Botsford, Connecticut

{{Short description | Village in Newtown, Connecticut, United States}}

{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Botsford, Connecticut

| official_name = Village of Bostford

| settlement_type = Census-designated place

| image_skyline = Botsford station site 055.JPG

| image_caption = Botsford on a rainy afternoon, April 22, 2012

| imagesize = 200px

| image_map = Western Connecticut incorporated and unincorporated areas, Botsford CDP highlighted.svg

| mapsize = 250px

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Location within the Western Connecticut Planning Region and the state of Connecticut

| pushpin_map = Connecticut#USA

| pushpin_label = Bostford

| pushpin_label_position = left

| pushpin_map_caption =

| coordinates = {{coord|41|21|59|N|73|15|25|W|region:US-CT|display=inline,title}}

| established_title =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Connecticut}}

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Fairfield

| subdivision_type3 = City

| subdivision_name3 = Newtown

| timezone = Eastern

| utc_offset = -5:00

| timezone_DST = Eastern

| utc_offset_DST = -4:00

| postal_code_type = ZIP Code

| postal_code = 06404

| area_code = 203/475

}}

Botsford is a village of Newtown in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The town of Newtown has one political body, but consists of multiple geographic subdivisions. It currently contains a fire department and post office.{{Cite web|url=https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm?locationType=po&searchRadius=20|access-date=2020-09-15 |title=PO Locator {{!}} USPS}} (search on "Botsford, CT"){{Cite web|url=http://botsfordfirerescue.com/|title=Botsford Fire Rescue – Botsford, CT|website=botsfordfirerescue.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-26}} CT 25 runs along the western part of the village. Botsford was listed as a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census.{{Cite gnis|2812663|Botsford Census Designated Place}}

Robert Winkler, naturalist and author of Going Wild: Adventures with Birds in the Suburban Wilderness, is a resident.{{cite web |url=http://pages.cthome.net/rwinkler/index.htm |title=Robert Winkler, nature writer and author of "Going Wild: Adventures with Birds in the Suburban Wilderness": Excerpts, reviews, bird photos, outdoor photography articles, links |accessdate=2007-05-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518073240/http://pages.cthome.net/rwinkler/index.htm |archivedate=2007-05-18 }} Web page titled "Robert Winkler, Nature Writer", has his mailing address in Botsford; accessed May 2, 2007

The Connecticut Green Industries Council, a partner of UConn in the NextGenCT project is headquartered in town.{{Cite web | url=https://nextgenct.uconn.edu/supporters/ | title=Supporters {{pipe}} Next Generation Connecticut| date=28 May 2014}} The Council also routinely testifies on agricultural and certain local matters to the Connecticut General Assembly.{{cite web |url=https://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/EDdata/Tmy/2012SB-00024-R000222-Bob%20Heffernan-TMY.PDF |title=Formal statement |date=February 22, 2011 |website=www.cga.ct.gov |access-date=2020-06-28}}