Bethel, CT

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Bethel, Connecticut

Introduction to Bethel, Connecticut

Bethel, Connecticut, in Fairfield county, is 2 miles SE of Danbury, Connecticut and 52 miles NE of New York, New York. The town is in the Danbury area. There are 18,067 residents in Bethel.

Bethel History

Bethel was first settled in by Europeans in the early 1700s. The first houses here were constructed in the 1730s and 1740s. At that time, it was a parish of Danbury. The town of Bethel was officially incorporated in 1855. The word “Bethel” means “House of God.” The community was named after the biblical location and a number of places in Bethel are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Bethel and nearby Attractions

John Jay Homestead Historic Site
Danbury Museum and Historical Society
Military Museum of Southern New England
Beardsley Zoological Gardens
Captain's Cove Seaport
Parloa Field

Things To Do In Bethel

Bethel offers easy access to the John Jay Homestead Historic Site and the Weir Farm National Historic Site, which was once the summer retreat of American painter J. Alden Weir. The town of Bethel offers some amazing recreational facilities at the local parks. In addition, one can plan a day trip to the Beardsley Zoological Gardens, the Captain's Cove Seaport or the Quassy Amusement Park.

Bethel Transportation

Danbury Municipal is the nearest airport.

Bethel Higher Education

Western Connecticut State University and the University of Bridgeport offer opportunities for higher education.

High Points

Bethel strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Connecticut):

Category	Trophy
Low Property Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 3%
Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 7%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Bethel, CT

Comparing Bethel to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Connecticut (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Male Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Age of the Population
Racial Diversity
Female Share of the Population
Senior Citizens

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

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Category	Value
Near Medium City	2 miles SE of Danbury, Connecticut (center to center)
Nearest Large City	52 miles NE of New York, New York
County	Fairfield
Standard Zip Codes	06801
Phone Area Codes	203
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	41.371
Longitude	-73.413

Station	DANBURY
Distance	2 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 35 F
Apr Temp	36 to 60 F
Jul Temp	61 to 84 F
Oct Temp	40 to 62 F
Annual Precip	51.7 inches

Station	NORWALK GAS PLANT
Distance	17.6 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 37 F
Apr Temp	38 to 60 F
Jul Temp	63 to 84 F
Oct Temp	40 to 64 F
Annual Precip	48.3 inches

Station	STAMFORD 5 N
Distance	19 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 38 F
Apr Temp	38 to 62 F
Jul Temp	62 to 85 F
Oct Temp	42 to 65 F
Annual Precip	52.7 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	18,067	100%
Male	8,809	48.8%
Female	9,258	51.2%
Under 18	4,925	27.3%
18+	13,142	72.7%
65+	1,847	10.2%
Median Age	37.1
Average Family Size	3.23
White	16,692	92.4%
African-American	228	1.3%
Asian	641	3.5%
American Indian & Alaskan	28	0.2%
Other	197	1.1%
Mixed Race	274	1.5%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	669	3.7%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	18,760
Growth	693
Growth %	3.8%

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	20.2%
Irish	17.5%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	9.7%
German	9.1%
English	7%
US/American	6.7%
Polish	6%
French (except Basque)	2%
Russian	1.8%
Swedish	1.8%
Portuguese	1.7%
Scottish	1.4%
Brazilian	1.2%
Hungarian	1.1%
French Canadian	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	1%
Greek	0.9%
Lithuanian	0.9%
British	0.7%
Norwegian	0.7%
Slovak	0.6%
Swiss	0.5%
Dutch	0.5%
Canadian	0.5%
European	0.5%
Haitian	0.4%
Czech	0.4%
Czechoslovakian	0.4%
Ukrainian	0.4%
Austrian	0.4%
Croatian	0.4%
Danish	0.4%
Lebanese	0.4%
Welsh	0.2%
Bulgarian	0.2%
Latvian	0.2%
Arab/Arabic	0.2%

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Bethel Public Library 189 Greenwood Ave. Bethel, Connecticut (203) 794-8756

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