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Ridgefield Connecticut is home to the Keeler Tavern Museum and the prestigious Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra began as the Ridgefield Symphonette in 1965 with 20 players, a third of them professionals. It became fully professional by the end of the decade and changed its name to the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra in 1986. In 1984, Maksim Shostakovich conducted a sold-out concert of music by his father, Dmitri Shostakovich, with the composer's grandson, Dmitri, performing as piano soloist.

Annually, the RSO presents four subscription concerts at the Anne S. Richardson Auditorium at Ridgefield High School, and two chamber music concerts at the Ridgefield Playhouse for the Performing Arts (only one is scheduled in the 2006-07 season), along with an annual "family concert" and performances in Ridgefield schools.

Ridgefield's public open space includes Aldrich Park (65 acres), the previously-disputed Benett's Pond (460 acres), Brewster Farm (103 acres), Florida Refuge (63 acres), Hemlock Hills/Lake Windwing (421 acres), Pine Mountain (368 acres), the Seth Low Pierrepont State Park (313 acres), and the Weir Farms National Historic Site (57 acres). A more complete list, along with descriptions and a few trail maps, can be found the Ridgefield Open Space Association's website. Rules governing the use of this land can be found at town hall, or on ROSA's page.

History

Ridgefield was founded in 1708, when a group of settlers purchased land from the Ramapoo tribe. The most notable historical event to occur there was the Battle of Ridgefield (on April 27, 1777), a Revolutionary War skirmish between colonial militia (led by, among others, Benedict Arnold), and a British force returning from a raid on the colonial supply depot in Danbury, Connecticut. The Keeler Tavern, a local inn and museum, features a British cannonball still lodged in the side of the building. There are many other landmarks from the Revolutionary War in the town, with most along Main Street.

Of the families to settle in Ridgefield, the Rockwells and Lounsburys owned approximately one third of the land in Ridgefield by 1900. Among the major buildings built or owned by this family were the State Police Barracks (at the time, a family home) and the Keeler Tavern. The families lost most of these landholdings in the Great Depression of 1929.

These two families had a tremendous impact on politics, not only in Ridgefield, but at all levels in the United States. At the state level, the Lounsburys supplied two of Connecticut's governors. More recently, the Rockwells and the Lynches (linked through marriage) continued the connection to politics through Patricia Lynch, who married US President Richard Nixon.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 90.6 km² (35.0 mi²). 89.2 km² (34.4 mi²) of it is land and 1.4 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (1.52%) is water. The town is bordered by Westchester County, New York to the west, Danbury, Connecticut to the north, Wilton, Connecticut to the south and Redding, Connecticut to the east.

The town has a Metro North railroad station called Branchville.

Schools

The public school system of Ridgefield comprises 9 schools. The 6 elementary schools are Veterans Park, Branchville, Farmingville, Scotland, Barlow Mountain, and Ridgebury. Scotts Ridge and East Ridge are the town's middle schools. The one high school is Ridgefield High School. Ridgefield High School's team is the Tigers.

As of the census² of 2000, there were 23,643 people, 8,433 households, and 6,611 families residing in the town. The population density was 265.1/km² (686.7/mi²). There were 8,877 housing units at an average density of 99.5/km² (257.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.12% White, 0.62% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American, 2.08% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.97% of the population.

There were 8,433 households out of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the town the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 3.2% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $107,351, and the median income for a family was $127,981. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $50,236 for females. The per capita income for the town was $51,795. About 1.3% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

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