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Middlesex County

Population in July 2007: 3,342.
Males: 1,694  (50.7%)
Females: 1,648  (49.3%)
Median resident age:  38.1 years
Connecticut median age:  37.4 years

Zip codes: 06424.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $71,200 (it was $58,325 in 2000)
Lake Pocotopaug  $71,200
Connecticut:  $65,967

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $286,200 (it was $153,600 in 2000)
Lake Pocotopaug  $286,200
Connecticut:  $309,200

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Races in Lake Pocotopaug:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Black (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Lake Pocotopaug: 135.0 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: Irish (24.2%), Italian (20.7%), Polish (14.8%), English (11.2%), French (10.5%), German (8.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 470 feet

Land area: 2.68 square miles.

Population density: 1248 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Lake Pocotopaug

  • High school or higher: 94.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lake Pocotopaug CDP

  • Never married: 25.7%
  • Now married: 54.1%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 3.7%
  • Divorced: 14.2%

133 residents are foreign born (2.0% Europe, 1.3% Asia, 0.6% Latin America).

This place:  4.2%
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:

Lake Pocotopaug:  1.8% ($2,696)
Connecticut:  1.8% ($2,961)
Lake Pocotopaug satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, CT (13.0 miles , pop. 54,740).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (61.3 miles , pop. 448,248).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (107.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: East Hampton, CT (1.3 miles ), Terramuggus, CT (3.3 miles ), Marlborough, CT (3.7 miles ), Moodus, CT (7.0 miles ), Portland, CT (7.8 miles ), Higganum, CT (8.3 miles ), Glastonbury, CT (8.8 miles ).

Latitude: 41.59 N, Longitude: 72.49 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 860

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (17%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Printing and related support activities (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Finance and insurance (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Data processing and other information services (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


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Lake Pocotopaug-area historical tornado activity is near Connecticut state average. It is 16% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/3/1979, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.2 miles away from the Lake Pocotopaug place 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 1.0 miles away from the place center injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Pocotopaug:
  • SAINT FRANCIS CARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (about 8 miles; PORTLAND, CT)
  • CONNECTICUT VALLEY HOSP (about 12 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT)
  • MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake Pocotopaug:
  • HARTFORD-BRAINARD (about 15 miles; HARTFORD, CT; ID: HFD)
  • BRADLEY INTL (about 27 miles; WINDSOR LOCKS, CT; ID: BDL)
  • TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 36 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; ID: HVN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Pocotopaug:
  • SALMON RIVER AIRFIELD (about 5 miles; MARLBOROUGH, CT; ID: 9B8)
  • GOODSPEED (about 12 miles; EAST HADDAM, CT; ID: 42B)
  • CHESTER (about 15 miles; CHESTER, CT; ID: 3B9)

Amtrak stations near Lake Pocotopaug:
  • 18 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.
  • 19 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.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake Pocotopaug:
  • WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,993)
  • TRINITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 2,056)
  • CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; NEW BRITAIN, CT; FT enrollment: 8,967)
  • MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; MANCHESTER, CT; FT enrollment: 2,863)
  • EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT; FT enrollment: 4,165)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (about 23 miles; STORRS, CT; FT enrollment: 16,952)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD (about 23 miles; WEST HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 5,557)

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Notable location: Camp Terramugus (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Shopping Center: East Hampton Mall Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Lake Pocotopaug include: Bethlehem Lutheran Church (A), Union Congregational Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Pocotopaug Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Park in Lake Pocotopaug: Sears Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Connecticut:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  62.7%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.2%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.1%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.3%
Whole state:  3.9%

Lake Pocotopaug 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.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Middlesex County Connecticut:




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7.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($59,295 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.38%
Connecticut average:  5.12%

0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($287 average AGI)
Middlesex County:  0.17%
Connecticut average:  0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hartford County, CT  2.07% ($57,435 average AGI)
from New Haven County, CT  1.85% ($59,251)
from New London County, CT  0.56% ($52,016)


7.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,048 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.10%
Connecticut average:  5.64%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($487 average AGI)
Middlesex County:  0.10%
Connecticut average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Hartford County, CT  1.78% ($54,771 average AGI)
to New Haven County, CT  1.23% ($47,288)
to New London County, CT  0.63% ($52,650)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lake Pocotopaug:
  • 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.)
  • WMRD (1150 AM; 3 kW; MIDDLETOWN, CT; Owner: CROSSROADS COMMUNICATIONS, 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.)
  • WLAT (910 AM; 5 kW; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW BRITAIN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WPOP (1410 AM; 5 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLIS (1420 AM; 5 kW; OLD SAYBROOK, CT; Owner: CROSSROADS COMM. OLD SAYBROOK, LLC)
  • WDRC (1360 AM; 5 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lake Pocotopaug:
  • WRCH (100.5 FM; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS 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)
  • W227AJ (93.3 FM; NORTHFORD, CT; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY)
  • WTIC-FM (96.5 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WIHS (104.9 FM; MIDDLETOWN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WWUH (91.3 FM; WEST HARTFORD, CT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD)
  • WKCI-FM (101.3 FM; HAMDEN, CT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCCC-FM (106.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MARLIN BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WILI-FM (98.3 FM; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Owner: NUTMEG BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPLR (99.1 FM; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WHUS (91.7 FM; STORRS, CT; Owner: THE BD. OF TRUSTEES, THE UNIV. OF CT)
  • WECS (90.1 FM; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Owner: EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE COLLEGE)
  • WAQY (102.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • W258AC (99.5 FM; STORRS, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Lake Pocotopaug:
  • 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.)
  • WHPX (Channel 26; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: PAXSON HARTFORD LICENSE, INC.)
  • WVIT (Channel 30; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WUVN (Channel 18; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WEDH (Channel 24; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFSB (Channel 3; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
  • WTNH (Channel 8; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHTX-LP (Channel 10; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WCTX (Channel 59; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEDY (Channel 65; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRDM-LP (Channel 13; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ZGS HARTFORD, INC.)
  • WEDN (Channel 53; NORWICH, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMLD-LP (Channel 6; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: HARVARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W51BZ (Channel 51; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: it COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHCT-LP (Channel 38; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)




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