Stonington (borough), Connecticut

Stonington (borough), Connecticut

Stonington is a borough and the town center of the town of Stonington in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,032 at the 2000 census.

Known as "The Borough" to the locals, the densely-built Borough of Stonington occupies a point of land that projects into Little Narragansett Bay. It has two main streets that link two squares, Cannon Square and Wadawanuck Square, named for the former Wadawanuck Hotel that brought fashionable visitors in the post-Civil War era. The lack of through traffic or modern industry, together with the borough's role as a fashionable summer residence, have preserved its colonial, Federal, and outstanding Greek revival domestic architecture, while the activity of Connecticut's last remaining fishing and lobstering fleet keep it from being simply a quaint, historic village. There is a large community of Portuguese descent.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), of which, 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (50.72%) is water.

Demographics

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2000=1032
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As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,032 people, 556 households, and 260 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,071.2 people per square mile (1,171.9/km²). There were 723 housing units at an average density of 2,151.6/sq mi (821.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.90% White, 0.58% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 1.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.97% of the population.

There were 556 households out of which 13.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.1% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 53.1% were non-families. 46.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.82 and the average family size was 2.54.

In the borough the population was spread out with 12.8% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 33.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $53,000, and the median income for a family was $78,324. Males had a median income of $43,472 versus $34,375 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $45,444. About 3.3% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

Restaurants

Stonington Borough is home to several restaurants: "Dog Watch", "Water Street Cafe", "Zack's Bar and Grille", "Skipper's Dock", and notably [http://www.noahsfinefood.com Noahs Restaurant] . "Noah's" has been open for 27 years and serves a variety of fresh local fish.

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