Central Waterford, Connecticut Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 2,935
Males: 1,375   (46.8%)
Females: 1,560   (53.2%)

Tolland County

Median resident age:   42.5 years
Connecticut median age:   37.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $53,100 (it was $42,409 in 2000)
Central Waterford   $53,100
Connecticut:   $60,941

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $181,600 (it was $120,200 in 2000)
Central Waterford   $181,600
Connecticut:   $271,500

Central Waterford, CT residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Central Waterford:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.3%)
  • Hispanic (2.9%)
  • Black (2.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • Other race (1.3%)
  • Chinese (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: Italian (24.0%), Irish (21.2%), English (12.2%), Polish (10.2%), French (7.6%), German (6.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 300 feet

Land area: 2.00 square miles.

Population density: 1466 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Central Waterford

For population 25 years and over in Central Waterford

  • High school or higher: 80.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Central Waterford CDP

  • Never married: 25.6%
  • Now married: 46.9%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 12.5%
  • Divorced: 13.0%

210 residents are foreign born (2.9% Latin America, 2.4% Europe, 1.4% Asia).

This place:   7.2%
Connecticut:   10.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Central Waterford:   0.8% ($993)
Connecticut:   1.8% ($2,961)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Southampton, NY (40.0 miles , pop. 54,712).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (67.2 miles , pop. 448,248).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (123.9 miles , pop. 2,229,379).

Nearest cities: Waterford, CT (1.0 miles ), New London, CT (2.0 miles ), Groton, CT (4.1 miles ), Niantic, CT (4.5 miles ), Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT (4.8 miles ), Long Hill, CT (5.2 miles ), East Lyme, CT (5.7 miles ).

Latitude: 41.35 N, Longitude: 72.13 W


92 people in nursing homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 860



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Transportation equipment (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Utilities (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)


Average climate in Central Waterford, Connecticut

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Central Waterford-area historical tornado activity is below Connecticut state average. It is 47% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/21/1951, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 30.0 miles away from the Central Waterford place center injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 10/3/1979, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 52.2 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 500 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Central Waterford:
  • LAWRENCE & MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; NEW LONDON, CT)
  • WILLIAM W BACKUS HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; NORWICH, CT)
  • WESTERLY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; WESTERLY, RI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Central Waterford:
  • GROTON-NEW LONDON (about 8 miles; GROTON NEW LONDON, CT; ID: GON)
  • HARTFORD-BRAINARD (about 45 miles; HARTFORD, CT; ID: HFD)
  • TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 53 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; ID: HVN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Central Waterford:
  • ELIZABETH FIELD (about 11 miles; FISHERS ISLAND, NY; ID: 0B8)
  • GOODSPEED (about 23 miles; EAST HADDAM, CT; ID: 42B)
  • WESTERLY STATE (about 24 miles; WESTERLY, RI; ID: WST)

Amtrak stations near Central Waterford:
  • 3 miles: NEW LONDON (27 WATER ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 12 miles: MYSTIC (RTE. 1). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 14 miles: FOXWOOD CASINO (LEDYARD, ROUTE 2) - Bus Station

Operable nuclear power plants near Central Waterford:
  • 1 miles: Millstone 1 and 2 in Waterford, CT.
  • 1 miles: Millstone 3 in Waterford, CT.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Central Waterford:
  • EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,165)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (about 33 miles; STORRS, CT; FT enrollment: 16,952)
  • WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT; FT enrollment: 2,993)
  • UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (about 43 miles; KINGSTON, RI; FT enrollment: 11,759)
  • SUNY AT STONY BROOK (about 46 miles; STONY BROOK, NY; FT enrollment: 16,829)
  • TRINITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 2,056)
  • CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; NEW BRITAIN, CT; FT enrollment: 8,967)

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Notable locations in Central Waterford: Stenger Farm (A) , Waterford Historical Society Colonial Village (B) , Waterford Town Hall (C) , Waterford Public Library (D) .

Shopping Centers: Waterfall Shopping Center (1) , Waterford Shopping Plaza Shopping Center (2) .

Cemetery: Jordan Cemetery (1) .

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Nevins Brook (A) .

Parks in Central Waterford include: Jordan Green (1) , Bates Woods Park (2) .

Post office: Waterford Post Office (A) .

 

Average household size:
This place:   2.2 people
Connecticut:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:   58.5%
Whole state:   67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:   5.2%
Whole state:   5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   9.6%
Whole state:   7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   3.2%
Whole state:   3.9%

Central Waterford compared to Connecticut state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.





2004 Presidential Election results in Tolland County Connecticut:



8.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,619 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   8.06%
Connecticut average:   5.12%

0.29% of residents moved from foreign countries ($334 average AGI)
Tolland County:   0.29%
Connecticut average:   0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hartford County, CT  3.51% ($51,650 average AGI)
from Windham County, CT  0.78% ($38,518)
from New London County, CT  0.37% ($49,551)


7.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($52,038 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.91%
Connecticut average:   5.64%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($270 average AGI)
Tolland County:   0.06%
Connecticut average:   0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Hartford County, CT  3.10% ($48,876 average AGI)
to Windham County, CT  0.68% ($33,191)
to New London County, CT  0.34% ($49,613)


Strongest AM radio stations in Central Waterford:
  • WSUB (980 AM; 1 kW; GROTON, CT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WICH (1310 AM; 5 kW; NORWICH, CT; Owner: WICH, INCORPORATED)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLIS (1420 AM; 5 kW; OLD SAYBROOK, CT; Owner: CROSSROADS COMM. OLD SAYBROOK, LLC)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Central Waterford:
  • WNLC (98.7 FM; EAST LYME, CT; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W233AG (94.5 FM; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • WCNI (90.9 FM; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT COLLEGE BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • WQGN-FM (105.5 FM; GROTON, CT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKNL (100.9 FM; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCTY (97.7 FM; NORWICH, CT; Owner: WICH, INC.)
  • WBMW (106.5 FM; LEDYARD, CT; Owner: RED WOLF BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHJM (107.7 FM; PAWCATUCK, CT; Owner: FULLER BROADCASTING INTERNATIONAL, LLC)
  • WILI-FM (98.3 FM; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Owner: NUTMEG BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWRX-FM (103.7 FM; WESTERLY, RI; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
  • WXLM (102.3 FM; STONINGTON, CT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WECS (90.1 FM; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Owner: EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE COLLEGE)
  • WSUF (89.9 FM; NOYACK, NY; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • WHBE (96.7 FM; EAST HAMPTON, NY; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
  • WMOS (104.7 FM; MONTAUK, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Central Waterford:
  • WHPX (Channel 26; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: PAXSON HARTFORD LICENSE, INC.)
  • WEDN (Channel 53; NORWICH, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
  • WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)

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