Jewett City
| Jewett City, Connecticut | |
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| Borough | |
The center of Jewett City
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 The borough's location in New London County |
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| Coordinates: 41°36′26″N 71°58′47″W / 41.60722°N 71.97972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Connecticut |
| County | New London |
| Government | |
| • Borough Warden | John Connelly (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.8 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| • Land | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 154 ft (47 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,487 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 3,406 |
| • Density | 4,400/sq mi (1,800/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP Code | 06351 |
| Area code(s) | 860 |
| FIPS code | 09-39940 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0208160 |
| Website | www |
Jewett City is a borough in New London County, Connecticut, in the town of Griswold. The population was 3,487 at the 2010 census. The borough was named for Eliezer Jewett, who founded a settlement there in 1771.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), of which 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 4.00%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,053 people, 1,337 households, and 743 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,213.9 people per square mile (1,637.2/km²). There were 1,464 housing units at an average density of 2,020.7/sq mi (785.1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 92.07% White, 2.46% African American, 0.88% Native American, 1.44% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.11% from other races, and 1.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.85% of the population.
There were 1,337 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.8% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.4% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.92.
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