Wolcott, New Haven County, Connecticut

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Wolcott is a small New England town in New Haven County, Connecticut, known historically as the birthplace of educator and transcendentalist Bronson Alcott.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
areaCode 203
475
birthplaceOf Bronson Alcott
surface form: Amos Bronson Alcott
borders Bristol, Connecticut NERFINISHED
Cheshire, Connecticut, United States
surface form: Cheshire, Connecticut

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category Towns in Connecticut
Towns in New Haven County, Connecticut
country United States of America
county New Haven County
surface form: New Haven County, Connecticut
elevation approximately 981 feet
feature small lakes and reservoirs
wooded hills
FIPSCode 09-87640
GNISFeatureID 0213534
governmentType town meeting
hasElementarySchool Alcott Elementary School
Frisbie Elementary School
Wakelee Elementary School
hasHighSchool Wolcott Public Schools
surface form: Wolcott High School
hasLake Hitchcock Lake NERFINISHED
Scovill Reservoir
Woodtick Reservoir
hasMiddleSchool Tyrrell Middle School
hasNotablePerson Bronson Alcott
surface form: Amos Bronson Alcott
hasPublicLibrary Wolcott Public Library
hasPublicSchoolDistrict Wolcott Public Schools
hasTownHall Wolcott Town Hall
incorporatedAsTown 1796
landUse primarily residential
locatedIn northwestern New Haven County, Connecticut
locatedNear Interstate 84
locatedOn Connecticut Route 69
namedAfter Oliver Wolcott Sr.
surface form: Oliver Wolcott
observesDaylightSavingTime yes
partOfMetropolitanArea New Haven metropolitan area
populationCensus2020 approximately 16,000
postalCode 06716
previousName Farmingbury
region New England
state Connecticut
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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Bronson Alcott placeOfBirth Wolcott, New Haven County, Connecticut