Roxbury, Connecticut Roxbury, Connecticut Official seal of Roxbury, Connecticut Location in Litchfield County, Connecticut Location in Litchfield County, Connecticut State Connecticut Roxbury is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.
4.1 Roads in Roxbury on the List of Connecticut State Scenic Highways Roxbury, whose Indian name was "Shepaug", a Mahican name signifiying "rocky water", was settled about the year 1713.
Mine Hill and its minerals have been associated with Roxbury since the middle of the 18th century.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 26.3 square miles (68 km2), of which, 26.2 square miles (68 km2) of it is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.23%) is water.
Three places in Roxbury, Connecticut are encompassed on the National Register of Historic Places listing. They are: Roxbury Center (CT 67, Weller's Bridge Rd., South and Church Streets); 32 buildings in designated small-town historic district.
Roxbury Station Historic District (added 2009) (CT 67, Botsford Hill, Hodge, and Mine Hill Roads) See also: List of Connecticut locations by per capita income As of the census of 2000, there were 2,136 citizens , 848 homeholds, and 620 families residing in the town.
The populace density was 81.4 citizens per square mile (31.4/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town was 97.24% White, 0.23% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.66% from other competitions, and 0.75% from two or more competitions.
There were 848 homeholds out of which 29.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 34.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $87,794, and the median income for a family was $97,672.
About 3.0% of families and 3.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
Route 67 is the chief thoroughfare in the town, connecting it to New Milford and Southbury.
The town is also served by secondary highways, Route 199 (to Washington) and Route 317 (to Woodbury).
Roads in Roxbury on the List of Connecticut State Scenic Highways The following roads are Connecticut State Scenic Highways: Connecticut Route 317; 0.40 from Painter Hill Road, west to Route 67.
Connecticut Route 67; 0.87 mile from Ranny Hill Road, south to 0.30 mile south of Route 317.
Connecticut Route 67; 2.90 miles from the Roxbury/Bridgewater Town line, east to Ranny Hill Road.
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