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Haddam, CT map Population in July 2007: 7,800. Population change since 2000: +7.7%
 

Males: 3,614  (50.5%)
Females: 3,543  (49.5%)

Middlesex County

Median resident age:  40.3 years
Connecticut median age:  37.4 years

Zip codes: 06438.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $94,000 (it was $78,571 in 2000)
Haddam  $94,000
Connecticut:  $60,941

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $281,000 (it was $175,600 in 2000)
Haddam  $281,000
Connecticut:  $271,500

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Races in Haddam:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • Black (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Haddam: 136.6 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Italian (22.3%), English (19.0%), Irish (18.0%), German (13.4%), Polish (12.3%), French (8.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 10/8/1668

Elevation: 89 feet

Land area: 44.0 square miles.

Population density: 172 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Haddam

  • High school or higher: 91.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 15.4%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Haddam town

  • Never married: 20.6%
  • Now married: 66.9%
  • Separated: 0.1%
  • Widowed: 4.1%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

216 residents are foreign born (1.7% Europe, 0.5% Latin America, 0.4% North America, 0.3% Asia).

This town:  3.0%
Connecticut:  10.9%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Haddam, Connecticut in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Haddam to the number of sex offenders is 7595 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:

Haddam:  2.0% ($3,553)
Connecticut:  1.8% ($2,961)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Meriden, CT (18.8 miles , pop. 58,244).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (52.3 miles , pop. 448,248).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (101.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Higganum, CT (2.4 miles ), Chester, CT (5.8 miles ), Moodus, CT (6.4 miles ), Killingworth, CT (6.4 miles ), Chester Center, CT (7.0 miles ), East Hampton, CT (8.0 miles ), Deep River, CT (8.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 27 buildings, average cost: $98,900
  • 1997: 28 buildings, average cost: $116,900
  • 1998: 27 buildings, average cost: $105,600
  • 1999: 42 buildings, average cost: $109,200
  • 2000: 36 buildings, average cost: $109,100
  • 2001: 31 buildings, average cost: $107,400
  • 2002: 40 buildings, average cost: $125,300
  • 2003: 51 buildings, average cost: $107,300
  • 2004: 70 buildings, average cost: $128,200
  • 2005: 59 buildings, average cost: $211,200
  • 2006: 51 buildings, average cost: $230,700
  • 2007: 46 buildings, average cost: $217,700

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Latitude: 41.46 N, Longitude: 72.54 W


11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
4 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 860

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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.0%
Connecticut:  4.3%


Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (15%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (22%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (3%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)


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Haddam-area historical tornado activity is near Connecticut state average. It is 24% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.7 miles away from the Haddam town center injured 40 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 10/3/1979, a category 4 tornado 30.2 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 500 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Haddam:
  • SAINT FRANCIS CARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (about 10 miles; PORTLAND, CT)
  • CONNECTICUT VALLEY HOSP (about 11 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT)
  • MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT)

Political contributions by individuals in Haddam, CT

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Haddam:
  • HARTFORD-BRAINARD (about 21 miles; HARTFORD, CT; ID: HFD)
  • TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 29 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; ID: HVN)
  • BRADLEY INTL (about 34 miles; WINDSOR LOCKS, CT; ID: BDL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Haddam:
  • CHESTER (about 7 miles; CHESTER, CT; ID: 3B9)
  • GOODSPEED (about 7 miles; EAST HADDAM, CT; ID: 42B)
  • SALMON RIVER AIRFIELD (about 11 miles; MARLBOROUGH, CT; ID: 9B8)

Amtrak stations near Haddam:
  • 16 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.
  • 20 miles: MERIDEN (60 STATE ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 20 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.

