Profile for Brookfield, Connecticut, CT

Brookfield is on the Still River

Former and merged names include:
· Newberry

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 26. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 1.6 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• BowlFest - June 3, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Candlewood Lake

Historic sites and museums: Brookfield Museum and Historical Society

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

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Archives (1)

Cemeteries (32)

Colleges (1)

Communities (7)

Hotels (19)

Libraries (8)

Museums (3)

Parks (1)

Wineries (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Brookfield demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Fairfield County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Danbury area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 06804 ZIP code.

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13% of Brookfield residents report German ancestry, and 18% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Brookfield ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Brookfield
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Post a query on a message board:

• Fairfield County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - CT data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Court, land & probate records
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• Courts in Connecticut
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• Crime in Fairfield County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
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• Independent living centers in Connecticut
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Brookfield was $37,063, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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44% of Brookfield residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Brookfield festival dates:

• BowlFest - June 3, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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• Post history questions in Fairfield County genealogy forum

Median rent in Brookfield, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $873.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,713.

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Libraries in Brookfield include Brookfield Library ... View libraries

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The average commute time for Brookfield workers is 30 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 4 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Brookfield between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.6 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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