Eastford, CT

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Eastford, Connecticut

Eastford, Connecticut, in Windham county, is 24 miles E of Manchester, Connecticut (center to center) and 61 miles SW of Boston, Massachusetts. There are 1,618 residents in the town.

The People and Families of Eastford

In Eastford, about 65% of adults are married. When people think of Eastford, they might picture couples and families, not singles.

Males are more numerous in the town than in most towns.

Wealth and Education

It's worth noting that college degrees are common in Eastford.

Political Inclinations

More campaign money flowed to the Republican party than to competing parties.

Eastford Housing

A nice place to visit? It seems so, since a larger share of the housing than in most places is for vacations and seasonal use.

High Points

Eastford strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Connecticut):

Category	Trophy
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 11%

Comparative Profile of Eastford, CT

Comparing Eastford to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Connecticut (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Male Share of the Population
Age of the Population
Racial Diversity
Children Under 5 Years Old
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing

Category	Value
Near Medium City	24 miles E of Manchester, Connecticut (center to center)
Nearest Large City	61 miles SW of Boston, Massachusetts
County	Windham
Standard Zip Codes	06242
Phone Area Codes	860
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	41.902
Longitude	-72.079

Station	WEST THOMPSON LAKE
Distance	9.9 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 35 F
Apr Temp	33 to 58 F
Jul Temp	58 to 82 F
Oct Temp	36 to 62 F
Annual Precip	51.2 inches

Station	MANSFIELD HOLLOW LAKE
Distance	11.8 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 35 F
Apr Temp	34 to 58 F
Jul Temp	58 to 82 F
Oct Temp	36 to 62 F
Annual Precip	51.5 inches

Station	NORTH FOSTER 1 E
Distance	18.2 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 35 F
Apr Temp	36 to 58 F
Jul Temp	61 to 81 F
Oct Temp	40 to 61 F
Annual Precip	53.1 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,618	100%
Male	821	50.7%
Female	797	49.3%
Under 18	426	26.3%
18+	1,192	73.7%
65+	217	13.4%
Median Age	39.3
Average Family Size	3.06
White	1,582	97.8%
African-American	7	0.4%
Asian	6	0.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	3	0.2%
Other	5	0.3%
Mixed Race	15	0.9%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	22	1.4%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,761
Growth	143
Growth %	8.8%

Ancestry	Percent
English	17.7%
Irish	11%
French (except Basque)	10.4%
Italian	9.6%
French Canadian	8.1%
US/American	7%
Polish	6.7%
German	6.3%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.2%
Russian	3.1%
Hungarian	1.8%
British	1.5%
Swedish	1.4%
Ukrainian	1.1%
Scottish	1%
Portuguese	1%
Finnish	1%
Scotch-Irish	1%
Norwegian	0.8%
Lithuanian	0.6%
Canadian	0.4%
European	0.4%
Dutch	0.4%
Czechoslovakian	0.3%
Scandinavian	0.2%
Estonian	0.2%

Library
Eastford Public Library 179 Eastford Rd. Eastford, Connecticut (860) 974-0125

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