Fairfield County, Connecticut
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US state : | Connecticut |
Administrative headquarters : | none |
Foundation : | 1666 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 916,829 (2010) |
Population density : | 565.6 inhabitants / km 2 |
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Total area : | 2168 km² |
Water surface : | 547 km² |
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Fairfield County is a county in the state of Connecticut in the United States . It is located in the southwest of the state and had 916,829 inhabitants (Census 2010) with a population density of 565.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The area of the county covers 2168 square kilometers, of which 547 square kilometers is water. The largest city is Bridgeport , it is also the traditional administrative center. However, in Connecticut all local administrative functions have been transferred to the communities.
geography
Fairfield County borders Litchfield and New Haven Counties to the north and east , Long Island Sound to the south, and New York State to the west . The county is approximately 25 miles from New Haven and approximately 50 miles from New York City .
history
Fairfield County was one of the four founding counties in 1666.
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1790 | 36,250 | - | |
1800 | 38.208 | 5.4% | |
1810 | 40,950 | 7.2% | |
1820 | 42,734 | 4.4% | |
1830 | 47.010 | 10% | |
1840 | 49,917 | 6.2% | |
1850 | 59,775 | 19.7% | |
1860 | 77,476 | 29.6% | |
1870 | 95.276 | 23% | |
1880 | 112.042 | 17.6% | |
1890 | 150,081 | 34% | |
1900 | 184.203 | 22.7% | |
1910 | 245.322 | 33.2% | |
1920 | 320.936 | 30.8% | |
1930 | 386.702 | 20.5% | |
1940 | 418.384 | 8.2% | |
1950 | 504,342 | 20.5% | |
1960 | 653,589 | 29.6% | |
1970 | 792.814 | 21.3% | |
1980 | 807.143 | 1.8% | |
1990 | 827.645 | 2.5% | |
2000 | 882,567 | 6.6% | |
2010 | 916,829 | 3.9% | |
Before 1900, 1900–1990, 2000 2010 |
As of the 2000 census , the county had a population of 882,567. There were 324,232 households and 228,259 families. The population density was 545 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 79.31 percent white, 10.01 percent African American, 0.20 percent Native American, 3.25 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 4.70 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.88 percent of the total population.
Of the 324,232 households, 34.2 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 55.5 percent were married couples living together, 11.5 percent were single mothers. 29.6 percent were not families. 24.0 percent were single households and 9.4 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.18.
For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.6 percent of residents under the age of 18, 7.0 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 30.9 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 23.3 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 13.3 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 89.6 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 65,249 , and the median income for a family is $ 77,690. Males had a median income of $ 51,996 versus $ 37,108 for females. The per capita income was $ 38,350. 6.9 percent of the population and 5.0 percent of families are below the poverty line. This included 8.3 percent of the population under the age of 18 and 6.6 percent of the population aged 65 and over.
Places in Fairfield County
- Aqua Vista
- Aspetuck
- Banksville
- Beaverbrook
- Beckettville
- Belle Haven
- Belltown
- Berkshire
- Bethel
- Bigelow Corners
- Black Rock
- Botsford
- Branchville
- Bridgeport
- Brookfield
- Brookfield Center
- Byram
- Candlewood Knolls
- Candlewood Orchards
- Candlewood Pines
- Candlewood Shores
- Cannondale
- Cedar Heights
- Cedarhurst
- Compo
- Cos Cob
- Cranbury
- Danbury
- Darien
- Dodgingtown
- Dolphin Cove
- East Bridgeport
- East Norwalk
- East Village
- Easton
- Fairfield
- Georgetown
- Germantown
- Gilbert Corners
- Glenbrook
- Glenville
- Greenfield Hill
- Greens Farms
- Greenwich
- Grover Hill
- Hale Court
- Harborview
- Hattertown
- Hawleyville
- Hawthorne Terrace
- Hayestown
- High ridge
- Hollywyle Park
- Hopewell
- Hunting Ridge
- Huntington's
- Huntingtown
- Knollcrest
- Lattins Landing
- Long Hill
- Long Ridge
- Lordship
- Lyons Plain
- Margerie Manor
- Melville Village
- Mianus
- Mill Hill
- Mill Plain
- Miry Brook
- Monroe
- Murray
- New Canaan
- New Fairfield
- Newfield
- Newfield
- Newtown
- Nichols
- Noroton
- Noroton Heights
- North Greenwich
- North Mianus
- North Stamford
- North Wilton
- Norwalk
- Obtuse Hill
- Old Greenwich
- Oronoque
- Owenoke
- Palestine
- Palmers Hill
- Pemberwick
- Pine Rock Park
- Pinney's Corners
- Plattsville
- Pleasant acres
- Ponus
- Pootatuck Park
- Putney
- Redding
- Redding Ridge
- Ridgebury
- Ridgefield
- Ridgeway
- Riverbank
- Riverside
- Riversville
- Rock Raymond
- Rock ridge
- Rocky Glen
- Round Beach
- Rowayton
- Sandy Hook
- Sanfordtown
- Saugatuck
- Saugatuck Shores
- Sellecks Corners
- Shady rest
- Shelton
- Sherman
- Shippan Point
- Shorehaven
- Silvermine
- Snug Harbor
- South end
- South Norwalk
- South Wilton
- Southport
- Springdale
- Stamford
- Stanwich
- Stevenson
- Stratfield
- Stratford
- Talmadge Hill
- Titicus
- Toilsome Hill
- Tokenke
- Topstone
- Trumbull
- Tunxis Hill
- Turn of River
- Upper Stepney
- West Norwalk
- West Redding
- Weston
- Westport
- Wilton
- Winnipauk
Attractions
- Collis P. Huntington State Park
- Putnam Memorial Park
- Indian Well State Park
- Newtown Borough Historic District
- Hearthstone Castle
- Lockwood-Mathews Mansion
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fairfield County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from census.gov ( memento of the original from July 10, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 31, 2012
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Coordinates: 41 ° 14 ′ N , 73 ° 22 ′ W