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Town of Bethany, 06524
Bethany, CT still retains the small town rural atmosphere while offering easy access to New Haven, Bridgeport and Waterbury. It is located Northwest of New Haven on a plateau between the Naugatuck and West Rivers. The topography is rolling with abundant woods and farmland. Bethany Lake and Lake Chamberlain are its main bodies of water. Bethany was first settled in 1717 as a part of Amity Parish and named as a parish of Woodbridge in 1762 when the Congregational Church was established. It was separated from Woodbridge and incorporated as Connecticut's 132nd town in May 1832. Grades kindergarten through 6th are at the Bethany Community School. Junior High and Senior High are regional with the Amity Junior High in Bethany and the Amity Senior High in Woodbridge. The town's library, Clark Memorial Library, was remodeled and expanded in 1995. Bethany will probably retain its low-density rural residential character by land use controls and selective open space acquisition. It is presently one of the area's true rural communities. The community is seeking "scenic route" designation for route 69 to protect one of the region's key visual resources.
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