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Population in July 2007: 3,987. Population change since 2000: +0.5%
 

Males: 1,879  (47.1%)
Females: 2,108  (52.9%)
Median resident age:  47.2 years
Connecticut median age:  37.4 years

Zip codes: 06068.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $64,500 (it was $53,051 in 2000)
Salisbury  $64,500
Connecticut:  $65,967

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $444,800 (it was $228,100 in 2000)
Salisbury  $444,800
Connecticut:  $309,200

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Races in Salisbury:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.7%)
  • Black (1.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Salisbury: 132.2 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (23.4%), English (20.2%), German (14.3%), Italian (11.5%), French (6.2%), Polish (6.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 10/1741

Elevation: 688 feet

Land area: 57.3 square miles.

Population density: 70 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Salisbury

  • High school or higher: 89.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 22.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Salisbury town

  • Never married: 18.6%
  • Now married: 58.3%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 9.5%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

198 residents are foreign born (2.3% Europe, 2.0% Latin America).

This town:  5.0%
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:

Salisbury:  1.1% ($2,449)
Connecticut:  1.8% ($2,961)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waterbury, CT (39.4 miles , pop. 107,271).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bronx, NY (84.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Millerton, NY (5.9 miles ), Canaan, CT (6.8 miles ), North East, NY (7.4 miles ), Canaan, CT (7.6 miles ), Sharon, CT (8.2 miles ), North Canaan, CT (8.4 miles ), Mount Washington, MA (9.0 miles) , Sheffield, MA (9.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $473,200
  • 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $183,800
  • 1998: 13 buildings, average cost: $382,400
  • 1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $392,900
  • 2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $325,000
  • 2001: 17 buildings, average cost: $268,600
  • 2002: 18 buildings, average cost: $479,500
  • 2003: 12 buildings, average cost: $364,300
  • 2004: 14 buildings, average cost: $494,100
  • 2005: 13 buildings, average cost: $494,100
  • 2006: 11 buildings, average cost: $494,100
  • 2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $494,100

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Latitude: 41.98 N, Longitude: 73.42 W


108 people in nursing homes
63 people in other nonhousehold living situations

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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  2.9%
Connecticut:  4.3%


Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (18%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (23%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (6%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)


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Salisbury-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Connecticut state average. It is 6% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/29/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.4 miles away from the Salisbury town center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 8/28/1973, a category 4 tornado 20.5 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 36 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Salisbury:
  • SHARON HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; SHARON, CT)
  • FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA)
  • CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; TORRINGTON, CT)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Salisbury:
  • DUTCHESS COUNTY (about 41 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; ID: POU)
  • DANBURY MUNI (about 43 miles; DANBURY, CT; ID: DXR)
  • BARNES MUNI (about 52 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD, MA; ID: BAF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Salisbury:
  • GREAT BARRINGTON (about 15 miles; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; ID: GBR)
  • GREEN ACRES (about 25 miles; LIVINGSTON, NY; ID: 1A1)
  • SKY PARK (about 29 miles; RED HOOK, NY; ID: 46N)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Salisbury:
  • VASSAR COLLEGE (about 27 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
  • CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA (about 36 miles; HYDE PARK, NY; FT enrollment: 2,028)
  • MARIST COLLEGE (about 38 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; FT enrollment: 4,646)
  • DUTCHESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; FT enrollment: 4,112)
  • NAUGATUCK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; WATERBURY, CT; FT enrollment: 2,834)
  • WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; DANBURY, CT; FT enrollment: 4,297)
  • WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 43 miles; WESTFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,058)
Private high school in Salisbury:
  • SALISBURY SCHOOL (Students: 257; Location: 251 CANAAN RD; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys only)
Library in Salisbury:
  • SCOVILLE MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $342,520; Location: 38 MAIN ST.; 30,263 books; 665 audio materials; 1,144 video materials; 72 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Salisbury: Camp Sloane (A), Camp Wangum (B), Holley Williams House Museum (C), Edsel Ford Memorial Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Salisbury include: Congregational Church of Christ (A), Lakeview United Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Lakes and reservoirs: Fisher Pond (A), Bingham Pond (B), Washining Lake (C), Washinee Lake (D), Ore Hill Pond (E), Twin Lakes (F), Bauer Pond (G), Wononskopomuc Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Factory Brook (A), Pettee Brook (B), Spruce Swamp Creek (C), Wachocastinook Creek (D), Decker Brook (E), Salmon Creek (F), Sucker Brook (G), Monument Brook (H), Beeslick Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Salisbury include: Edith Scoville Memorial Sanctuary (1), Mount Riga State Park (2), Lime Rock Park (3), Lime Rock Historic District (4), Cobble Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Hotels: White Hart (15 Under Mountain Road) (1), Four Seasons Foods (349 A Main Street) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

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

SALISBURY SCHOOL (Address: 251 CANAAN ROAD, Population served: 452, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-06-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-06-1996), St Public Notif received (FEB-05-1997), St Compliance achieved (FEB-06-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between AUG-10-2005 and NOV-29-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-15-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-29-2005)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-22-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-22-2000), St Public Notif received (DEC-12-2000), St BCA signed (DEC-14-2000), St AO (w/penalty) issued (NOV-27-2001), St Public Notif received (DEC-14-2001)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and APR-04-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-19-1994), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-19-1994), St Public Notif received (JAN-24-1994), St Compliance achieved (APR-04-1994)
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 10 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.2 people
Connecticut:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  60.0%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.5%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  7.8%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.8%
Whole state:  3.9%

Salisbury compared to Connecticut state average:
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above 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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Banks with branches in Salisbury (2007 data):
  • The National Iron Bank: at 195 Main Street, branch established on 1847-08-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $96.1 mil, Deposits: $89.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Iron Bancshares, Inc.
  • Salisbury Bank and Trust Company: Salisbury Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1963-04-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $449.2 mil, Deposits: $313.6 mil, headquarters in Lakeville, CT, positive income, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.



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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 Salisbury:
  • WKZE (1020 AM; daytime; 3 kW; SHARON, CT; Owner: JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WSBS (860 AM; 3 kW; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; Owner: BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Salisbury:
  • WAMQ (105.1 FM; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; Owner: WAMC)
  • WKZE-FM (98.1 FM; SALISBURY, CT; Owner: JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
  • WQQQ (103.3 FM; SHARON, CT; Owner: THE RIDGEFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHVP (91.1 FM; HUDSON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • W206AW (89.1 FM; PAWLING, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • W218AV (91.5 FM; WARREN, CT; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • WPDH (101.5 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRNQ (92.1 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAMK (90.9 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: W A M C)
  • WFGB (89.7 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WFNP (88.7 FM; ROSENDALE, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • WRHV (88.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • WRCH (100.5 FM; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WSPK (104.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCZX (97.7 FM; HYDE PARK, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRRB (96.9 FM; ARLINGTON, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBEC-FM (105.5 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WRKI (95.1 FM; BROOKFIELD, CT; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WUPE (95.9 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WEINER BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Salisbury:
  • 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)
  • WUVN (Channel 18; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WEDH (Channel 24; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)


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