Eastford, Connecticut

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 29.2 square miles (76 km²), of which, 28.9 square miles (75 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) of it (1.20%) is water.

Principal Communities

Phoenixville—A 1930s book describes it as "a small crossroads hamlet on Still River, which grew up around a twine mill (1831), now abandoned."^[1]
East Phoenixville

On the National Register of Historic Places

Benjamin Bosworth House — John Perry Rd. (added 1978)
Natchaug Forest Lumber Shed — Kingsbury Rd., Natchaug State Forest (added 1986)
Sumner-Carpenter House — 333 Old Colony Rd. (added 1991)
Union Society of Phoenixville House — 4 Hartford Turnpike. (added 2007)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1850	1,127		—
1860	1,005		−10.8%
1870	984		−2.1%
1880	855		−13.1%
1890	561		−34.4%
1900	523		−6.8%
1910	513		−1.9%
1920	496		−3.3%
1930	529		6.7%
1940	496		−6.2%
1950	598		20.6%
1960	746		24.7%
1970	922		23.6%
1980	1,028		11.5%
1990	1,314		27.8%
2000	1,618		23.1%
2010	1,749		8.1%
Est. 2014	1,734	^[2]	−0.9%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 1,618 people, 618 households, and 451 families residing in the town. The population density was 56.0 people per square mile (21.6/km²). There were 705 housing units at an average density of 24.4 per square mile (9.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.78% White, 0.43% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.36% of the population.

There were 618 households out of which 100 have children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $57,159, and the median income for a family was $62,031. Males had a median income of $45,000 versus $31,964 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,364. About 4.4% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 27, 2009^[5]
Party		Active Voters	Inactive Voters	Total Voters	Percentage
	Republican	391	25	416	34.84%
	Democratic	290	9	299	25.04%
	Unaffiliated	437	38	475	39.78%
	Minor Parties	0	0	0	0.0%
Total		1,121	73	1,194	100%

Education

Residents are zoned to the Eastford School District for grades Preschool through 8. The only school in the district is Eastford Elementary School. Most high schoolers attend Woodstock Academy. The town is near three alternative high schools: Ellis Vocational Technical School, Windham Technical School and Quinebaug Middle College.

Notable people

Andrew T. Judson (1784–1853), United States federal judge and US Congressman.
Nathaniel Lyon (1818–1861), the first Union General to be killed in the Civil War is buried here in his family plot.

Trivia

There was another Eastford in the state which was renamed East Windsor shortly after its separation from Windsor.

References

↑ Federal Writer's Project for the State of Connecticut. Connecticut; a Guide to Its Roads, Lore, and People. p. 434. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
↑ "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 27, 2009" (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State. Retrieved 2010-08-14.

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eastford, Connecticut

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Education links

Eastford Elementary School
Woodstock Academy
H.H. Ellis Technical High School in Danielson
Windham Technical High School in Willimantic

State of Connecticut

Hartford (capital)

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