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New Fairfield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 13,953 at the 2000 census. The town is considered part of the greater New York Metropolitan Area as it lies approximately 50 miles from New York City. New Fairfield is the home of Candlewood Lake, once a summer resort destination, now populated with year-round homes.
The town has one high school, New Fairfield High School, one middle school, grades 6 through 8 New Fairfield Middle School, one elementary school for grades 3 to 5 Meeting House Hill School and a primary school for grade Kindergarten through grade 2, Consolidated School.
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New Fairfield History
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Historical population of New Fairfield
1756 713
1774 1,308
1782 1,441
1790 1,573
1800 1,665
1810 772
1820 788
1830 939
1840 956
1850 927
1860 915
1870 870
1880 791
1890 670
1900 584
1910 551
1920 468
1930 434
1940 608
1950 1,236
1960 3,355
1970 6,991
1980 11,260
1990 12,911
2000 13,953
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New Fairfield Lifestyle
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As of the census2 of 2000, there were 13,953 people, 4,638 households, and 3,905 families residing in the town. The population density was 263.3/km² (681.9/mi²). There were 5,148 housing units at an average density of 97.1/km² (251.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.83% White, 0.39% African American, 0.04% Native American, 1.27% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.52% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.82% of the population.
The 2000 census reported that New Fairfield was the most heavily Irish-American community in Connecticut, with about 32% of the residents claiming Irish ancestry [2]
There were 4,638 households out of which 44.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.3% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.8% were non-families. 12.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.30.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $84,375, and the median income for a family was $92,576. Males had a median income of $65,978 versus $40,284 for females. The per capita income for the town was $34,928. About 1.0% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.
There are four lakes in New Fairfield. Candlewood Lake, Squantz Pond State Park, Ball Pond and Margerie Reservoir.
There are four schools in New Fairfield. Consolidated School (k-2); Meeting House Hill School (3-5); Middle School (6-8); High School (9-12).
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New Fairfield News
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