U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Cheshire, Connecticut

Back to Cheshire, CT housing info, New Haven County, Connecticut, CT smaller cities, CT small cities, All Cities.


Cheshire: Church taken in Cheshire Cheshire: picture taken next to Currier Woods Cheshire: Currier Woods, Cheshire, CT Cheshire: waterfall, Lake Percival, Cheshire CT
Cheshire: CHESHIRE, CT - TOWN HALL Cheshire: picture taken next to Currier Woods Cheshire: Lake Percival Cheshire CT
 

Submit your own pictures of this town and show them to the World

  • General Map
  • Google Map
  • MSN Map
Cheshire, CT map

New Haven County

Population in July 2008: 29,066. Population change since 2000: +1.8%
 

Males: 15,475  (53.2%)
Females: 13,591  (46.8%)

Median resident age:  38.4 years
Connecticut median age:  37.4 years

Zip codes: 06408, 06410, 06411.

Cheshire Zip Code Map

Estimated median household income in 2007: $98,726 (it was $80,466 in 2000)
Cheshire:  $98,726
Connecticut:  $65,967

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $42,794
Cheshire:  $42,794
Connecticut:  $35,904

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $398,057 (it was $206,700 in 2000)
Cheshire:  $398,057
Connecticut:  $309,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $436,651; Detached houses: $467,169; Townhouses or other attached units: $270,914; In 2-unit structures: $362,397; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $211,574; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $188,606; Mobile homes: $187,500
Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 06410

Cheshire, CT residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Profiles of local businesses:
 The Smartydog Center for Canine Enrichment
Richard A. Lee of William Raveis
Rich Lee of Coldwell Banker
The Roaming Chef Personal Chef Service

Races in Cheshire:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.0%)
  • Black (4.7%)
  • Hispanic (3.8%)
  • Other race (1.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Chinese (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Asian Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Cheshire: 135.1 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Cheshire, CT forum
Recent posts about Cheshire, Connecticut on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Cheshire is mentioned 971 times on our forum:
Cheshire  (35 replies)
Cheshire Housing and Area Info  (4 replies)
Buying in Cheshire- best elementary schools?  (4 replies)
Child care in Cheshire  (10 replies)
Cheshire family robbed, beaten, then slaughtered by strangers  (39 replies)
Is the Cheshire water safe?  (3 replies)

Latest news from Cheshire, CT collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: Italian (26.0%), Irish (21.9%), German (12.5%), English (11.7%), Polish (7.6%), French (4.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 05/1780

Elevation: 262 feet

Land area: 32.9 square miles.

Population density: 883 people per square mile 
 
  (low).

Cheshire,CT real estate house value index trend





Home Value Estimate
Address:
 Unit (optional):
City
 State
 Zip


Recent Home Sales
Address:
City
State
Zip
Min Price (optional)

Max Price (optional)
Prioritization:



Cheshire, Connecticut map

For population 25 years and over in Cheshire

  • High school or higher: 92.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 21.2%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cheshire town

  • Never married: 24.2%
  • Now married: 62.3%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 6.0%
  • Divorced: 6.5%

1,815 residents are foreign born (2.6% Europe, 2.6% Asia, 0.8% Latin America).

This town:  6.4%
Connecticut:  10.9%


According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Cheshire, Connecticut in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cheshire to the number of sex offenders is 7267 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:

Cheshire:  1.9% ($3,899)
Connecticut:  1.8% ($2,961)
Cheshire satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Meriden, CT (5.7 miles , pop. 58,244).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (46.0 miles , pop. 448,248).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (68.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Cheshire Village, CT (0.5 miles ), Prospect, CT (2.0 miles ), Wallingford, CT (2.4 miles ), Meriden, CT (2.4 miles ), Wallingford Center, CT (2.4 miles ), Southington, CT (2.6 miles ), Wolcott, CT (2.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 102 buildings, average cost: $113,900
  • 1997: 132 buildings, average cost: $112,000
  • 1998: 99 buildings, average cost: $128,300
  • 1999: 71 buildings, average cost: $134,500
  • 2000: 68 buildings, average cost: $131,000
  • 2001: 47 buildings, average cost: $137,200
  • 2002: 52 buildings, average cost: $147,600
  • 2003: 32 buildings, average cost: $159,000
  • 2004: 55 buildings, average cost: $186,600
  • 2005: 34 buildings, average cost: $187,400
  • 2006: 68 buildings, average cost: $191,400
  • 2007: 51 buildings, average cost: $183,200
  • 2008: 41 buildings, average cost: $205,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 41.51 N, Longitude: 72.90 W


