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Bridgewater, CT map Population in July 2007: 1,884. Population change since 2000: +3.1%
 

Males: 903  (49.5%)
Females: 921  (50.5%)

Litchfield County

Median resident age:  44.6 years
Connecticut median age:  37.4 years

Zip codes: 06752.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $92,200 (it was $80,420 in 2000)
Bridgewater  $92,200
Connecticut:  $60,941

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $455,000 (it was $280,300 in 2000)
Bridgewater  $455,000
Connecticut:  $271,500

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Races in Bridgewater:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • Black (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Bridgewater: 133.2 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (23.5%), English (22.3%), German (17.1%), Italian (15.4%), United States (4.6%), Swedish (4.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 05/1856

Elevation: 650 feet

Land area: 16.2 square miles.

Population density: 116 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Bridgewater

  • High school or higher: 93.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 21.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bridgewater town

  • Never married: 19.2%
  • Now married: 66.0%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 5.6%
  • Divorced: 8.1%

68 residents are foreign born (2.7% Europe, 0.9% Asia).

This town:  3.7%
Connecticut:  10.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bridgewater:  1.2% ($3,376)
Connecticut:  1.8% ($2,961)
Bridgewater satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Danbury, CT (10.9 miles , pop. 74,848).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oyster Bay, NY (53.9 miles , pop. 293,925).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (58.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Roxbury, CT (4.2 miles ), Brookfield, CT (4.9 miles ), New Milford, CT (5.1 miles ), Newtown borough, CT (8.6 miles ), Heritage Village, CT (9.1 miles ), Washington, CT (9.3 miles ), Newtown, CT (9.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 10 buildings, average cost: $242,900
  • 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $302,300
  • 1998: 14 buildings, average cost: $225,900
  • 1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $298,900
  • 2000: 10 buildings, average cost: $230,100
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $285,400
  • 2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $318,500
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $253,000
  • 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $188,600
  • 2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $406,200
  • 2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $424,300
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $505,000

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Latitude: 41.53 N, Longitude: 73.36 W


People in group quarters in Bridgewater
  • 22 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 9 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 2 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

Area code commonly used in this area: 860

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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.2%
Connecticut:  4.3%


Unemployment by year (%)



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (17%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Business operations specialists (7%)
  • Top executives (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Lawyers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (3%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)


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Bridgewater-area historical tornado activity is near Connecticut state average. It is 15% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.2 miles away from the Bridgewater town 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 16.6 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Bridgewater:
  • NEW MILFORD HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; NEW MILFORD, CT)
  • DANBURY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; DANBURY, CT)
  • STAMFORD HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; STAMFORD, CT)

Political contributions by individuals in Bridgewater, CT

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bridgewater:
  • DANBURY MUNI (about 14 miles; DANBURY, CT; ID: DXR)
  • IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 31 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; ID: BDR)
  • DUTCHESS COUNTY (about 37 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; ID: POU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bridgewater:
  • CANDLELIGHT (about 7 miles; NEW MILFORD, CT; ID: 6Y2)
  • CANDLELIGHT FARMS (about 7 miles; NEW MILFORD, CT; ID: 11N)
  • WATERBURY-OXFORD (about 17 miles; OXFORD, CT; ID: OXC)

Local government website: BRIDGEWATERCT.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bridgewater:
  • WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; DANBURY, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,297)
  • UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT (about 15 miles; Bridgeport, CT; FT enrollment: 2,162)
  • NAUGATUCK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; WATERBURY, CT; FT enrollment: 2,834)
  • SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; FAIRFIELD, CT; FT enrollment: 4,120)
  • FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; FAIRFIELD, CT; FT enrollment: 4,197)
  • NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; NORWALK, CT; FT enrollment: 2,772)
  • SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; FT enrollment: 8,808)
Public elementary/middle school in Bridgewater:
Library in Bridgewater:
  • BURNHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $126,982; Location: 62 MAIN STREET SOUTH; 28,550 books; 459 audio materials; 689 video materials; 54 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Bridgewater: Kinneys Corners (A), Mead Corners (B), Burnham Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Bridgewater: Bridgewater Congregational Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: South Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Wewaka Brook Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hitchcock Mill Brook (A), Town Farm Brook (B), Clapboard Oak Brook (C), Second Hill Brook (D), Shepaug River (E), Wewaka Brook (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Bridgewater: Bridgwater Green (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Connecticut:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  74.8%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.0%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.1%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.0%
Whole state:  3.9%

Bridgewater 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 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 above state average.


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Banks with branches in Bridgewater (2007 data):
  • Webster Bank, National Association: Bridgewater Branch at Routes 67 And 133, branch established on 1981-01-17. Info updated 2006-10-31: Bank assets: $16,847.6 mil, Deposits: $12,556.9 mil, headquarters in Waterbury, CT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 182 total offices, Holding Company: Webster Financial Corporation
  • Union Savings Bank: Bridgewater Branch at 29 Main Street, branch established on 2003-09-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,627.0 mil, Deposits: $1,005.7 mil, headquarters in Danbury, CT, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 19 total offices



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2004 Presidential Election results in Litchfield County Connecticut:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($59,310 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.52%
Connecticut average:  5.12%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($113 average AGI)
Litchfield County:  0.03%
Connecticut average:  0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from New Haven County, CT  1.40% ($52,019 average AGI)
from Fairfield County, CT  1.06% ($63,262)
from Hartford County, CT  0.92% ($49,007)


5.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($50,397 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.65%
Connecticut average:  5.64%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($263 average AGI)
Litchfield County:  0.04%
Connecticut average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to New Haven County, CT  1.07% ($41,196 average AGI)
to Hartford County, CT  1.02% ($45,238)
to Fairfield County, CT  0.55% ($50,625)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bridgewater:
  • WINE (940 AM; 1 kW; BROOKFIELD, CT; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, 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.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WADS (690 AM; daytime; 3 kW; ANSONIA, CT; Owner: RADIO AMOR, INC.)
  • 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.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bridgewater:
  • WRKI (95.1 FM; BROOKFIELD, CT; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WDAQ (98.3 FM; DANBURY, CT; Owner: BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • W218AV (91.5 FM; WARREN, CT; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • W206AW (89.1 FM; PAWLING, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WDBY (105.5 FM; PATTERSON, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKCI-FM (101.3 FM; HAMDEN, CT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEZN-FM (99.9 FM; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WXCI (91.7 FM; DANBURY, CT; Owner: WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WSHU-FM (91.1 FM; FAIRFIELD, CT; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • WPLR (99.1 FM; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WMNR (88.1 FM; MONROE, CT; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • WPKN (89.5 FM; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Owner: WPKN, INC.)
  • WRCH (100.5 FM; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WRNQ (92.1 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQQQ (103.3 FM; SHARON, CT; Owner: THE RIDGEFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFAR (93.3 FM; DANBURY, CT; Owner: DANBURY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WPDH (101.5 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSPK (104.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRXC (90.1 FM; SHELTON, CT; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • WFNP (88.7 FM; ROSENDALE, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)

TV broadcast stations around Bridgewater:
  • 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.)
  • WTNH (Channel 8; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCTX (Channel 59; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEDY (Channel 65; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVIT (Channel 30; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WEDW (Channel 49; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEDH (Channel 24; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WUVN (Channel 18; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WTBY (Channel 54; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF NEW YORK, INC.)
  • WSAH (Channel 43; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
  • W22BN (Channel 22; DANBURY, CT; Owner: it COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

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