Newtown is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 25,031 at the 2000 census. Newtown was founded in 1705 and incorporated in 1711.
Elected to a two year term, the Board of Selectmen supervise the administration of the affairs of the town, except those matters which by the General Statute or Town Charter are exclusively committed to the Board of Education or other departments. They are led by a First Selectman, ...
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Newtown is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 25,031 at the 2000 census. Newtown was founded in 1705 and incorporated in 1711.
Elected to a two year term, the Board of Selectmen supervise the administration of the affairs of the town, except those matters which by the General Statute or Town Charter are exclusively committed to the Board of Education or other departments. They are led by a First Selectman, who is the Chief Executive and Administrative Officer of the Town.
The Borough of Newtown occupies about 1,252 acres (or roughly a square mile) in the central part of town. Incorporated in 1824 by an act of the Connecticut General Assembly, it is one of only nine boroughs in the State.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 60.38 square miles (153.0 km²), of which, 57.8 square miles (149.6 km²) of it is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²) of it (2.22%) is water.
Newtown is the state's fifth largest town in...
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