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Population (year 2000): 1,546
Males: 745  (48.2%)
Females: 801  (51.8%)

New London County

Median resident age:  40.9 years
Connecticut median age:  37.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $75,200 (it was $64,236 in 2000)
Chester Center  $75,200
Connecticut:  $60,941

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $301,200 (it was $180,400 in 2000)
Chester Center  $301,200
Connecticut:  $271,500

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Races in Chester Center:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Other Asian (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Chester Center: 94.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (25.2%), Italian (24.1%), English (17.6%), German (13.0%), Polish (9.6%), Swedish (4.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 160 feet

Land area: 2.03 square miles.

Population density: 762 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Chester Center

  • High school or higher: 87.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.7%
  • Unemployed: 1.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chester Center CDP

  • Never married: 21.4%
  • Now married: 60.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

84 residents are foreign born (2.5% Europe, 1.0% Asia, 1.0% Latin America, 1.0% North America).

This place:  5.4%
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:

Chester Center:  1.5% ($2,662)
Connecticut:  1.8% ($2,961)
Chester Center satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Meriden, CT (25.5 miles , pop. 58,244).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (52.6 miles , pop. 448,248).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (104.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Chester, CT (1.4 miles ), Deep River Center, CT (1.7 miles ), Deep River, CT (1.8 miles ), Essex, CT (4.4 miles ), Essex Village, CT (5.3 miles ), Moodus, CT (6.8 miles ), East Haddam, CT (7.0 miles ), Haddam, CT (7.0 miles ).

Latitude: 41.40 N, Longitude: 72.45 W


60 people in nursing homes
18 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code commonly used in this area: 860

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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Computer and electronic products (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Carpenters (9%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (7%)
  • Secondary school teachers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Business operations specialists (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Secondary school teachers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)


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Chester Center-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Connecticut state average. It is 30% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.8 miles away from the Chester Center place 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 12.6 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 Chester Center:
  • SAINT FRANCIS CARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (about 17 miles; PORTLAND, CT)
  • CONNECTICUT VALLEY HOSP (about 18 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT)
  • MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chester Center:
  • HARTFORD-BRAINARD (about 27 miles; HARTFORD, CT; ID: HFD)
  • GROTON-NEW LONDON (about 30 miles; GROTON NEW LONDON, CT; ID: GON)
  • TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 32 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; ID: HVN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chester Center:
  • GOODSPEED (about 3 miles; EAST HADDAM, CT; ID: 42B)
  • CHESTER (about 4 miles; CHESTER, CT; ID: 3B9)
  • GRISWOLD (about 11 miles; MADISON, CT; ID: N04)

Amtrak station near Chester Center:
  • 9 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.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chester Center:
  • WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,993)
  • EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT; FT enrollment: 4,165)
  • TRINITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 2,056)
  • CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; NEW BRITAIN, CT; FT enrollment: 8,967)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (about 32 miles; STORRS, CT; FT enrollment: 16,952)
  • QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; HAMDEN, CT; FT enrollment: 5,836)
  • MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; MANCHESTER, CT; FT enrollment: 2,863)

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Notable locations in Chester Center: Connecticut River Artisans Cooperative (A), Chester Public Library (B), Chester Town Hall (C), National Theatre of the Deaf (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Chester Center include: Saint Josephs Church (A), United Church of Chester (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Joseph Cemetery (1), Hearse Hill Cemetery (2), Laurel Hill Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Jennings Pond (A), Upper Pond (B), Griswold Pond (C), Ivory Pond (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
Connecticut:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  63.6%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.4%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  0.5%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  0.0%
Whole state:  3.9%

Chester Center compared to Connecticut state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly 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.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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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 Chester Center:
  • 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.)
  • WMRD (1150 AM; 3 kW; MIDDLETOWN, CT; Owner: CROSSROADS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WGSM (740 AM; 25 kW; HUNTINGTON, NY; Owner: K RADIO LICENSEE, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chester Center:
  • W227AJ (93.3 FM; NORTHFORD, CT; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY)
  • 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.)
  • WKCI-FM (101.3 FM; HAMDEN, CT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, 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)
  • W233AJ (94.5 FM; OLD SAYBROOK, CT; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • WPLR (99.1 FM; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WIHS (104.9 FM; MIDDLETOWN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WILI-FM (98.3 FM; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Owner: NUTMEG BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTIC-FM (96.5 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WWUH (91.3 FM; WEST HARTFORD, CT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD)
  • WSUF (89.9 FM; NOYACK, NY; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • WCCC-FM (106.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MARLIN BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WCTY (97.7 FM; NORWICH, CT; Owner: WICH, INC.)
  • WKNL (100.9 FM; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Chester Center:
  • 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)
  • WTXX (Channel 20; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WTXX INC.)
  • WVIT (Channel 30; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WEDH (Channel 24; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WUVN (Channel 18; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WTNH (Channel 8; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEDN (Channel 53; NORWICH, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEDY (Channel 65; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCTX (Channel 59; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W51BZ (Channel 51; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: it COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

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