookhistoricalsociety.org/ Colebrook Historical Society]

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