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Population (year 2000): 1,671
Males: 821  (49.1%)
Females: 850  (50.9%)

Middlesex County

Median resident age:  40.8 years
Connecticut median age:  37.4 years

Zip codes: 06441.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $72,300 (it was $60,405 in 2000)
Higganum  $72,300
Connecticut:  $60,941

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $265,600 (it was $166,000 in 2000)
Higganum  $265,600
Connecticut:  $271,500

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Races in Higganum:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • Black (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

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Ancestries: English (19.0%), Irish (17.9%), Italian (13.5%), German (12.9%), Polish (8.6%), Swedish (7.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 61 feet

Land area: 4.87 square miles.

Population density: 343 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Higganum

  • High school or higher: 89.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.7%
  • Unemployed: 1.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Higganum CDP

  • Never married: 21.1%
  • Now married: 63.6%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 7.9%
  • Divorced: 7.4%

101 residents are foreign born (3.0% Europe, 1.6% Latin America, 0.9% Asia).

This place:  6.0%
Connecticut:  10.9%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Higganum, Connecticut in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Higganum to the number of sex offenders is 1671 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is smaller than the state average.

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

Higganum:  1.9% ($3,159)
Connecticut:  1.8% ($2,961)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Meriden, CT (16.9 miles , pop. 58,244).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (53.0 miles , pop. 448,248).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (100.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Haddam, CT (2.4 miles ), East Hampton, CT (6.8 miles ), Moodus, CT (7.4 miles ), Portland, CT (7.7 miles ), Killingworth, CT (7.8 miles ), Chester, CT (8.2 miles ).

Latitude: 41.49 N, Longitude: 72.56 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 860

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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (11%)
  • Transportation equipment (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (19%)
  • Finance and insurance (17%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Machinery (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Top executives (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Engineers (5%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other financial specialists (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Secondary school teachers (4%)


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Higganum-area historical tornado activity is near Connecticut state average. It is 21% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.8 miles away from the Higganum place center injured 40 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 10/3/1979, a category 4 tornado 28.0 miles away from the place 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 Higganum:
  • SAINT FRANCIS CARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (about 8 miles; PORTLAND, CT)
  • CONNECTICUT VALLEY HOSP (about 8 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT)
  • MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Higganum:
  • HARTFORD-BRAINARD (about 18 miles; HARTFORD, CT; ID: HFD)
  • TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 28 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; ID: HVN)
  • BRADLEY INTL (about 32 miles; WINDSOR LOCKS, CT; ID: BDL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Higganum:
  • CHESTER (about 9 miles; CHESTER, CT; ID: 3B9)
  • GOODSPEED (about 9 miles; EAST HADDAM, CT; ID: 42B)
  • SALMON RIVER AIRFIELD (about 11 miles; MARLBOROUGH, CT; ID: 9B8)

Amtrak stations near Higganum:
  • 18 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.
  • 18 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.
  • 19 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 Higganum:
  • WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,993)
  • CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; NEW BRITAIN, CT; FT enrollment: 8,967)
  • TRINITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 2,056)
  • MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; MANCHESTER, CT; FT enrollment: 2,863)
  • QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; HAMDEN, CT; FT enrollment: 5,836)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD (about 25 miles; WEST HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 5,557)
  • YALE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; FT enrollment: 11,011)
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Churches in Higganum include: Saint Peters Church (A), Higganum Congregational Church (B), Higganum United Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Bell Shop Pond (A), Higganum Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bible Rock Brook (A), Higganum Creek (B), Ponset Brook (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Higganum include: Higganum Reservoir State Park (1), Haddam Center Historic District (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Higganum and their reported violations in the past:

VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  73.6%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.2%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  3.9%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.9%
Whole state:  3.9%

Higganum compared to Connecticut state average:
  • Median household income 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.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Higganum (2007 data):
  • Citizens Bank of Connecticut: Higganum Branch at 6 Killingworth Road, branch established on 1968-12-14. Info updated 2006-09-29: Bank assets: $4,617.0 mil, Deposits: $3,154.3 mil, headquarters in New London, CT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 50 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
  • Liberty Bank: Haddam Branch at 26 Killingworth Road, branch established on 1993-06-17. 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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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 Higganum:
  • 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)
  • WLAT (910 AM; 5 kW; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW BRITAIN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WPOP (1410 AM; 5 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WELI (960 AM; 5 kW; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDRC (1360 AM; 5 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Higganum:
  • WIHS (104.9 FM; MIDDLETOWN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • 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)
  • WESU (88.1 FM; MIDDLETOWN, CT; Owner: WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Higganum:
  • 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)
  • WHPX (Channel 26; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: PAXSON HARTFORD LICENSE, INC.)
  • WEDH (Channel 24; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WUVN (Channel 18; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • W51BZ (Channel 51; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: it COMMUNICATIONS, 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.)
  • WFSB (Channel 3; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WHTX-LP (Channel 10; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WEDN (Channel 53; NORWICH, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • 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)

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