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Jewett City, Connecticut

Jewett City, Connecticut
Borough
The center of Jewett City
The center of Jewett City
The borough's location in New London County
The borough's location in New London County
Coordinates: 41°36′26″N 71°58′47″W / 41.60722°N 71.97972°W / 41.60722; -71.97972
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
 • 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.griswold-ct.org

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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