Tariffville

Tariffville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,371 at the 2000 census.It is a popular location for whitewater paddlers who use the Farmington River.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²). 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (6.15%) is water. Home to the great flood that destroyed the dam.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,371 people, 618 households, and 376 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 867.8/km² (2,260.3/mi²). There were 638 housing units at an average density of 403.8/km² (1,051.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.41% White, 2.70% African American, 0.29% Native American, 2.04% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 2.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.

There were 618 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 35.1% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $60,000, and the median income for a family was $65,096. Males had a median income of $42,750 versus $32,132 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $27,585. About 5.3% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.