Ancestries: Irish (27.3%), Italian (9.4%), American (5.4%), German (4.8%), European (4.1%), Norwegian (3.8%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 45 feet
9 residents are foreign born
This place:
0.9%
Connecticut:
14.8%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $5,280 (1.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $5,345 (1.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, CT (33.2 miles , pop. 54,740).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (80.1 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (101.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 69.2. This is about average.
City:
69.2
U.S.:
74.2
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2017 was 1.35. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 5.3 miles away from the city center.
City:
1.35
U.S.:
5.56
Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 33.6. This is about average.Closest monitor was 4.3 miles away from the city center.
City:
33.6
U.S.:
33.3
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 5.82. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 5.3 miles away from the city center.
City:
5.82
U.S.:
8.46
Tornado activity:
Gales Ferry-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Connecticut state average. It is 49% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/10/1989, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 42.6 miles away from the Gales Ferry place center injured 40 peopleand causedbetween $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
On 10/3/1979, a category F4 tornado 43.5 miles away from the place center killed 3 peopleand injured 500 peopleand causedbetween $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Gales Ferry-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Connecticut state average. It is 73% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 208.9 miles away from Gales Ferry center On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 228.3 miles away from Gales Ferry center On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 227.1 miles away from Gales Ferry center On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 145.3 miles away from Gales Ferry center On 8/22/1992 at 12:20:32, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 3.8 MS, 4.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 185.7 miles away from Gales Ferry center On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 166.6 miles away from Gales Ferry center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in New London County (22) is greater than the US average (15). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12 Emergencies Declared: 10
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 6, Snowstorms: 5, Storms: 5, Floods: 4, Blizzards: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Snows: 2, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Gales Ferry:
FAIRVIEW (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; GROTON, CT)
GREENTREE MANOR NURSING AND REHA (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; WATERFORD, CT)
VNA OF SOUTHEASTERN CT INC (Home Health Center, about 5 miles away; WATERFORD, CT)
ORCHARD GROVE SPECIALTY CARE CENTER, LLC (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; UNCASVILLE, CT)
BEECHWOOD (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; NEW LONDON, CT)
BEECHWOOD MANOR (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; NEW LONDON, CT)
REGENCY HEIGHTS OF NORWICH, LLC (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; NORWICH, CT)
Amtrak stations near Gales Ferry:
6 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.
7 miles: FOXWOOD CASINO (LEDYARD, ROUTE 2) - Bus Station
9 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.
Operable nuclear power plants near Gales Ferry:
6 miles: Millstone 1 and 2 in Waterford, CT.
6 miles: Millstone 3 in Waterford, CT.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gales Ferry:
Connecticut College (about 4 miles; New London, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,068)
Three Rivers Community College (about 6 miles; Norwich, CT; FT enrollment: 2,897)
Eastern Connecticut State University (about 22 miles; Willimantic, CT; FT enrollment: 4,985)
University of Connecticut (about 28 miles; Storrs, CT; FT enrollment: 22,037)
University of Rhode Island (about 30 miles; Kingston, RI; FT enrollment: 14,656)
Wesleyan University (about 32 miles; Middletown, CT; FT enrollment: 3,517)
Manchester Community College (about 34 miles; Manchester, CT; FT enrollment: 4,667)
Public high school in Gales Ferry:
LEARN LEDYARD HIGH SCHOOL RICHES PROGRAM (Location: 1860 ROUTE 12, Grades: 8-12)
Water Quality Parameter M/R - Between JAN-2010 and DEC-2012, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-19-2013), St Public Notif requested (APR-11-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-11-2013), St Public Notif received (JUN-21-2013)
SCWA, NORTH STONINGTON DIVISION (NST) (Population served: 1,860, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2014, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-19-2014), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-19-2014), St Public Notif received (SEP-08-2014)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2007, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (FEB-02-2007), St Public Notif requested (FEB-23-2007), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-23-2007), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2007)
SUNNY WATERS MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 303, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2012, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-10-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-10-2012), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2012), St Public Notif received (MAR-20-2013)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2012 and SEP-2012, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-27-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-27-2012), St Public Notif received (SEP-24-2012), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2012)
Past monitoring violations:
Monitoring, Source Water (GWR) - In OCT-02-2012, Contaminant: E. COLI. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-31-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-31-2012), St Public Notif received (MAR-20-2013), St Compliance achieved (OCT-07-2013)
Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R - In OCT-01-2009, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (FEB-19-2010), St Compliance achieved (MAY-10-2010)
2 routine major monitoring violations
17 regular monitoring violations
