Georgetown, Connecticut

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Population in July 2007: 1,669.

Males: 834	(50.0%)
Females: 835	(50.0%)

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

Zip codes: 06829.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $127,187 (it was $103,424 in 2000)

Georgetown:	$127,187
Connecticut:	$65,967

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $68,790

Georgetown:	$68,790
Connecticut:	$35,904

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $745,206 (it was $395,900 in 2000)

Georgetown:	$745,206
Connecticut:	$309,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $747,517; Detached houses: $742,149; Townhouses or other attached units: $717,662; In 2-unit structures: $741,322

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Races in Georgetown:

White Non-Hispanic (91.4%)
Hispanic (3.4%)
Black (1.3%)
Chinese (1.0%)
Filipino (0.7%)
Asian Indian (0.5%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Georgetown: 152.6 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (21.5%), Italian (21.5%), German (20.9%), English (17.0%), Polish (5.2%), Swedish (4.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 338 feet

Land area: 2.84 square miles.

Population density: 588 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Georgetown

High school or higher: 91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 25.0%
Unemployed: 3.7%
Mean travel time to work: 41.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Georgetown CDP

Never married: 20.2%
Now married: 66.3%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 3.6%
Divorced: 8.4%

157 residents are foreign born (5.0% Europe, 2.0% North America, 1.2% Latin America, 1.0% Africa).

This place:	9.5%
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:

Georgetown:	1.4% ($5,581)
Connecticut:	1.8% ($2,961)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Norwalk, CT (10.2 miles , pop. 82,951).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oyster Bay, NY (34.6 miles , pop. 293,925).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (36.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Ridgefield, CT (1.8 miles ), Redding, CT (1.9 miles ), Wilton, CT (2.0 miles ), Ridgefield, CT (2.0 miles ), Weston, CT (2.0 miles ), Easton, CT (2.7 miles ), Scotts Corners, NY (2.8 miles ), New Canaan, CT (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 41.26 N, Longitude: 73.43 W

Area code: 203

Georgetown household income distribution

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Most common industries for males (%):

Professional, scientific, and technical services (23%)
Finance and insurance (16%)
Construction (14%)
Educational services (6%)
Public administration (4%)
Apparel (3%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (15%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
Health care (9%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
Top executives (12%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
Art and design workers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Financial managers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Art and design workers (17%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Media and communication equipment workers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Business operations specialists (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

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Georgetown-area historical tornado activity is near Connecticut state average. It is 10% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.0 miles away from the Georgetown place center injured 40 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 5/24/1962, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.0 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Georgetown-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Connecticut state average. It is 88% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 98.3 miles away from Georgetown center
On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 96.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.4 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 14.9 miles away from Georgetown 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 98.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 78.0 miles away from Georgetown center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Georgetown:

STAMFORD HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; STAMFORD, CT)
SILVER HILL HOSPITAL INC (about 8 miles; NEW CANAAN, CT)
HALL-BROOKE HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; WESTPORT, CT)

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Amtrak stations near Georgetown:

14 miles: BRIDGEPORT (525 WATER ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
16 miles: STAMFORD (WASHINGTON BLVD. & E. STATE ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Georgetown:

UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT (about 6 miles; Bridgeport, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,162)
WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; DANBURY, CT; FT enrollment: 4,297)
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; FAIRFIELD, CT; FT enrollment: 4,197)
SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; FAIRFIELD, CT; FT enrollment: 4,120)
NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; NORWALK, CT; FT enrollment: 2,772)
PACE UNIVERSITY-PLEASANTVILLE BRIARCLIFF (about 21 miles; PLEASANTVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,837)
SUNY WESTCHESTER COMMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; VALHALLA, NY; FT enrollment: 6,730)

Private elementary/middle school in Georgetown:

TOWN COUNTRY MONTESSORI (Students: 30; Location: PO BOX 127; Grades: PK - KG)

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Shopping Center: Georgetown Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Georgetown include: Bethlehem Lutheran Church (A), Georgetown United Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Factory Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gilbert Bennett Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Georgetown: Weir Farm National Historic Site (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

STONY HILL VILLAGE (Population served: 392, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-27-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-27-2001), St Public Notif received (OCT-11-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

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-15-1994), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-15-1994), St Compliance achieved (MAR-29-1996)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and JUL-15-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-19-1994), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-19-1994), St Public Notif received (APR-06-1994), St Compliance achieved (JUL-15-1994)

Drinking water stations with addresses in Georgetown that have no violations reported:

LINCOLNDALE PLAZA LP (Serves NY, Population served: 85, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This place:	2.9 people
Connecticut:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	79.7%
Whole state:	67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.8%
Whole state:	5.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	4.7%
Whole state:	7.9%

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

This place:	0.5%
Whole state:	3.9%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Georgetown, CT

6 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
6 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill

Georgetown compared to Connecticut state average:

Median household income significantly above state average.
Median house value significantly above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (88%) Electricity (7%) Wood (2%) Utility gas (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Georgetown

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Episcopal Church	United Church of Christ	United Methodist Church	Muslim Estimate
Adherents	70.1%	4.4%	4.1%	2.5%	2.4%
Congregations	19.8%	9.9%	9.5%	7.2%	1.9%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Assemblies of God	Other religions
Adherents	2.0%	1.1%	1.0%	0.7%	11.6%
Congregations	4.8%	3.4%	1.9%	4.4%	37.3%

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.

