Lyme, Connecticut

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Population (year 2000): 2,016. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,078 (+3.1% change)

Males: 1,007	(50.0%)
Females: 1,009	(50.0%)

New London County

Median resident age:	47.1 years
Connecticut median age:	37.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $85,700 (it was $73,250 in 2000)

Lyme	$85,700
Connecticut:	$60,941

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $483,000 (it was $289,300 in 2000)

Lyme	$483,000
Connecticut:	$271,500

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Races in Lyme:

White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
Chinese (0.5%)

Ancestries: English (23.3%), Irish (17.0%), German (15.1%), Italian (9.6%), United States (9.5%), Polish (8.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 05/1667

Elevation: 24 feet

Land area: 31.9 square miles.

Population density: 66 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Lyme

High school or higher: 94.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 21.4%
Unemployed: 3.7%
Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lyme town

Never married: 16.2%
Now married: 69.3%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 5.3%
Divorced: 8.4%

75 residents are foreign born (2.6% Europe, 0.8% Latin America).

This town:	3.7%
Connecticut:	10.9%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Lyme, Connecticut in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lyme to the number of sex offenders is 2093 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:

Lyme:	0.9% ($2,655)
Connecticut:	1.8% ($2,961)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, CT (29.2 miles , pop. 54,740).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (57.2 miles , pop. 448,248).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (111.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Essex Village, CT (4.3 miles ), Essex, CT (5.5 miles ), Deep River Center, CT (6.1 miles ), Deep River, CT (6.7 miles ), Old Lyme, CT (7.0 miles ), Chester Center, CT (7.2 miles ), Old Saybrook Center, CT (7.3 miles ), Old Saybrook, CT (7.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 11 buildings, average cost: $297,000
1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $227,200
1998: 13 buildings, average cost: $415,700
1999: 16 buildings, average cost: $254,700
2000: 15 buildings, average cost: $333,100
2001: 12 buildings, average cost: $382,300
2002: 21 buildings, average cost: $416,600
2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $252,000
2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $485,900
2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $302,900
2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $401,300
2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $321,800

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 41.39 N, Longitude: 72.35 W

8 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 860

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.1%
Connecticut:	4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Chemicals (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Utilities (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (15%)
Health care (11%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Top executives (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Carpenters (5%)
Engineers (4%)
Life and physical scientists (4%)
Electricians (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Art and design workers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Child care workers (4%)
Other financial specialists (4%)

Lyme-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Connecticut state average. It is 35% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 37.9 miles away from the Lyme town center injured 40 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 16.5 miles away from the town center injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Lyme:

LAWRENCE & MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; NEW LONDON, CT)
SAINT FRANCIS CARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (about 23 miles; PORTLAND, CT)
CONNECTICUT VALLEY HOSP (about 24 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT)

Political contributions by individuals in Lyme, CT

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lyme:

GROTON-NEW LONDON (about 23 miles; GROTON NEW LONDON, CT; ID: GON)
HARTFORD-BRAINARD (about 32 miles; HARTFORD, CT; ID: HFD)
TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 39 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; ID: HVN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lyme:

GOODSPEED (about 8 miles; EAST HADDAM, CT; ID: 42B)
CHESTER (about 11 miles; CHESTER, CT; ID: 3B9)
SALMON RIVER AIRFIELD (about 15 miles; MARLBOROUGH, CT; ID: 9B8)

Amtrak stations near Lyme:

7 miles: OLD SAYBROOK (455 BOSTON POST 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.
18 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.

Operable nuclear power plants near Lyme:

15 miles: Millstone 1 and 2 in Waterford, CT.
15 miles: Millstone 3 in Waterford, CT.

