Bridgewater, Connecticut
| Bridgewater, Connecticut | ||
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 Location in Litchfield County, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates: 41°31′33″N 73°21′39″W / 41.52583°N 73.36083°WCoordinates: 41°31′33″N 73°21′39″W / 41.52583°N 73.36083°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Connecticut | |
| NECTA | Danbury | |
| Region | Housatonic Valley | |
| Incorporated | 1856 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Selectman-town meeting | |
| • First selectman | Curtis Read (D) | |
| • Selectman | Alan Brown (D) | |
| • Selectman | Leo Null (R) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 17.3 sq mi (44.8 km2) | |
| • Land | 16.2 sq mi (42.0 km2) | |
| • Water | 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2) | |
| Elevation | 715 ft (218 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 1,727 | |
| • Density | 117/sq mi (45/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC−5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC−4) | |
| ZIP code | 06752 | |
| Area code(s) | 860 | |
| FIPS code | 09-08210 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0213397 | |
| Website | www |
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Bridgewater is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,727 at the 2010 census.
Bridgewater was the only remaining dry town in Connecticut until voters approved the sale of alcohol in a 2014 referendum, by a 660-246 vote.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 17.3 square miles (45 km2), of which, 16.2 square miles (42 km2) of it is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) of it (5.97%) is water. Bridgewater is located on the east bank of the Housatonic River.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,824 people, 703 households, and 525 families residing in the town. The population density was 112.4 people per square mile (43.4/km²). There were 779 housing units at an average density of 48.0 per square mile (18.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.53% White, 0.93% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.
There were 703 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.4% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.96.
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