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POPULATION: 8,593
SQUARE MILES: 31.5
SCHOOLS
- 1 Elementary School
- 1 Middle School
- 1 High School
MEDICAL FACILITIES
A 30 minute car ride to Danbury and Norwalk Hospital. In addition, the Danbury and Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Associations are available to Redding residents.
RECREATION
Redding has many trails for hiking, biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing and 4 ponds available for fishing. There is an active Parks and Recreation Department, several public tennis courts, fields for soccer, baseball, football and lacrosse, and a full complement of seniro citizen activites. The Highstead Arboretum contains a museum and walking trails. A private golf and tennis club is located within town borders.
- Parks
Topstone Park, Putnam Memorial State Park, Collis P. Huntington State Park
VOLUNTEER SERVICES
Redding has many opportunities for volunteering. Some of the many community organizations include The League of Women Voters, The Redding Garden Club, the Redding Arts Council, The Connecticut Opera Alliance, The Redding Historical Society, the National Charity League, Neighbors and Newcomers and the American Association of University Women, Georgetown Lions Club, Daughters of the American Revolution, Nonpartisan Action for A Better Redding, and the Redding Preservation Society.
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TRANSPORTATION
- Public Transportation
Metro North Commuter Railway to New York City (55 minutes). SweetHart bus provides door-to-door service for Ridgefield, Bethel, and Danbury for all residents who give advance notice.
HISTORICAL SITES
- Putnam Memorial State Park used during the Revolutionary War as a campsite. A 42 ft. memorial obelisk inside the park gates was erected in 1888 and a statue of General Israel Putnam guards the entrance.
- Little Red Brick Schoolhouse - Built in 1789 and is one of the few brick schoolhouses in Connecticut still standing.
- Collis P. Huntington State Park - Old stomping grounds of Pootatuck Indian Chief Chickens Warrups in the 1700’s.
- The Old Town House on the Green - Built in the 1700’s and rebuilt in 1834.
HOUSES OF WORSHIPThere are many houses of worship for various denominations in town.
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