Justin Bette (D) Gregory Kuehn (R) Holly Sullivan (R) Southbury is a town in western New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.

Southbury comprises sprawling rural country areas, suburban neighborhoods, and historic districts.

[3] In the 1800s, water power became essential to the growth of Southbury's industries, which included mills, tanneries, and distilleries.

In November 1937, residents of the farming outpost got word that a man by the name of Wolfgang Jung had purchased 178 acres (0.72 km2) in the town.

Residents objected by calling a town meeting and set up a zoning department with one simple rule, no military activity excluding the United States Army.

[9] In the early 1990s, Southbury was the subject of a lawsuit by the Golden Hill Paugussett Indian Nation.

[11] Towns that border Southbury are Middlebury to the northeast, Oxford to the east and southeast, Newtown to the southwest, Bridgewater to the west, and Roxbury and Woodbury to the north.

The former Southbury Library was converted into a senior center; it also houses the new home of the area Parks & Recreations Department.

In 2006, veteran U.S. House Representative Nancy Johnson was ousted in favor of Democrat Chris Murphy, who carried Southbury, 51–49%.

[22] In the 2008 Presidential Election, Southbury supported Republican John McCain over Democrat Barack Obama.

[23] For the U.S. House, the town narrowly supported Republican David Cappiello over Murphy, the Democratic incumbent who ultimately won in a landslide.

In 2010, Southbury voted in favor of Republican candidates Tom Foley for Governor and Linda McMahon for U.S. Senate.

Southbury again supported the Republican for U.S. House, voting for Sam Caligiuri over the Democrat Murphy by a 56–44% margin.

Current Federal Elected Official for U.S. Congress: Current State Elected Official for Connecticut General Assembly Southbury is part of the Pomperaug Regional School District, region 15, a school system that includes the towns of Southbury and Middlebury.

[36] This policy stems from the fact of overcrowding at town fields, a problem which is plaguing Southbury.

[37] Only a small area of Southbury is covered by water or sewer systems, with the vast majority left to wells and septic.

The Southbury Training School is a residential facility for individuals with developmental disabilities and other mental handicaps.

The 1,400-acre campus contains a mix of large acreages of farmland still occasionally used by patients and 125 residential cottages.

[44] The old library building, at 561 Main Street South, has been converted to hold offices for the Parks and Recreation Department, as well as a new senior center.

[41] The oldest library building was located in South Britain (a section and Historic District of Southbury) and was replaced in 1969.

Utility company employees and volunteers from the Connecticut Audubon Society and other groups are at the observation area to assist visitors.

[49] Eagles are attracted to the spot because the water churning through the dam's hydroelectric turbine keeps the surface from icing over, allowing the birds to fish.

FirstLight Power Resources has submitted a plan to the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control to build a new peak-power plant next to the existing hydroelectric facility.

Its original design and construction allowed for 1,100,000 square feet (100,000 m2) of office space, intended for 2,500 people (later increased as around-the-clock operations began).

[51] It also had 250,000 square feet (23,000 m2) of "raised floor" data center space, originally designed for large-scale water-cooled mainframe operations.

It is designed to attract large corporate partners, or at worst, non-"big box" retailers.

[54] The Southbury Volunteer Firemen's Association, Inc. is a private, member-governed corporation, operating as a non-profit organization and is chartered for the purpose of providing emergency service to the community.

Serving a rural territory which includes several miles of Interstate 84, single family homes, industrial, heavy commercial, institutional, and some multi-family occupancies.

They provide services including Fire Suppression, Motor Vehicle Extrication, Operations level HAZMAT, Confined Space, and Water Rescue to the community.

Until 1978, only SLC members were allowed to join the SAA, which caused difficulties in finding sufficient crew for the ambulance service.