Sherman, Connecticut

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Sherman, Connecticut
settlement_type = Town


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mapsize = 250px
map_caption = Location in Connecticut
established_title = Incorporated
established_date = 1802
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government_type = Selectman-town meeting


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subdivision_type = NECTA
subdivision_name = Danbury
subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_name1 = Housatonic Valley
leader_title = First selectman
leader_name = Andrea B. O'Connor
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area_total_km2 = 60.6
area_land_km2 = 56.5
area_water_km2 = 4.0
area_total_sq_mi = 23.4
population_as_of = 2000
population_total = 3827
population_density_km2 = 73
population_density_sq_mi = 189
timezone = Eastern
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = Eastern
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area_land_sq_mi = 21.8
area_water_sq_mi = 1.6
elevation_m = 142
elevation_ft = 466
latd = 41 |latm = 34 |lats = 46 |latNS = N
longd = 73 |longm = 29 |longs = 44 |longEW = W
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postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 06784
area_code = 860
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blank_info = 09-68310
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0213505
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website = http://www.townofshermanct.org/

Sherman is the northernmost town of Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 3,827 at the 2000 census. The town is named for New Haven's Founding Father, Roger Sherman.

Sherman has been named "Best Small Town in Connecticut" three times by Connecticut Magazine.

The Appalachian Trail goes through the northern end of Sherman. Part of Squantz Pond State Park is in the town.

Sherman has one area on the National Register of Historic Places: The Sherman Historic District, bounded roughly by the intersection of Old Greenswood Road and Route 37, northeast past the intersection of Route 37 East and Route 39 North and Sawmill Road. The district was added to the National Register on August 31, 1991.

Sherman is the only town in Fairfield County with the 860 area code; the remainder of the county uses 203.

Education

There is one public school in Sherman, named Sherman School (http://www.shermanschool.com/) its enrollment is about 450 students from pre-school to grade 8. There is no high school in Sherman; therefore students are given a choice of six high schools that Sherman will pay for them to attend (New Milford High School, New Fairfield High School, Brookfield High School, Henry Abbott Tech, Shepaug High School, and Nonnewaug High School). The principal of Sherman School is Mary Boylan. The Sherman School was named amongst the top four schools in the State of Connecticut.Fact|date=October 2008

Notable people, past and present

*Arshile Gorky, an abstract expressionist painter, lived in Sherman. He is buried in North Cemetery in town. He lived on Spring Lake Road in Sherman.
*Mikhail Baryshnikov lived in Sherman for a time with his family.
*Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney, also has a home in Sherman.

Geography

There are many hills and According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 23.4 square miles (60.5 km²), of which, 21.8 square miles (56.5 km²) of it is land and 1.6 square miles (4.0 km²) of it (6.68%) is water.

Naromiyocknowhusunkatankshunk Brook

Sherman is the location of the Naromiyocknowhusunkatankshunk Brook (29 letters), on the north end of town near the New Milford border. The Indian name means "water flowing from the hills," (the English wording is 17 letters long). The Naromi Land Trust in Sherman derived its name from the brook. [ [http://www.naromi.org/] Home Web page of the Naromi Land Trust Web site, accessed August 11, 2006]

For some time the brook was officially known as "Morrissey" Brook (9 letters), but an official name change was put into Public Act 01-194, "An Act Concerning Certain Real Property Transactions," which was approved July 11, 2001. [ [http://www.cga.ct.gov/2001/act/Pa/2001PA-00194-R00HB-06070-PA.htm] Web page for Public Act 01-194 at Connecticut General Assembly Web site, accessed August 11, 2001] The 29-letter name was noted in an 1882 book, "History of the Towns of New Milford and Bridgewater, 1703-1882," by Samuel Orcutt. [ [http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ct/litchfield/history/1882/historyo/namesand11gms.txt] Web page reproducing part of the text of "History of the Towns of New Milford and Bridgewater, 1703-1882," by Samuel Orcutt at RootsWeb.com Web site, accessed August 11, 2006]

Candlewood Lake

Candlewood Lake stretches from Danbury in the south, north to Sherman at a park named Veterans' Field. The lake is the largest in Connecticut. It is artificial, created for the Rocky River hydro electric power plant in New Milford, on the Housatonic River. The water is pumped through a large pipe into the lake.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 3,827 people, 1,434 households, and 1,092 families residing in the town. The population density was 175.6 people per square mile (67.8/km²). There were 1,606 housing units at an average density of 73.7/sq mi (28.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.36% White, 0.55% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.63% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.72% of the population.

There were 1,434 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 3.2% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $76,202, and the median income for a family was $81,996. Males had a median income of $61,513 versus $42,134 for females. The per capita income for the town was $39,070. About 2.6% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.litchfieldhills.com/app/index.jsp Northeast Connecticut Convention and Visitors Bureau]
* [http://www.naromi.org/ Naromi Land Trust]
* [http://Shermanvfd.org/ Sherman Volunteer Fire Department]