Georgetown, Connecticut
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Coordinates: 41°15′24″N 73°26′1″W / 41.25667, -73.43361
Area
- Total	7.4 km² (2.9 sq mi)
- Land	7.3 km² (2.8 sq mi)
- Water	0.0 km² (0.0 sq mi)
Elevation	108 m (354 ft)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,650
- Density	224.6/km² (581.8/sq mi)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	06829
Area code(s)	203
FIPS code	09-30540
GNIS feature ID	0207283

Georgetown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,650 at the 2000 census. The area is located at the southwest corner of the town of Redding, the northwest corner of the town of Weston, the southeast corner of the town of Ridgefield and the northeast corner of the town of Wilton. According to the census, Georgetown residents officially live in one of these four towns. However, in reality, Ridgefield is probably not part of Georgetown. ^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.4 km² (2.8 mi²). 7.4 km² (2.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.70%) is water.

Georgetown on Clark's map of Fairfield County, published in 1856

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,650 people, 572 households, and 455 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 224.3/km² (581.8/mi²). There were 597 housing units at an average density of 81.2/km² (210.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.62% White, 1.33% African American, 0.24% Native American, 3.39% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.39% of the population.

There were 572 households out of which 44.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.0% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 30.4% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $103,424, and the median income for a family was $110,081. Males had a median income of $81,538 versus $59,531 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $55,029. About 2.0% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

Movies filmed, at least in part, in Georgetown

• Reckless (1995)
• Other People's Money (1991)
• Rachel, Rachel (1968)

Source: Internet Movie DataBase Web site's page for Georgetown, Connecticut accessed on July 3, 2006

Pictures

Gilbert & Bennett factory, 1909

Georgetown train station, sometime before 1919

Footnotes

1. ^ Most residents of southeast Ridgefield consider themselves members of the Branchville community. They are not part of the Georgetown Fire District, for instance. See Branchville.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• History of Georgetown, CT (from the historyofredding.com website)
• Georgetown Land Development Company
• "A Mill Town Writes Its Next Chapter," an article by Lisa Prevost, part of the "Living In" section in the Real Estate section of The New York Times January 30, 2005 and August 29, 2006

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