Newtown (Borough, Connecticut)

Fairfield County

09-52910

Newtown is a borough in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States and is located within the Town of Newtown. At the time of the census of 2010, the village had 1941 inhabitants.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough of Newton has a total area of 6.0 km ², with no appreciable water areas.

Demography

At the time of the census of 2000, there were 1843 people Newtown. The population density was 308.0 people per km ². There were 668 housing units at an average 117.7 per km ². The population consisted of Newtown 95.98 % White, 0.38 % African American, 0 % Native American, 2.17% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.49 % reported from other races, and 0.92 % from two or more races. 2.12 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Residents of Newtown distributed to 649 households out of which 39.9 % were living in children under 18 years. 69.2 % married couples living together, 7.4 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8 % were non-families. 16.3% of households were made ​​up of individuals and someone lived in 7.4 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size is 3.2 persons.

The population was spread out with 29.1 % under the, 3.5 % 18 -24- year-old, 29.7% 25-44 year olds, 25.2% of 45-64 year olds and 12.5 % under the age of 65 years or more. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women, 92.3 men.

The median household income in Newtown was 86 553 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 99 835 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 68 516 U.S. dollars, compared to 41,625 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income amounted to 36,030 U.S. dollars. 1.8 % of the population and 1.5 % of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 1.1 % of minors and 7.5 % of those age 65 or over.

National Register of Historic Places

A part of the city - it is about half the surface when incorporated 1824 - was recorded in 1996 as Newtown Borough Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. Within the Historic District are buildings that date back partly to the year 1780, including the independently listed in the register Glover House.

With its establishment in 1996, the historic district comprised approximately 40 acres 225 contributing buildings, two other contributing buildings, one contributing site, and two contributing objects.

When contributing site is Ram 's Pasture, a meadow that was once a commons.

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