Nickname or alias (official or unofficial): Bedding Plant Capital of Connecticut

Area code: 203

Cheshire household income distribution Cheshire home values distribution

This town's Wikipedia profile

Cheshire, Connecticut business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Unemployment in May 2009:
Here:  5.8%
Connecticut:  7.9%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Health care (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Social assistance (3%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Computer specialists (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)




 

Crime in Cheshire by Year
Type 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2006 2007
Murders 0000002
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.06.9
Rapes 0102131
    per 100,000 0.03.60.06.83.410.33.5
Robberies 4103132
    per 100,000 15.13.60.010.23.410.36.9
Assaults 1637224
    per 100,000 3.821.710.523.96.86.913.9
Burglaries 65727463724162
    per 100,000 245.0260.9257.8215.1245.3141.1214.8
Thefts 293253244198218191196
    per 100,000 1104.2916.9850.0676.0742.6657.4679.0
Auto thefts 15392631181513
    per 100,000 56.5141.390.6105.861.351.645.0
Arson 3112131
    per 100,000 11.33.63.56.83.410.33.5
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 71.174.661.463.956.953.067.3

(click on a table row to update graph)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 59 (48 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.65
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Cheshire, Connecticut

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Cheshire, Connecticut average temperatures Cheshire, Connecticut average precipitation
 
Cheshire, Connecticut humidity		  
Cheshire, Connecticut wind speed
 
Cheshire, Connecticut snowfall		  
Cheshire, Connecticut sunshine
 
Cheshire, Connecticut clear and cloudy days		  

Back to the top

Cheshire-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Connecticut state average. It is 4% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.8 miles away from the Cheshire town center injured 40 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 10/3/1979, a category 4 tornado 28.5 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 500 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


Cheshire-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Connecticut state average. It is 91% 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 66.5 miles away from Cheshire center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 41.2 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 68.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 46.2 miles away from Cheshire 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 86.9 miles away from the city center
On 7/24/2007 at 01:56:48, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 2.7 LG, Depth: 9.3 mi) earthquake occurred 98.2 miles away from Cheshire center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Cheshire topographic map

Main business address for: ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC (PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS).


Hospitals/medical centers near Cheshire:
  • GAYLORD HOSPITAL INC (about 6 miles; WALLINGFORD, CT)
  • MASONIC HOME AND HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; WALLINGFORD, CT)
  • MIDSTATE MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; MERIDEN, CT)

Political contributions by individuals in Cheshire, CT

Amtrak stations near Cheshire:
  • 6 miles: WALLINGFORD (37 HALL AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
  • 6 miles: MERIDEN (60 STATE ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 12 miles: BERLIN (KENSINGTON, DEPOT RD.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.cheshirect.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cheshire:
  • QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; HAMDEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 5,836)
  • NAUGATUCK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; WATERBURY, CT; FT enrollment: 2,834)
  • YALE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; FT enrollment: 11,011)
  • CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; NEW BRITAIN, CT; FT enrollment: 8,967)
  • SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; FT enrollment: 8,808)
  • GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; FT enrollment: 2,100)
  • WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT; FT enrollment: 2,993)
Public high schools in Cheshire:
Private high school in Cheshire:
  • CHESHIRE ACADEMY (Students: 326; Location: 199 EASTGATE DRIVE; Grades: KG - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Cheshire:
  • Highland School (Students: 956; Location: 490 Highland Avenue; Grades: 1-8)
  • Dodd Middle School (Students: 822; Location: 100 Park Place; Grades: 7-10)
  • Darcey School (Students: 663; Location: 1686 Waterbury Road; Grades: PK-1)
  • Doolittle School (Students: 590; Location: 735 Cornwall Avenue; Grades: 1-7)
  • Norton School (Students: 477; Location: 414 North Brooksvale Road; Grades: 1-7)
  • Chapman School (Students: 380; Location: 38 Country Club Road; Grades: 1-7)
Private elementary/middle schools in Cheshire:
  • ST BRIDGET'S SCHOOL (Students: 344; Location: 171 MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 6)
  • BOULDER KNOLL MONTESSORI SCHL. (Students: 21; Location: 660 BOULDER KNOLL RD.; Grades: PK - KG)
See full list of schools located in Cheshire, School District: CHESHIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Library in Cheshire:
  • CHESHIRE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,090,057; Location: 104 MAIN ST.; 106,064 books; 5,422 audio materials; 4,688 video materials; 305 serial subscriptions)