Local government website: www.haddam.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Haddam:
  • WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,993)
  • CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; NEW BRITAIN, CT; FT enrollment: 8,967)
  • TRINITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 2,056)
  • QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; HAMDEN, CT; FT enrollment: 5,836)
  • MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; MANCHESTER, CT; FT enrollment: 2,863)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD (about 28 miles; WEST HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 5,557)
  • YALE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; FT enrollment: 11,011)
Library in Haddam:
  • BRAINERD MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $224,599; Location: 920 SAYBROOK RD.; 17,424 books; 1,267 audio materials; 1,654 video materials; 50 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Haddam: Red Store Landing (A), Warners Quarry Dock (B), Haddam Neck (C), Camp Bethel (D), Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Information and Science Center (E), Haddam Town Hall (F), Thankful Arnold House (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Haddam include: Ponset Episcopal Church (A), Saint Peters Church (B), Haddam Neck Church (C), Valley Bible Evangelical Church (D), Higganum Congregational Church (E), Higganum United Methodist Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Burr District Cemetery (1), Turkey Hill Cemetery (2), Ponset Cemetery (3), Shailerville Tylerville Cemetery (4), Little City Cemetery (5), Old Rock Landing Cemetery (6), Old Ponset Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Hidden Lake (A), Upper Pond (B), Sawmill Pond (C), Priess Pond (D), Horseshoe Pond (E), Palmers Pond (F), Turkey Hill Reservoir (G), Leesville Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bible Rock Brook (A), Deep Hollow Brook (B), Beaver Meadow Brook (C), Salmon River (D), Roaring Brook (E), Saltpeter Brook (F), Swain Johnson Brook (G), Candlewood Hill Brook (H), Pine Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Haddam include: George Dudley Seymour State Park (1), Higganum Reservoir State Park (2), Millers Pond State Park (3), Haddam Meadows State Park (4), Haddam Island State Park (5), Haddam Center Historic District (6), Meeting House Green (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Haddam Historical Society Inc (Museums; Hayden Hill Road) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Connecticut:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  77.8%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.4%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.5%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.7%
Whole state:  3.9%

Haddam compared to Connecticut state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above 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.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.


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Banks with branches in Haddam (2007 data):
  • Liberty Bank: Haddam Branch at Bridge Street (Route 82), branch established on 1972-07-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,579.7 mil, Deposits: $2,010.9 mil, headquarters in Middletown, CT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 34 total offices



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2004 Presidential Election results in Middlesex County Connecticut:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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 Haddam:
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WMRD (1150 AM; 3 kW; MIDDLETOWN, CT; Owner: CROSSROADS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLIS (1420 AM; 5 kW; OLD SAYBROOK, CT; Owner: CROSSROADS COMM. OLD SAYBROOK, LLC)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • 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)
  • 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.)
  • WPOP (1410 AM; 5 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WELI (960 AM; 5 kW; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • 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 Haddam:
  • W227AJ (93.3 FM; NORTHFORD, CT; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY)
  • WIHS (104.9 FM; MIDDLETOWN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WKCI-FM (101.3 FM; HAMDEN, CT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPLR (99.1 FM; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WTIC-FM (96.5 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WWUH (91.3 FM; WEST HARTFORD, CT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD)
  • WCCC-FM (106.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MARLIN BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WILI-FM (98.3 FM; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Owner: NUTMEG BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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)
  • WGRS (91.5 FM; GUILFORD, CT; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • W233AJ (94.5 FM; OLD SAYBROOK, CT; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)

TV broadcast stations around Haddam:
  • WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • W11BJ (Channel 11; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS SITE MANAGEMENT LLC)
  • WHPX (Channel 26; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: PAXSON HARTFORD LICENSE, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • W51BZ (Channel 51; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: it COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCTX (Channel 59; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEDY (Channel 65; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFSB (Channel 3; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WEDN (Channel 53; NORWICH, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHTX-LP (Channel 10; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WRDM-LP (Channel 13; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ZGS HARTFORD, INC.)
  • WMLD-LP (Channel 6; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: HARVARD BROADCASTING, INC.)

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