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County:

Litchfield County

State:

Connecticut

FIPS Code:

9005

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

440,588

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

5.78

% Water:

2.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

24

Mean July Temp:

70

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

144,091

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

156,769

8.8%

6.3%

2.5%

1990:

174,092

11.1%

7.0%

4.1%

2000:

182,193

4.7%

1.4%

3.3%

2005:

190,071

4.3%

3.5%

0.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

172,154

94.5%

0-to-19:

48,231

26.5%

Black:

1,837

1.0%

20-to-39:

44,057

24.2%

Hispanic:

3,894

2.1%

40-to-59:

56,433

31.0%

American Indian:

279

0.2%

60-plus:

33,472

18.4%

Other:

4,029

2.2%

Median Age:

39.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

198.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

85.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

27.5%

Median Family Income:

$66,445

Families Below Poverty Line:

2.7%

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