4.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($99,145 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.62%
Connecticut average:	5.12%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,364 average AGI)
Fairfield County: 0.20%
Connecticut average: 0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from New Haven County, CT	0.68% ($52,105 average AGI)
from Westchester County, NY	0.53% ($116,933)
from New York County, NY	0.33% ($276,003)

5.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($93,808 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.91%
Connecticut average:	5.64%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($3,488 average AGI)
Fairfield County: 0.12%
Connecticut average: 0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to New Haven County, CT	1.29% ($53,789 average AGI)
to New York County, NY	0.34% ($140,435)
to Litchfield County, CT	0.25% ($63,262)

Strongest AM radio stations in Georgetown:

WREF (850 AM; 3 kW; RIDGEFIELD, CT; Owner: THE BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGSM (740 AM; 25 kW; HUNTINGTON, NY; Owner: K RADIO LICENSEE, INC.)
WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WDJZ (1530 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Owner: PEOPLE'S BROADCAST NETWORK, LLC)
WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Georgetown:

WDAQ (98.3 FM; DANBURY, CT; Owner: BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WEZN-FM (99.9 FM; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WSHU-FM (91.1 FM; FAIRFIELD, CT; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, INC.)
WPKN (89.5 FM; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Owner: WPKN, INC.)
WMNR (88.1 FM; MONROE, CT; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
WFAF (106.3 FM; MOUNT KISCO, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WSLX (91.9 FM; NEW CANAAN, CT; Owner: ST. LUKE'S FOUNDATION, INC.)
WRKI (95.1 FM; BROOKFIELD, CT; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WEFX (95.9 FM; NORWALK, CT; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WPLJ (95.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPLJ-FM RADIO, INC.)
WSPK (104.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WKCI-FM (101.3 FM; HAMDEN, CT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WXCI (91.7 FM; DANBURY, CT; Owner: WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY)
WPLR (99.1 FM; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WEBE (107.9 FM; WESTPORT, CT; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WDBY (105.5 FM; PATTERSON, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WPDH (101.5 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WRXC (90.1 FM; SHELTON, CT; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
WFAR (93.3 FM; DANBURY, CT; Owner: DANBURY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
WKCR-FM (89.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK)

TV broadcast stations around Georgetown:

WEDW (Channel 49; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WABC-TV (Channel 7; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC)
WPIX (Channel 11; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPIX, INC.)
WWOR-TV (Channel 9; SECAUCUS, NJ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
W11BJ (Channel 11; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS SITE MANAGEMENT LLC)
WTNH (Channel 8; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
WEDY (Channel 65; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCTX (Channel 59; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
WXNY-LP (Channel 32; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WTBY (Channel 54; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF NEW YORK, INC.)
WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
WNBC (Channel 4; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WNET (Channel 13; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WXTV (Channel 41; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
WTXX (Channel 20; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WTXX INC.)
WNYE-TV (Channel 25; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
WVIT (Channel 30; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC)
WKOB-LP (Channel 53; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WKOB COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
W68DN (Channel 68; CHERRY HILL, ETC., NJ; Owner: MARCIA COHEN)
WEBR-CA (Channel 17; MANHATTAN, NY; Owner: K LICENSEE INC.)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

GEORGETOWN FIRE HOUS, Portland Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 15 m, Overall height: 21 m, Call Sign: WNLP224
Assigned Frequencies : 151.130 MHz
Grant Date: 10/07/2004, Expiration Date: 02/19/2014, Certifier: Henry Bielawa
Registrant: Utility Communications Inc, 920 Sherman Ave, Hamden, CT 06514, Phone: (203) 287-1306, Fax: (203) 248-9167, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: KA1LBE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00650836
Grant Date: 03/07/2003, Expiration Date: 03/16/2013
Registrant: Andrew W Morris, Georgetown, CT 06829
Call Sign: N1MG, Previous Call Sign: N5MG, Licensee ID: L01160901
Grant Date: 06/22/2006, Expiration Date: 08/22/2016
Registrant: Mark R Gilbert, Georgetown, CT 06829-0117
Call Sign: N1NSL, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 11/03/1992, Expiration Date: 11/03/2002, Cancelation Date: 11/04/2004
Registrant: Ronald Lusky, Box 464, Georgetown, CT 06829
Call Sign: N1UTA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01054920
Grant Date: 08/24/2005, Expiration Date: 08/24/2015
Registrant: Boris Moreyn, Georgetown, CT 06829-0933

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	20	$686,350	19	$534,055	2	$263,810	1	$985,650
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	4	$731,463	5	$409,512	1	$309,660	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	3	$521,010	9	$628,531	1	$366,340	1	$320,260
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	2	$813,310	3	$928,897	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	1	$787,740	1	$353,660	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0451.02

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$298,140
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

Choose year: 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0451.02

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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