Wolcott

Wolcott CT

Wolcott is a residential town located in northern New Haven County between New Haven and Hartford.  The town was settled in the 1730s by English settlers of the Connecticut Colony and was known as Farmingbury.  In 1796, Wolcott was renamed after Governor Oliver Wolcott who cast the deciding vote in favor of the town being incorporated.

Wolcott has a land area of 21.6 miles and a population of about 16,200.  It also has five large bodies of water which are lakes/reservoirs.

There are three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school as well as a Youth Center and Sports Complex.  Other recreational areas include Woodtick Recreational Area, Farmingbury Hills Golf Course, and Peterson Park.  The Mattatuck Trail, one of Connecticut’s finest hiking trails, begins in Wolcott.  The 35-mile trail heads in a northwesterly direction from Wolcott to Cornwall where it joins the Appalachian Trail.

Some of Wolcott’s most famous residents include clockmaker Seth Thomas, Amos Bronson Alcott, an educator philosopher and poet, and his daughter, Louisa May Alcott, the author of Little Women.