Lyme, Connecticut

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Coordinates: 41°23′51″N, 72°20′48″W
Lyme, Connecticut
NECTA	Norwich-New London
Region	Connecticut River Estuary
Named	1667
Government
- Type	Selectman-town meeting
- First selectman	William T. Koch, Jr.
Area
- City	89.4 km² (34.5 sq mi)
Population (2005)^[1]
- City	2,099
- Density	25/km² (66/sq mi)
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code	06371 (Old Lyme)
Website: http://www.twnlyme.org/

Lyme is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 2,016 at the 2000 census. Lyme and its neighboring town Old Lyme are the namesake for Lyme disease.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 On the National Register of Historic Places
4 Notable people, past and present
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 89.3 km² (34.5 mi²). 82.5 km² (31.9 mi²) of it is land and 6.8 km² (2.6 mi²) of it (7.63%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 2,016 people, 854 households, and 613 families residing in the town. The population density was 24.4/km² (63.3/mi²). There were 989 housing units at an average density of 12.0/km² (31.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.02% White, 0.05% African American, 0.05% Native American, 1.34% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population.

There were 854 households out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.2% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the town the population was spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 3.1% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 34.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $73,250, and the median income for a family was $82,853. Males had a median income of $56,188 versus $44,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $43,347. None of the families and 1.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 25, 2005^[2]
Party		Active Voters	Inactive Voters	Total Voters	Percentage
	Republican	618	0	618	36.04%
	Democratic	400	0	400	23.32%
	Unaffiliated	694	0	694	40.47%
	Minor Parties	3	0	3	0.17%
Total		1,715	0	1,715	100%

[edit] On the National Register of Historic Places

Cooper Site (added November 15, 1987)
Hamburg Bridge Historic District — Joshuatown Road and Old Hamburg Road (added April 10, 1983)
Hamburg Cove Site (added November 15, 1987)
Lord Cove Site (added November 15, 1987)
Selden Island Site (added November 15, 1987)

[edit] Notable people, past and present

Joan Bennett (1910-1990), a film and television actress, was buried in Pleasant View Cemetery in town after her death in Scarsdale, New York.
Zebulon Brockway (1827-1920) a penologist some have called the "Father of prison reform" in the United States, was born in town.
Matthew Griswold (1714-1799) governor of the state (1784-1786), was born in Lyme.
Harry Holtzman (1912-1987), an abstract artist who lived in town
Jonathan Parsons (1705-1776), prominent "New Light" clergyman who was influenced by Jonathan Edwards when Edwards taught him at Yale. When prominent Evangelical George Whitfield died, it was when visiting Parsons' church in Massachusetts. He married the sister of Matthew Griswold and is the father of Samuel Holden Parsons.
Samuel Holden Parsons (1737-1789), active Patriot before and during the American Revolution and brigidier general in the Continental Army, was born in town.
Jedediah Peck (1748–1821), called the father of the common school system of the State of New York, was born in town and led a dramatic, colorful life thereafter.
Ansel Sterling (1782 - 1853), a United States Representative from Connecticut.
Morrison Remick Waite (1816–1888) a chief justice of the United States (1874-1888) was born in town.

[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.

[edit] External links

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