Everything about New Fairfield Connecticut totally explained
New Fairfield is a
town in
Fairfield County,
Connecticut,
United States. The population was 13,953 at the 2000 census. The town is considered part of the greater
New York Metropolitan Area as it lies approximately 50 miles from New York City. New Fairfield is one of five towns that surround
Candlewood Lake, once a summer resort destination, now mostly populated with many year-round homes in New Fairfield. Although, the lake at its more northern boundary of Sherman and New Milford still contains a large number of summer communities filled with residents from NYC and Western New England.
The town has one high school,
New Fairfield High School, one middle school for grades 6 through 8,
New Fairfield Middle School, one elementary school for grades 3 to 5,
Meeting House Hill School, and a primary school for Kindergarten through grade 2,
Consolidated School.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 25.1
square miles (64.9
km²), of which, 20.5 square miles (53.0 km²) of it's land and 4.6 square miles (11.9 km²) of it (18.32%) is water.
Attractions
Historical
population of
New Fairfield(External Link ) |
| 1756 |
713 |
| 1774 |
1,308 |
| 1782 |
1,441 |
| 1790 |
1,573 |
| 1800 |
1,665 |
| 1810 |
772 |
| 1820 |
788 |
| 1830 |
939 |
| 1840 |
956 |
| 1850 |
927 |
| 1860 |
915 |
| 1870 |
870 |
| 1880 |
791 |
| 1890 |
670 |
| 1900 |
584 |
| 1910 |
551 |
| 1920 |
468 |
| 1930 |
434 |
| 1940 |
608 |
| 1950 |
1,236 |
| 1960 |
3,355 |
| 1970 |
6,991 |
| 1980 |
11,260 |
| 1990 |
12,911 |
| 2000 |
13,953 |
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 13,953 people, 4,638 households, and 3,905 families residing in the town. The
population density was 681.9 people per square mile (263.3/km²). There were 5,148 housing units at an average density of 251.6/sq mi (97.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.83%
White, 0.39%
African American, 0.04%
Native American, 1.27%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.52% from
other races, and 0.95% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.82% of the population.
The 2000 census reported that New Fairfield was the most heavily
Irish-American community in Connecticut, with about 32% of the residents claiming Irish ancestry
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There were 4,638 households out of which 44.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.3% were
married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.8% were non-families. 12.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.30.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $84,375, and the median income for a family was $92,576. Males had a median income of $65,978 versus $40,284 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $34,928. About 1.0% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.
There are four lakes in New Fairfield.
Candlewood Lake,
Squantz Pond State Park,
Ball Pond, and Margerie Reservoir.
There are four schools in New Fairfield. Consolidated School (k-2); Meeting House Hill School (3-5); Middle School (6-8); High School (9-12).
New Fairfield was home to the Candlewood Playhouse, a 650 seat summer stock theater.
Notable Residents (past and present)
Erin Broderick, actress from, who played the role of "Maureen Stabler"
Jeremy Roenick, Pro Hockey Player
Jennifer Rizzotti, UCONN Basketball Player, who once was featured on the cover of Sports IllustratedFurther Information
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