color. The house still includes the owners' original furniture and knickknacks. Roseland was designed (under Bowen's direction) by architect Joseph C. Wells. The design was influenced by the design books of architectural critic Andrew Jackson Downing. Fine Homebuilding magazine named Roseland one of the 25 most important houses in America in its 2006 Fine Homebuilding Houses Annual Issue. Roseland Cottage was purchased by Historic New England in 1970 and is currently open to the public for tours. Events The Woodstock Fair, run by the Woodstock Agricultural Society (established in 1846) has been held since 1860. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km or 2.10%) is water. It is the second-largest town in Connecticut in terms of land area (after New Milford). Principal communities East Woodstock Harrisville Kenyonville Lake Bungee North Woodstock Quasset Lake South Woodstock West Woodstock Witches Woods Woodstock Hill (town center) Woodstock Valley Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 7,964 people, 3,151 households, and 2,330 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 3,582 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.2% White, 0.4% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.000001% Pacific Islander, 0.4% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population. Of the 3,151 households: 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.93. In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 35.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $81,705, and the median income for a family was $102,008. Males had