Haddam, Connecticut
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| Haddam, Connecticut | |
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| Coordinates: | |
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| NECTA | Hartford |
| Region | Midstate Region |
| Incorporated | 1668 |
| Government | |
| - Government type | Selectman-town meeting |
| - First selectman | Tony Bondi |
| Area | |
| - City | 120.2 km² (46.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2005)[1] | |
| - City | 7,635 |
| - Density | 67/km² (174/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 06424, 06438, 06441 |
| Website: http://www.haddam.org/ | |
Haddam is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,157 at the 2000 census. The town was also home to the now decommissioned Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Reactor.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 120.0 km² (46.3 mi²). 114.0 km² (44.0 mi²) of it is land and 6.0 km² (2.3 mi²) of it (5.01%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 7,157 people, 2,701 households, and 2,101 families residing in the town. The population density was 62.8/km² (162.5/mi²). There were 2,822 housing units at an average density of 24.7/km² (64.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.86% White, 1.03% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.06% of the population.
There were 2,701 households out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.1% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.2% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $78,571, and the median income for a family was $87,026. Males had a median income of $50,500 versus $37,447 for females. The per capita income for the town was $30,519. About 1.5% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.
| Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 25, 2005[2] | |||||
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| Party | Active Voters | Inactive Voters | Total Voters | Percentage | |
| Democratic | 1,493 | 49 | 1,542 | 27.68% | |
| Republican | 1,205 | 44 | 1,249 | 22.42% | |
| Unaffiliated | 2,633 | 139 | 2,772 | 49.77% | |
| Minor Parties | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0.13% | |
| Total | 5,337 | 233 | 5,570 | 100% | |
[edit] Noted people
- David Brainerd, missionary
- Stephen Johnson Field, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
[edit] Literary References
- The "thin men of Haddam" are apostrophized in stanza seven of "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" by Wallace Stevens:[3]
- O thin men of Haddam,
- Why do you imagine golden birds?
- Do you not see how the blackbird
- Walks around the feet
- Of the women about you?
[edit] References
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates
- ^ Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 25, 2005 (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State. Retrieved on October 2, 2006.
- ^ Poets.org
[edit] External links
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