Cheshire map

Click to draw/clear town borders

Notable locations in Cheshire: Cheshire Golf Course (A), Cheshire Industrial Park (B), Cheshire Landfill Area (C), Manson Youth Institution (D), Willowbrook Farms (E), Connecticut Correctional Institution at Cheshire (F), Cheshire Town Hall (G), First Congregational Church Library (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Cheshire Shopping Center (1), Cheshire Shopping Center (2), Maplecroft Plaza Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Cheshire include: Saint Bridgets Church (A), Grace Baptist Church (B), Cheshire United Methodist Church (C), Saint Thomas Becketts Church (D), Seventh Day Adventist Church (E), Church of the Epiphany (F), First Congregational Church (G), Cornerstone Church (H), Lutheran Church of Cheshire (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Hillside Cemetery (1), Cheshire Street Cemetery (2), New Saint Bridget Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Mixville Pond (A), Larsens Pond (B), Broad Brook Reservoir (C), Moss Farms Pond (D), Mystic Reservoir (E), Brittany Meadows (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Honeypot Brook (A), Cuff Brook (B), Brooksvale Stream (C), Roaring Brook (D), Broad Brook (E), Mountain Brook (F), Sanford Brook (G), Judd Brook (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Cheshire include: Cheshire Historic District (1), Cheshire Town Park (2), Quinnipiac Park (3), Quinnipiac River Public Access (4), Mixville Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Barker Character Comic & Cartoon Museum (1188 Highland Avenue) (1), Beaver Brook Hot Air Balloon Services (1476 Highland Avenue) (2), Dattco (Tours & Charters; 157 Sandbank Road) (3). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotel: Cheshire Welcome Inn (1106 South Main Street) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Court: Cheshire Town - Probate Court (84 South Main Street) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

 

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

SILO THE (Address: 699 RESERVOIR RD, Serves VT, Population served: 90, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
CRESTVIEW CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION (Population served: 84, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-26-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-26-2000), St Public Notif requested (JAN-08-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-09-2001)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-04-2000), St Public Notif received (DEC-05-2000), St Public Notif requested (DEC-18-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUL-09-2001)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-16-2000), St Public Notif received (OCT-19-2000), St Public Notif requested (NOV-06-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUL-09-2001)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-24-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-24-2000), St Public Notif received (AUG-01-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUL-09-2001)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUN-15-2000), St Public Notif requested (JUN-19-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-19-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUL-09-2001)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-05-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-05-2000), St Public Notif received (JUN-15-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUL-09-2001)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In APR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-08-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-08-2000), St Public Notif received (JUN-09-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUL-09-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between AUG-10-2005 and DEC-02-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-15-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-02-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and NOV-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-15-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-30-2005)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between AUG-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2004), St Intentional no-action (JAN-01-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2004), St Intentional no-action (JAN-01-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-11-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-11-2005)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • 53 regular monitoring violations
  • 3 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
Connecticut:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  77.6%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.6%
Whole state:  5.3%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.0%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  1.8%
Whole state:  3.9%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cheshire, CT


People in group quarters in Cheshire
  • 2023 people in state prisons
  • 591 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 395 people in nursing homes
  • 145 people in religious group quarters
  • 16 people in homes for the mentally retarded


Cheshire compared to Connecticut state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value 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.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


Back to the top

Banks with branches in Cheshire (2009 data):
  • NewAlliance Bank: Southwick At Cheshire Branch at 50 Southwick Court, branch established on 1999-07-15; Cheshire Branch at 1157 Highland Avenue, branch established on 1987-10-13. Info updated 2007-11-30: Bank assets: $8,286.3 mil, Deposits: $4,572.2 mil, headquarters in New Haven, CT, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 91 total offices, Holding Company: Newalliance Bancshares, Inc.
  • Webster Bank, National Association: Cheshire-North Branch at 145 Highland Avenue Maplecroft Plaza, branch established on 1990-10-20; Cheshire Branch at 975 South Main Street, branch established on 1958-12-15. Info updated 2008-12-23: Bank assets: $17,480.2 mil, Deposits: $12,436.7 mil, headquarters in Waterbury, CT, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 185 total offices, Holding Company: Webster Financial Corporation
  • TD Bank, National Association: Cheshire Branch at 595 Highland Avenue, branch established on 1979-12-15. Info updated 2008-06-17: Bank assets: $101,632.1 mil, Deposits: $76,748.6 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1084 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
  • Liberty Bank: Highland Avenue Branch at 160 Highland Avenue, branch established on 2002-04-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,854.4 mil, Deposits: $2,232.3 mil, headquarters in Middletown, CT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 35 total offices
  • Bank of America, National Association: Cheshire Branch at 185 Highland Avenue, branch established on 1963-08-07. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Cheshire North Branch at 311 Highland Avenue, branch established on 1987-07-27. Info updated 2008-06-19: Bank assets: $635,476.0 mil, Deposits: $424,599.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, negative income in the last year, 3343 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • The Apple Valley Bank & Trust Company: The Apple Valley Bank & Trust Compan at 286 Maple Avenue, branch established on 2001-03-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $81.4 mil, Deposits: $70.7 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices
  • Naugatuck Savings Bank: Cheshire Branch at 218 Maple Street, branch established on 1998-12-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $731.4 mil, Deposits: $574.5 mil, headquarters in Naugatuck, CT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices



Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School





2004 Presidential Election results in New Haven County Connecticut:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (74%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Utility gas (10%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Cheshire

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Church of ChristEpiscopal ChurchMuslim EstimateUnited Methodist Church
Adherents72.1%5.2%3.0%2.6%2.2%
Congregations24.3%10.6%10.2%1.7%5.4%
NameAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaAssemblies of GodGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaOther religions
Adherents1.9%1.1%0.8%0.5%10.5%
Congregations4.7%3.3%5.9%0.7%33.1%
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.