SCWA, LEDYARD CENTER DIVISION (Population served: 196, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2012, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (NOV-13-2012), St Public Notif requested (NOV-21-2012), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2012)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2012, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-11-2012), St Public Notif requested (OCT-25-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-25-2012), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2012)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2012, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (AUG-14-2012), St Public Notif requested (AUG-27-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-27-2012), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2012)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2011, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUL-27-2011), St Public Notif requested (AUG-09-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-09-2011), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2011)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2010, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-30-2010), St Public Notif received (DEC-21-2010), St Public Notif requested (DEC-22-2010), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-22-2010)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2010, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-13-2010), St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-2010), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-2010), St Compliance achieved (NOV-30-2010)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2011 and SEP-2011, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUL-27-2011), St Public Notif requested (AUG-09-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-09-2011), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2011)
ASH WATER COMPANY, LLC (Population served: 108, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2011, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (NOV-02-2011), St Public Notif requested (NOV-04-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-04-2011), St Compliance achieved (NOV-30-2011)
Past monitoring violations:
One routine major monitoring violation
SCWA, LANTERN HILL DIVISION (LNH) (Population served: 92, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2012 and SEP-2012, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUL-18-2012), St Public Notif requested (AUG-02-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-02-2012), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2012)
LINCOLN PARK ELDERLY HOUSING (Population served: 80, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2014 and SEP-2014, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-25-2014), St Public Notif requested (SEP-25-2014)
Past monitoring violations:
Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R - In OCT-01-2007, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-17-2008), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-17-2008), St Public Notif received (APR-23-2008)
52 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Gales Ferry that have no violations reported:
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households
9 people in group homes intended for adults in 2010
Banks with branches in Gales Ferry (2011 data):
RBS Citizens, National Association: Gales Ferry Branch at 1663 Bank Plaza, Route 12, branch established on 1974/05/30. Info updated 2007/09/19: Bank assets: $106,940.6 mil, Deposits: $75,690.2 mil, headquarters in Providence, RI, positive income, 1135 total offices, Holding Company: Uk Financial Investments Limited
Putnam Bank: Branch 22 at 2 Chapman Lane, branch established on 2006/08/14. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $468.1 mil, Deposits: $336.7 mil, headquarters in Putnam, CT, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 8 total offices
Religion statistics for Gales Ferry, CT (based on New London County data)
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
84,765
34
Mainline Protestant
18,993
79
Evangelical Protestant
9,320
75
Other
5,022
32
Black Protestant
2,594
10
Orthodox
2,456
4
None
150,905
-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 48
This county:
1.82 / 10,000 pop.
Connecticut:
2.21 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
This county:
0.11 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.07 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 36
Here:
1.36 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.02 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 85
New London County:
3.22 / 10,000 pop.
Connecticut:
2.27 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 264
New London County:
10.01 / 10,000 pop.
Connecticut:
9.19 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
New London County:
7.6%
State:
7.3%
Adult obesity rate:
New London County:
22.4%
Connecticut:
21.5%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
16.5%
Connecticut:
15.8%
6.16% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($81,025 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.16%
Connecticut average:
5.79%
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($359 average AGI)
New London County:
0.04%
Connecticut average:
0.02%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
Aircraft: CESSNA 182H (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 2069X, N2069X, N-2069X, Serial Number: 18256169, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 03/15/1965, Certificate Issue Date: 08/08/2011 Registrant (Co-Owned): Frederick M France, 17 Garden Dr, Gales Ferry, CT 06335, Other Owners: Heather E France
Aircraft: AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC RX-7 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: None N-Number: 2941K, N2941K, N-2941K, Serial Number: RX7-3026, Airworthiness Date: 08/07/1986, Certificate Issue Date: 01/14/2019 Registrant (Individual): Scott M Williams, 10 Sherwood Trce, Gales Ferry, CT 06335 Deregistered:Cancel Date: 08/13/2018
Aircraft: CESSNA 180K (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 114 mph), Engine: Reciprocating N-Number: 2987K, N2987K, N-2987K, Serial Number: 18053150, Year manufactured: 1980, Airworthiness Date: 05/09/1980, Certificate Issue Date: 07/26/2007 Registrant (Individual): Michael T Sullivan, 33 Hurlbutt Rd, Gales Ferry, CT 06335
Aircraft: PONCIROLI DONALD L COZY MK IV (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A (180 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 34YN, N34YN, N-34YN, Serial Number: 196, Year manufactured: 2008, Airworthiness Date: 08/06/2009, Certificate Issue Date: 09/21/2011 Registrant (Co-Owned): Donald L Ponciroli, 12 Mill Cove Rd, Gales Ferry, CT 06335, Other Owners: Brendan Woolrich
Aircraft: PIPISTREL LSA S R L ALPHA TRAINER (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES (100 HP) (4 Cycle) N-Number: 520AT, N520AT, N-520AT, Serial Number: 738 AT 912 LSA, Year manufactured: 2015, Airworthiness Date: 07/27/2015, Certificate Issue Date: 09/21/2020 Registrant (Individual): Jeremy J Lauer, 19 Nutmeg Dr, Gales Ferry, CT 06335
Aircraft: AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC S-57A (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: None N-Number: 9700, N9700, N-9700, Serial Number: S57A-3100, Airworthiness Date: 05/16/2003, Certificate Issue Date: 01/02/2019 Registrant (Individual): Scott M Williams, 10 Sherwood Trce, Gales Ferry, CT 06335
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 29. The highest number of fires - 45 took place in 2010, and the least - 10 in 2005. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (53.2%), and Outside Fires (31.6%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Gales Ferry, CT