Lisbon, Connecticut

Lisbon is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States, 7.3 miles (11.7 km) by road northeast of Norwich. The population was 4,338 at the 2010 census.^[2] The town center is also known as the village of Newent. The town school is Lisbon Central School. Lisbon has one of the weakest municipal identity foundations in Connecticut. Its only postal code, 06351, is Jewett City, Connecticut, which is a village of the town of Griswold, Connecticut and encompasses all of Lisbon and Griswold.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 16.6 square miles (43 km²), of which 16.3 square miles (42 km²) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), or 2.29%, is water.

The Taft Tunnel carries the Providence and Worcester Railroad through the hills along the Quinebaug River.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1820	1,159		—
1850	938		—
1860	1,262		34.5%
1870	502		−60.2%
1880	630		25.5%
1890	548		−13.0%
1900	697		27.2%
1910	824		18.2%
1920	867		5.2%
1930	1,097		26.5%
1940	1,131		3.1%
1950	1,282		13.4%
1960	2,019		57.5%
1970	2,808		39.1%
1980	3,279		16.8%
1990	3,790		15.6%
2000	4,069		7.4%
2010	4,338		6.6%
Est. 2014	4,342	^[3]	0.1%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 4,069 people, 1,525 households, and 1,181 families residing in the town. The population density was 250.3 people per square mile (96.6/km²). There were 1,563 housing units at an average density of 96.1 per square mile (37.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.71% White, 0.32% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 1.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.

There were 1,525 households out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $55,149, and the median income for a family was $61,888. Males had a median income of $40,043 versus $25,833 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,476. About 1.8% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 25, 2005^[6]
Party		Active Voters	Inactive Voters	Total Voters	Percentage
	Democratic	798	31	829	31.63%
	Republican	471	20	491	18.73%
	Unaffiliated	1,252	49	1,301	49.64%
	Minor Parties	0	0	0	0.0%
Total		2,521	100	2,621	100%

Notable locations

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Andrew Clark House - built in 1740, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Anshei Israel Synagogue - built in 1936, a rare example of a rural synagogue.
Lathrop-Mathewson-Ross House - built in 1761, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
John Palmer House
Taft Tunnel- Built in 1837, Taft Tunnel is the oldest railroad tunnel in America and continues to serve a line of the Providence and Worcester Railroad.

Notable people

Elias Perkins (1767–1845), congressman
Jeannine Phillips (1984–), Miss Connecticut USA (2006)

References

↑ "Board of Selectmen". Town of Lisbon. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
1 2 "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Lisbon town, New London County, Connecticut". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 25, 2005" (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2006-10-02.

External links

Town of Lisbon official website

State of Connecticut

Hartford (capital)

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