4.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,108 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.86%
Connecticut average:  5.12%

0.25% of residents moved from foreign countries ($977 average AGI)
New Haven County:  0.25%
Connecticut average:  0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Fairfield County, CT  1.30% ($53,789 average AGI)
from Hartford County, CT  0.43% ($46,514)
from Middlesex County, CT  0.25% ($47,288)


5.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,347 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.18%
Connecticut average:  5.64%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($688 average AGI)
New Haven County:  0.11%
Connecticut average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Fairfield County, CT  0.67% ($52,105 average AGI)
to Hartford County, CT  0.61% ($49,113)
to Middlesex County, CT  0.38% ($59,251)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cheshire:
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WXCT (990 AM; 3 kW; SOUTHINGTON, CT; Owner: THE ADD RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WATR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WATR, INC.)
  • WFNW (1380 AM; 5 kW; NAUGATUCK, CT; Owner: CANDIDO DIAS CARRELO)
  • WELI (960 AM; 5 kW; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMMW (1470 AM; 3 kW; MERIDEN, CT; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORP OF CT)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLAT (910 AM; 5 kW; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW BRITAIN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WADS (690 AM; daytime; 3 kW; ANSONIA, CT; Owner: RADIO AMOR, INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPOP (1410 AM; 5 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cheshire:
  • WKCI-FM (101.3 FM; HAMDEN, CT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WPLR (99.1 FM; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WRCH (100.5 FM; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • W227AJ (93.3 FM; NORTHFORD, CT; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY)
  • W226AG (93.1 FM; HAMDEN, CT; Owner: SAINT THOMAS SEMINARY)
  • WYBC-FM (94.3 FM; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: YALE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WTIC-FM (96.5 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WWUH (91.3 FM; WEST HARTFORD, CT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD)
  • WRXC (90.1 FM; SHELTON, CT; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • WJMJ (88.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ST. THOMAS SEMINARY)
  • WCCC-FM (106.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MARLIN BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WEZN-FM (99.9 FM; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WIHS (104.9 FM; MIDDLETOWN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Cheshire:
  • 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.)
  • 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)
  • WFSB (Channel 3; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • W51BZ (Channel 51; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: it COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHPX (Channel 26; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: PAXSON HARTFORD LICENSE, INC.)
  • WEDW (Channel 49; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSAH (Channel 43; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
  • W12BH (Channel 12; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: CONN.PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHCT-LP (Channel 38; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • W28AJ (Channel 28; ALLINGTOWN, CT; Owner: PAGING ASSOCIATES, INC.)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)


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


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 34
Total length: 131 meters (430ft)
Total costs: $54,000
Total average daily traffic: 513,631
Total average daily truck traffic: 60,993

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1920-1929: 1
  • 1930-1939: 0
  • 1940-1949: 0
  • 1950-1959: 1
  • 1960-1969: 7
  • 1970-1979: 3
  • 1980-1989: 17
  • 1990-1999: 5
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Cheshire, CT

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Christopher F Ciolfi, Rt. 10, Highland Avenue, Type: Tower, Structure height: 60.7 m, Overall height: 60.7 m
    Registrant: National Grid Communications, Inc., 80 Central Street, Boxborough, MA 01719, Phone: (978) 264-6030, Email:
  • JAMES J.R. TALBOT, (Cheshire #2) 2.6 Km Sw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.6 m, Overall height: 82.6 m
    Registrant: At&t Corp., 2315 Salem Road, First Floor, H9, Conyers, GA 30013, Phone: (770) 602-2065, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Cheshire, CT)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • CHESHIRE, 705 W Johnson Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 33.5 m, Call Sign: WNTT993
    Assigned Frequencies : 10835.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/15/2009, Expiration Date: 01/25/2019
    Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 82 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Cheshire)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 33 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Cheshire)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 80
  • Hazardous Condition: 218
  • Service Call: 26
  • Good Intent Call: 10

Incident types - Cheshire


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

Back to Cheshire, CT housing info, New Haven County, Connecticut, CT smaller cities, CT small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top


Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2009 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2009 Advameg, Inc.