Eastford, Connecticut | ||
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Town | ||
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Location in Windham County and the state of Connecticut. |
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Coordinates: 41°53′37″N 72°05′49″W / 41.89361°N 72.09694°WCoordinates: 41°53′37″N 72°05′49″W / 41.89361°N 72.09694°W | ||
Country | United States | |
State | Connecticut | |
NECTA | None | |
Region | Northeastern Connecticut | |
County | Windham | |
Incorporated | 1847 | |
Government | ||
• Type | Selectman-town meeting | |
• First selectman | Arthur W. Brodeur | |
Area | ||
• Total | 29.2 sq mi (75.6 km2) | |
• Land | 28.9 sq mi (74.8 km2) | |
• Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) | |
Elevation | 653 ft (199 m) | |
Population (2005) | ||
• Total | 1,761 | |
• Density | 61/sq mi (24/km2) | |
Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) | |
• Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) | |
ZIP code | 06242 | |
Area code(s) | 860 | |
FIPS code | 09-21860 | |
GNIS feature ID | 213420 | |
Website | www |
Eastford is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,618 at the 2000 census.
Eastford was formed in 1847 when it was broken off from Ashford, Connecticut. It has been a rural community for its whole history.
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.
As of the census 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.