Middlesex County, Connecticut

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Middlesex County Courthouse
Middlesex County Courthouse
administration
US state : Connecticut
Administrative headquarters : none
Foundation : 1785
Demographics
Residents : 165,676  (2010)
Population density : 173.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1137 km²
Water surface : 181 km²
map
Map of Middlesex County within Connecticut

Middlesex County is a county in the state of Connecticut in the United States . The largest city in the county and the traditional county seat is Middletown , but in Connecticut all local administrative functions have been transferred to the parishes.

geography

The county has an area of ​​1137 square kilometers, of which 181 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Hartford County , New London County, and New Haven County .

history

Middlesex County was formed in 1785 from parts of Hartford County and New London County .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1790 18,855 -
1800 19,847 5.3%
1810 20,723 4.4%
1820 22,404 8.1%
1830 24,844 10.9%
1840 24,879 0.1%
1850 27,216 9.4%
1860 30,850 13.4%
1870 36,090 17%
1880 35,589 -1.4%
1890 39,524 11.1%
1900 41,760 5.7%
1910 45,637 9.3%
1920 47,550 4.2%
1930 51,388 8.1%
1940 55,999 9%
1950 67,332 20.2%
1960 88,865 32%
1970 114,816 29.2%
1980 129,017 12.4%
1990 143.196 11%
2000 155.071 8.3%
2010 165,676 6.8%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

As of the 2000 census , the county had 155,071 people. There were 61,341 households and 40,607 families. The population density was 162 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 91.28 percent white, 4.42 percent African American, 0.17 percent Native American, 1.56 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.97 percent from other ethnic groups Groups. 3.00 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Middlesex County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The Saybrook Breakwater Light , listed on NRHP No. 89001474

Of the 61,341 households, 30.3 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 54.4 percent were married couples living together, 8.8 percent were single mothers. 33.8 percent were not families. 27.2 percent were single households and 10.0 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.98 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.2 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 7.3 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 31.1 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.8 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 13.6 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 59,175 , and the median income for a family is $ 71,319. Males had a median income of $ 48,341 versus $ 35,607 for females. The per capita income was $ 28,251. 4.6 percent of the population and 2.3 percent of families lived below the poverty line. This included 4.0 percent of the population under the age of 18 and 5.9 percent of the population aged 65 and over.

Middlesex County parishes and places

Citys and Towns

Middlesex County is divided into 14 towns and one city, which take on all municipal tasks.

There are also various dependent settlements such as villages and hamlets in the towns.

Other places

Individual evidence

  1. GNIS-ID: 212797. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  3. Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  4. Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. Excerpt from census.gov ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 31, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  6. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  7. Middlesex County, Connecticut , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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Coordinates: 41 ° 26 ′  N , 72 ° 31 ′  W