Litchfield County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 28.9. This is about average.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.228. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.4 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.958. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.4 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 6.74. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 7.4 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 32.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.4 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2003 was 13.4. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.4 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 7.02. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 7.4 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bantam and their reported violations in the past:
BREEZY KNOLL ASSOCIATION (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Single Sample - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Nickel. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-30-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-30-1999), St Public Notif received (AUG-20-1999)
- MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-1994 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Beryllium, Total. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-1996), St Public Notif received (MAR-13-1997), St Compliance achieved (MAR-17-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1996 and MAR-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-26-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-26-1996), St Public Notif received (MAR-28-1996), St Compliance achieved (MAR-29-1996)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1994 and MAR-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-22-1994), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-22-1994), St Compliance achieved (MAR-30-1996)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 3 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bantam that have no violations reported:
- WOODS PIT BBQ AND MEXICAN (Address: PO BOX 309, Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 16.3%
(13.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 22.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 84.8% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This borough: | 2.0 people | | Connecticut: | 0.0 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This borough: | 49.5% | | Whole state: | -1.$% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This borough: | 4.1% | | 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: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bantam, CT
Bantam compared to Connecticut 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.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (66%)
- Electricity (24%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Litchfield County Connecticut:
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Religion statistics for Bantam (based on Litchfield County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 53.45%
| Here |  | 53.5% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Church of Christ | Episcopal Church | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Adherents | 65.3% | 12.8% | 6.1% | 4.9% | 2.2% |
| Congregations | 19.3% | 24.1% | 15.2% | 9.0% | 3.4% |
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| Name | Jewish | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Lutheran Church | Assemblies of God | Other |
| Adherents | 2.1% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 3.3% |
| Congregations | 2.1% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 2.1% | 18.6% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 43 | Litchfield County: | 2.29 / 10,000 pop. | | Connecticut: | 2.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.05 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.07 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 12 | Litchfield County: | 0.64 / 10,000 pop. | | Connecticut: | 1.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 56 | Litchfield County: | 2.98 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.27 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 208 | Here: | 11.07 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 9.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 6.9% | | Connecticut: | 7.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Litchfield County: | 21.1% | | Connecticut: | 21.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 11.8% | | State: | 15.8% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $350 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $450 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $125 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $350 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $1,275 |
Bantam government finances in 2002:
- Current Operations - General - Other: $58,000 ($76.62)
Financial Administration: $5,000 ($6.61)
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $2,000 ($2.64)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,000 ($2.64)
- Tax - Property: $62,000 ($81.90)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $33,000 ($43.59)
5.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($59,310 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.52% | | Connecticut average: | 5.12% |
0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($113 average AGI)| Litchfield County: | 0.03% | | Connecticut average: | 0.19% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($50,397 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.65% | | Connecticut average: | 5.64% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($263 average AGI)| Litchfield County: | 0.04% | | Connecticut average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Bantam:
- 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.)
- WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WSNG (610 AM; 1 kW; TORRINGTON, CT; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF)
- WATR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WATR, INC.)
- WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
- WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
- WFNW (1380 AM; 5 kW; NAUGATUCK, CT; Owner: CANDIDO DIAS CARRELO)
- WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLAT (910 AM; 5 kW; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW BRITAIN LICENSEE, LLC)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WGSM (740 AM; 25 kW; HUNTINGTON, NY; Owner: K RADIO LICENSEE, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bantam:
- W218AV (91.5 FM; WARREN, CT; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
- WZBG (97.3 FM; LITCHFIELD, CT; Owner: LOCAL GIRLS & BOYS B/CASTING CORP.)
- WRCH (100.5 FM; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WJMJ (88.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ST. THOMAS SEMINARY)
- W206AW (89.1 FM; PAWLING, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
- WQQQ (103.3 FM; SHARON, CT; Owner: THE RIDGEFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WAPJ (89.9 FM; TORRINGTON, CT; Owner: NUTMEG CONSERVATORY FOR THE ARTS, INC.)
- WKCI-FM (101.3 FM; HAMDEN, CT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WWYZ (92.5 FM; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKSS (95.7 FM; HARTFORD-MERIDEN, 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)
- WRKI (95.1 FM; BROOKFIELD, CT; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WPLR (99.1 FM; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WTIC-FM (96.5 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WMRQ (104.1 FM; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WPKT (90.5 FM; MERIDEN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC)
- WWUH (91.3 FM; WEST HARTFORD, CT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD)
- WDRC-FM (102.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPDH (101.5 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Bantam:
- 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.)
- WVIT (Channel 30; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC)
- WEDH (Channel 24; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WUVN (Channel 18; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- WTNH (Channel 8; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFSB (Channel 3; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WCTX (Channel 59; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEDY (Channel 65; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTBY (Channel 54; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF NEW YORK, INC.)
- WHCT-LP (Channel 38; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
- W12BH (Channel 12; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: CONN.PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
Bantam fatal accident list:
Jun 23, 1980 05:50 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Fire House, 92 Doyle Road (Lat: 41.727861 Lon: -73.237056), Type: Tower, Structure height: 13 m, Overall height: 15 m, Call Sign: WNUN217
Assigned Frequencies: 33.7000 MHz Grant Date: 07/28/2005, Expiration Date: 10/12/2015
Registrant: Northeastern Communications, Inc., 327 Huntingdon Avenue, Waterbury, CT 06708, Phone: (203) 575-9008, Fax: (203) 753-1739, Email:
- Bantam Generating Station (Lat: 41.723417 Lon: -73.240667), Call Sign: WGT376
Assigned Frequencies: 37.6000 MHz Grant Date: 03/03/2005, Expiration Date: 05/21/2015, Certifier: Stephen Herman
Registrant: Firstlight Power Resources Services, LLC, 20 Church Street - 16th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103, Phone: (860) 895-6934, Fax: (860) 895-6482, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6 - Call Sign: K1BUN, Previous Call Sign: KB1BZE, Licensee ID: L00226873
Grant Date: 11/17/2007, Expiration Date: 01/22/2018, Certifier: Michael D Roth
Registrant: Bantam Radio Club, Bantam, CT 06750-0787 - Call Sign: KA1BZB, Licensee ID: L01019441
Grant Date: 05/19/2005, Expiration Date: 08/15/2014, Certifier: Tracey P Eykelhoff
Registrant: Tracey P Eykelhoff, 59 Case Ave, Bantam, CT 06750 - Call Sign: KA1IZN, Licensee ID: L00217588
Grant Date: 02/03/2004, Expiration Date: 04/19/2014
Registrant: Michael D Roth, Bantam, CT 06750 - Call Sign: N1UXB, Licensee ID: L00218970
Grant Date: 01/29/2005, Expiration Date: 04/26/2015
Registrant: Kathleen F Roth, Bantam, CT 06750-0787 - Call Sign: N1WYF, Licensee ID: L01188651
Grant Date: 09/06/2006, Expiration Date: 09/06/2016
Registrant: Elmer L Perry Jr, 159 Old Forge Hollow, Bantam, CT 06750 - Call Sign: WA1YWG, Licensee ID: L01085208
Grant Date: 11/17/2005, Expiration Date: 02/15/2016, Certifier: John G Eykelhoff
Registrant: John G Eykelhoff, 59 Case Rd, Bantam, CT 06750
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Businesses in Bantam, CT
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