Andover, Connecticut

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Population in July 2008: 3,183. Population change since 2000: +4.8%

Males: 1,608	(50.5%)
Females: 1,575	(49.5%)

Median resident age:	38.0 years
Connecticut median age:	37.4 years

Zip codes: 06232.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $86,248 (it was $67,452 in 2000)

Andover:	$86,248
Connecticut:	$65,967

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $37,328

Andover:	$37,328
Connecticut:	$35,904

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $266,310 (it was $156,500 in 2000)

Andover:	$266,310
Connecticut:	$309,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $301,308; Detached houses: $305,626; Townhouses or other attached units: $222,200; Mobile homes: $12,500
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Races in Andover:

White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Black (0.9%)
Other race (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Andover: 87.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (22.2%), English (19.7%), Italian (16.9%), French (14.5%), German (13.2%), Polish (9.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 05/18/1848

Elevation: 350 feet

Land area: 15.5 square miles.

Population density: 206 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Andover

High school or higher: 93.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 10.1%
Unemployed: 2.2%
Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Andover town

Never married: 17.8%
Now married: 67.9%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 4.2%
Divorced: 9.1%

108 residents are foreign born (1.6% Europe, 0.8% Asia, 0.5% North America, 0.4% Latin America).

This town:	3.6%
Connecticut:	10.9%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Andover, Connecticut in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Andover to the number of sex offenders is 3183 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Andover:	1.8% ($2,803)
Connecticut:	1.8% ($2,961)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, CT (8.3 miles , pop. 54,740).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (68.8 miles , pop. 448,248).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (99.1 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Coventry Lake, CT (1.8 miles ), Coventry, CT (2.0 miles ), Bolton, CT (2.0 miles ), South Coventry, CT (2.1 miles ), Columbia, CT (2.2 miles ), Hebron, CT (2.4 miles ), Storrs, CT (2.8 miles ), Marlborough, CT (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 41.73 N, Longitude: 72.37 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 860

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Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	6.2%
Connecticut:	7.9%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (13%)
Public administration (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Health care (6%)
Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (21%)
Finance and insurance (17%)
Educational services (13%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Engineers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Accountants and auditors (4%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Customer service representatives (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

Average climate in Andover, Connecticut

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Andover, Connecticut average temperatures

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Andover-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Connecticut state average. It is 10% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/3/1979, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.3 miles away from the Andover town center killed 3 people and injured 500 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 8/21/1951, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.4 miles away from the town center injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Andover-area historical earthquake activity is near Connecticut state average. It is 89% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 42.8 miles away from Andover center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 34.2 miles away from the city center
On 10/2/1994 at 14:36:36, a magnitude 3.3 (3.1 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 44.1 miles away from the city center
On 3/22/1996 at 20:22:12, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 3.1 LG, Depth: 7.4 mi) earthquake occurred 58.6 miles away from Andover center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 77.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Andover:

MANCHESTER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; MANCHESTER, CT)
ROCKVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; ROCKVILLE, CT)
WINDHAM COMM MEM HOSP & HATCH HOSP (about 9 miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT)

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Amtrak stations near Andover:

17 miles: HARTFORD (1 UNION PLACE). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, snack bar, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
17 miles: WINDSOR (41 CENTRAL ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
19 miles: WINDSOR LOCKS (S. MAIN ST. (RTE. 159)). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Andover:

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (about 9 miles; STORRS, CT; Full-time enrollment: 16,952)
EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT; FT enrollment: 4,165)
TRINITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 2,056)
MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; MANCHESTER, CT; FT enrollment: 2,863)
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT; FT enrollment: 2,993)
UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD (about 21 miles; WEST HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 5,557)
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; NEW BRITAIN, CT; FT enrollment: 8,967)

Public elementary/middle school in Andover:

Andover Elementary School (Students: 360; Location: 35 School Road; Grades: PK-6)

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Library in Andover:

ANDOVER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $80,291; Location: 355 ROUTE 6; 15,791 books; 554 audio materials; 574 video materials; 41 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Nutmeg Vineyard and Winery (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Townsend Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoirs and swamps: Andover Lake (A), Bear Swamp (B), Bishop Swamp (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Staddle Brook (A), Bear Swamp Brook (B), Burnap Brook (C), Cheney Brook (D), Skungamaug River (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Andover and their reported violations in the past:

COUNTRY MANOR APARTMENTS (Population served: 72, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between AUG-10-2004 and NOV-22-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-22-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and NOV-22-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-22-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1995 and JAN-10-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (DEC-13-1995), St Public Notif received (JAN-09-1996), St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-1996)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and DEC-08-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-21-1994), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-21-1994), St Compliance achieved (DEC-08-1995)

HOP RIVER HOMES (Population served: 26, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-09-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-09-1998), St Public Notif received (OCT-23-1998), St Compliance achieved (DEC-07-1998)

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Connecticut:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	74.9%
Whole state:	67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.9%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	2.5%
Whole state:	7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	0.9%
Whole state:	3.9%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Andover, CT

3 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Andover compared to Connecticut state average:

Median household income above state average.
Unemployed percentage below 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.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Tolland County Connecticut:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (77%) Electricity (12%) Wood (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Religion statistics for Andover

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Church of Christ	Episcopal Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents	70.3%	13.9%	2.7%	2.3%	1.9%
Congregations	18.8%	23.8%	6.3%	7.5%	5.0%

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Inc. Apostolic Christian Church of America	Lutheran Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Other religions
Adherents	1.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.7%	4.6%
Congregations	2.5%	1.3%	3.8%	3.8%	27.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

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 Andover:

WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WDRC (1360 AM; 5 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLAT (910 AM; 5 kW; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW BRITAIN LICENSEE, LLC)
WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WICH (1310 AM; 5 kW; NORWICH, CT; Owner: WICH, INCORPORATED)
WPOP (1410 AM; 5 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Andover:

WHUS (91.7 FM; STORRS, CT; Owner: THE BD. OF TRUSTEES, THE UNIV. OF CT)
WILI-FM (98.3 FM; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Owner: NUTMEG BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W258AC (99.5 FM; STORRS, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC)
WECS (90.1 FM; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Owner: EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE COLLEGE)
WRCH (100.5 FM; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WTIC-FM (96.5 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WWUH (91.3 FM; WEST HARTFORD, CT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD)
WCCC-FM (106.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MARLIN BROADCASTING, LLC)
WKSS (95.7 FM; HARTFORD-MERIDEN, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWYZ (92.5 FM; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZMX (93.7 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WHCN (105.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMRQ (104.1 FM; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WPKT (90.5 FM; MERIDEN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC)
WDRC-FM (102.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKCI-FM (101.3 FM; HAMDEN, CT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WAQY (102.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WHYN-FM (93.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPLR (99.1 FM; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WRNX (100.9 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RADIO COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Andover:

WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
W11BJ (Channel 11; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS SITE MANAGEMENT LLC)
WTXX (Channel 20; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WTXX INC.)
WUVN (Channel 18; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WHPX (Channel 26; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: PAXSON HARTFORD LICENSE, INC.)
WVIT (Channel 30; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC)
WEDH (Channel 24; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
WFSB (Channel 3; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
WEDN (Channel 53; NORWICH, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHTX-LP (Channel 10; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WRDM-LP (Channel 13; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ZGS HARTFORD, INC.)
WMLD-LP (Channel 6; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: HARVARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTNH (Channel 8; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCTX (Channel 59; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
WEDY (Channel 65; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHCT-LP (Channel 38; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
WWLP (Channel 22; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: WWLP BROADCASTING, LLC)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Andover, Connecticut:

Fatal accident count: 26
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 45
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 11
Fatalities: 31
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 73
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Connecticut average:

Fatal accident count: 99
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 144
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 42
Fatalities: 107
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 240
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 9

See more detailed statistics of Andover fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 9 meters (30ft)
Total costs: $12,000
Total average daily traffic: 31,436
Total average daily truck traffic: 83
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 15,719

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Edward G Roach, Willimantic Road (Us Route #6), Type: Tower, Structure height: 60.7 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, , Licensee ID: L00131772
Registrant: Sba Towers, Inc., One Town Center Road, 3rd Floor, Boca Raton, FL 33486, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Town Office School Rd, Call Sign: KGL646, Licensee ID: L00024628
Assigned Frequencies : 154.055 MHz
Grant Date: 08/24/2004, Expiration Date: 11/06/2014
Registrant: Andover, Town Of

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Andover)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 8 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Andover)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 15
Hazardous Condition: 21
Service Call: 1

Incident types - Andover

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Andover, CT

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