Local government website: www.munic.state.ct.us/lyme/lyme.htm

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lyme:

EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,165)
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT; FT enrollment: 2,993)
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (about 30 miles; STORRS, CT; FT enrollment: 16,952)
TRINITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 2,056)
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; NEW BRITAIN, CT; FT enrollment: 8,967)
MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; MANCHESTER, CT; FT enrollment: 2,863)
SUNY AT STONY BROOK (about 39 miles; STONY BROOK, NY; FT enrollment: 16,829)

Public high school in Lyme:

Lyme Consolidated School (Students: 252; Location: Route 156; Grades: PK-12; Our rating: 68)

Library in Lyme:

LYME PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $116,537; Location: 482 HAMBURG RD.; 23,587 books; 861 audio materials; 669 video materials; 52 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Lyme: Chester Rock Light (A), Beebe Corner (B), Brockway Ferry (C), Burnham Four Corners (D), Gillette Castle (E), Lyme Town Hall (F), Lyme Public Library (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Lyme: Grassy Hill Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Luther Cemetery (1), Ely Cemetery (2), Gillett Cemetery (3), Pleasant View Cemetery (4), Sterling Cemetery (5), Griffin Cemetery (6), Sisson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Ed Bills Pond (A), Blackwells Pond (B), Cedar Lake (C), Norwich Pond (D), Wagner Pond (E), Upper Pond (F), Lower Pond (G), Uncas Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Tisdale Brook (A), Falls Brook (B), Eightmile River (C), Hungerford Brook (D), Deep Creek (E), Beaver Brook (F), Cedar Pond Brook (G), Roaring Brook Number 2 (H), Broad Swamp Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Lyme include: Selden Neck State Park (1), Beckett Hill State Park Reserve (2), Hamburg Bridge Historic District (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Hadlyme Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Connecticut:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	71.8%
Whole state:	67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.6%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	1.2%
Whole state:	7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	0.6%
Whole state:	3.9%

Lyme compared to Connecticut state average:

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

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in New London County Connecticut:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,406 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.16%
Connecticut average:	5.12%

0.29% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,547 average AGI)
New London County: 0.29%
Connecticut average: 0.19%

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

from Windham County, CT	0.55% ($34,428 average AGI)
from Hartford County, CT	0.44% ($58,618)
from Middlesex County, CT	0.38% ($52,650)

6.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,435 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.79%
Connecticut average:	5.64%

0.21% of residents moved to foreign countries ($953 average AGI)
New London County: 0.21%
Connecticut average: 0.11%

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

to Windham County, CT	0.59% ($36,914 average AGI)
to Hartford County, CT	0.38% ($45,089)
to Middlesex County, CT	0.34% ($52,016)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lyme:

WLIS (1420 AM; 5 kW; OLD SAYBROOK, CT; Owner: CROSSROADS COMM. OLD SAYBROOK, LLC)
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.)
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.)
WICH (1310 AM; 5 kW; NORWICH, CT; Owner: WICH, INCORPORATED)
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)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; 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 Lyme:

W233AJ (94.5 FM; OLD SAYBROOK, CT; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
WRCH (100.5 FM; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WKNL (100.9 FM; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCTY (97.7 FM; NORWICH, CT; Owner: WICH, INC.)
WILI-FM (98.3 FM; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Owner: NUTMEG BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W227AJ (93.3 FM; NORTHFORD, CT; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY)
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)
WBMW (106.5 FM; LEDYARD, CT; Owner: RED WOLF BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
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)
WSUF (89.9 FM; NOYACK, NY; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, INC.)
WNLC (98.7 FM; EAST LYME, CT; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WPLR (99.1 FM; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WECS (90.1 FM; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Owner: EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE COLLEGE)
WHJM (107.7 FM; PAWCATUCK, CT; Owner: FULLER BROADCASTING INTERNATIONAL, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Lyme:

WHPX (Channel 26; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: PAXSON HARTFORD LICENSE, INC.)
WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
W11BJ (Channel 11; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS SITE MANAGEMENT LLC)
WEDN (Channel 53; NORWICH, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTXX (Channel 20; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WTXX 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.)
WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
WTNH (Channel 8; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)

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