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Population (year 2000): 8,067
Males: 3,929  (48.7%)
Females: 4,138  (51.3%)

Hartford County

Median resident age:  39.8 years
Connecticut median age:  37.4 years

Zip codes: 06082.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $69,300 (it was $60,743 in 2000)
Southwood Acres  $69,300
Connecticut:  $60,941

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $187,500 (it was $123,200 in 2000)
Southwood Acres  $187,500
Connecticut:  $271,500

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Races in Southwood Acres:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Black (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

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Ancestries: Irish (22.8%), Italian (21.7%), English (16.0%), French (15.9%), Polish (13.2%), German (9.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 4.08 square miles.

Population density: 1975 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Southwood Acres

  • High school or higher: 88.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Southwood Acres CDP

  • Never married: 18.5%
  • Now married: 67.4%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 6.2%
  • Divorced: 7.6%

359 residents are foreign born (2.3% Europe, 1.1% North America, 0.5% Asia, 0.5% Latin America).

This place:  4.5%
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:

Southwood Acres:  2.0% ($2,490)
Connecticut:  1.8% ($2,961)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Springfield, MA (10.9 miles , pop. 152,082).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (81.7 miles , pop. 448,248).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (117.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Enfield, CT (2.1 miles ), Thompsonville, CT (3.1 miles ), East Windsor, CT (3.4 miles ), Hazardville, CT (3.6 miles ), Broad Brook, CT (3.7 miles ), Sherwood Manor, CT (3.7 miles ), Windsor Locks, CT (5.5 miles ), .

Latitude: 41.96 N, Longitude: 72.57 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -3,168 (-39.3%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 278 (6.4%)


Area code commonly used in this area: 860

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Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (10%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Finance and insurance (15%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Accountants and auditors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


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

On 10/3/1979, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.6 miles away from the Southwood Acres place center killed 3 people and injured 500 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/1954, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.5 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Southwood Acres:
  • PARK VIEW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA)
  • ROCKVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; ROCKVILLE, CT)
  • BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Southwood Acres:
  • BRADLEY INTL (about 7 miles; WINDSOR LOCKS, CT; ID: BDL)
  • WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 16 miles; SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; ID: CEF)
  • BARNES MUNI (about 16 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD, MA; ID: BAF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Southwood Acres:
  • SKYLARK AIRPARK (about 3 miles; WAREHOUSE POINT, CT; ID: 7B6)
  • ELLINGTON (about 9 miles; ELLINGTON, CT; ID: 7B9)
  • SIMSBURY (about 14 miles; SIMSBURY, CT; ID: 4B9)

Amtrak stations near Southwood Acres:
  • 5 miles: WINDSOR LOCKS (S. MAIN ST. (RTE. 159)). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 9 miles: WINDSOR (41 CENTRAL ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 11 miles: SPRINGFIELD (66 LYMAN ST.). 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.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Southwood Acres:
  • SPRINGFIELD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,026)
  • SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE (about 12 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,176)
  • WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE (about 13 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 3,285)
  • MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; MANCHESTER, CT; FT enrollment: 2,863)
  • TRINITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 2,056)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD (about 18 miles; WEST HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 5,557)
  • HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; HOLYOKE, MA; FT enrollment: 3,747)

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  80.8%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.2%
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 1999:
This place:  2.4%
Whole state:  7.9%

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

Southwood Acres compared to Connecticut state average:
  • Median household income above 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.


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4.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,799 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.35%
Connecticut average:  5.12%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($881 average AGI)
Hartford County:  0.11%
Connecticut average:  0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from New Haven County, CT  0.58% ($49,113 average AGI)
from Tolland County, CT  0.49% ($48,876)
from Middlesex County, CT  0.34% ($54,771)


4.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,520 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.77%
Connecticut average:  5.64%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($739 average AGI)
Hartford County:  0.09%
Connecticut average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Tolland County, CT  0.55% ($51,650 average AGI)
to New Haven County, CT  0.40% ($46,514)
to Middlesex County, CT  0.39% ($57,435)


Strongest AM radio stations in Southwood Acres:
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WSPR (1270 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: ANTONIO F. AND HELENA R. GOIS, TENANTS BY THE ENTIRETY)
  • WACE (730 AM; 5 kW; CHICOPEE, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WHYN (560 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDRC (1360 AM; 5 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHNP (1600 AM; 3 kW; EAST LONGMEADOW, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WDZK (1550 AM; 5 kW; BLOOMFIELD, CT; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WCTF (1170 AM; daytime; 1 kW; VERNON, CT; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WLAT (910 AM; 5 kW; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW BRITAIN LICENSEE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Southwood Acres:
  • WAQY (102.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WHYN-FM (93.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPKX (97.9 FM; ENFIELD, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRCH (100.5 FM; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WRNX (100.9 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RADIO COMPANY)
  • WTIC-FM (96.5 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WCCC-FM (106.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MARLIN BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WWUH (91.3 FM; WEST HARTFORD, CT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD)
  • WFCR (88.5 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WWYZ (92.5 FM; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKSS (95.7 FM; HARTFORD-MERIDEN, 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)
  • WMAS-FM (94.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: LAPPIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • WMRQ (104.1 FM; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAMH (89.3 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE)
  • WPKT (90.5 FM; MERIDEN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WDRC-FM (102.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHUS (91.7 FM; STORRS, CT; Owner: THE BD. OF TRUSTEES, THE UNIV. OF CT)

TV broadcast stations around Southwood Acres:
  • WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • W11BJ (Channel 11; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS SITE MANAGEMENT LLC)
  • WUVN (Channel 18; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WTXX (Channel 20; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WTXX INC.)
  • WWLP (Channel 22; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: WWLP BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WVIT (Channel 30; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
  • WEDH (Channel 24; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFSB (Channel 3; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WHTX-LP (Channel 10; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • W67DF (Channel 67; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WRDM-LP (Channel 13; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ZGS HARTFORD, INC.)
  • WMLD-LP (Channel 6; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: HARVARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHCT-LP (Channel 38; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • W12CL (Channel 12; GRANBY, CT; Owner: SALVATORE MINNITI)
  • WHPX (Channel 26; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: PAXSON HARTFORD LICENSE, INC.)
  • WDMR-LP (Channel 65; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: ZGS HARTFORD, INC.)

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