Middlebury is a

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in New Haven County,

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, United States. The

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was 7,574 at the 2020 census. The town is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. It is a suburb of the nearby city of

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to its south, and is on the northern fringe of the

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History

Middlebury was incorporated as a town in 1807, and named from its central position relative to

, Woodbury, and Southbury.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.79%, is water. Towns that border Middlebury are Southbury, Woodbury, Watertown,

, Naugatuck and

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 6,451 people, 2,398 households, and 1,832 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 2,494 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.12%

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, 0.36%

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, 0.06% Native American, 1.30% Asian, 0.03%

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, 0.26% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.22% of the population. There were 2,398 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were

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living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.09. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $70,469, and the median income for a family was $81,370. Males had a median income of $51,925 versus $37,104 for females. The

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for the town was $33,056. About 2.3% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the

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, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over. As of 2010, it is estimated that there are 7,575 (+17.4% from 2000) people in Middlebury. From 2000 to 2021, the estimated median income has risen to $108,653 (+54.2%). The estimated median home & condo value has risen to $321,100 (+94%).

Local media

* Waterbury Republican-American – A Waterbury-based independent daily newspaper serving Barkhamsted, Beacon Falls, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Burlington, Canaan, Cheshire, Colebrook, Cornwall, Falls Village, Goshen, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Middlebury, Morris, Naugatuck, New Hartford, New Milford, Norfolk, Oxford, Plymouth, Prospect, Roxbury, Salisbury, Seymour, Sharon, Southbury, Southington, Thomaston, Torrington, Warren, Washington, Waterbury, Watertown, Wolcott, Woodbury, Winsted * ''Voices'' – A Southbury-based newspaper serving Southbury, Middlebury, Oxford, Seymour, Naugatuck, Woodbury, Bethlehem, New Preston, Washington, Washington Depot, Roxbury, Bridgewater, Monroe, Sandy Hook, and Newtown. * ''Middlebury Bee-Intelligencer'' – A Middlebury-based independent newspaper.

Notable people

* William Hawkins Abbott (1819–1901), born in Middlebury, pioneering petroleum refiner and businessman * Shane Bannon (1989–present), Former NFL Running Back * Mike Borkowski (1973–present), professional race car driver *

Naum Gabo Naum Gabo (born Naum Neemia Pevsner; Russian language, Russian: Наум Борисович Певзнер; Hebrew language, Hebrew: נחום נחמיה פבזנר) (23 August 1977) was an influential sculptor, theorist, and key figure in Russia's ...

(1890–1977), world-famous modernist sculptor, the founder of Constructivism in Moscow in 1919, lived in Middlebury beginning in 1953 * Grant Goodeve (1976–present), actor * A. W. Haydon (1906–1982), American inventor lived in Middlebury from 1965 to his death in 1982 * John G. Rowland (2006–present), former Connecticut Governor who resigned and pleaded guilty in federal court to a one-count with conspiracy to commit

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and

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* Katie Stevens (1992–present), ''American Idol'' contestant

Culture and notable features

* Josiah Bronson House, built in 1738 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 * Quassy Amusement Park, (1908–present), one of the nation's oldest

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s in continuous operation

Pictures

File:PostcardMiddleburyCTWestoverSchool1912.jpg, Westover School on Village Green, File:PostcardLibraryTownHallMiddleburyCT1910.jpg, Town Hall/Library and Congregational Church,

References

External links

* {{authority control Towns in New Haven County, Connecticut Towns in the New York metropolitan area Towns in Connecticut Towns in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut