BEACON FALLS, CONNECTICUT

'Beacon Falls' is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 5,246 at the 2000 census.
Beacon Falls has a Metro North railroad station on the Waterbury branch of the New Haven line. Settlers from Derby, Connecticut settled Beacon Falls in 1678. The town was incorporated in 1871 on lands carved from the neighboring towns of Bethany, Seymour, Naugatuck and Oxford.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

References

External links

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 25.6 km² (9.9 mi²). 25.3 km² (9.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.01%) is water.
The village of 'Pine Bridge', once known as Pines Bridge, is located within the town, south of the town center.^[2]

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 5,246 people, 2,032 households, and 1,450 families residing in the town. The population density was 207.1/km² (536.6/mi²). There were 2,104 housing units at an average density of 83.1/km² (215.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.97% White, 0.72% African American, 0.08% Native American, 1.03% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.13% of the population.
There were 2,032 households out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 35.1% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $56,592, and the median income for a family was $62,461. Males had a median income of $41,696 versus $34,844 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,285. About 4.2% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.
Beacon Falls is home to Woodland Regional High School, which opened in 2001. Woodland is part of Regional School District #16 (Beacon Falls and Prospect CT), which also consists of Long River Middle School (P), Laurel Ledge Elementary School (BF), Community School (P), and Algonquin School (P). The Woodland Hawks football team is the Naugatuck Valley League and Class SS state champions for the 2004 and 2005 seasons.

Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 25, 2005[3]
Party		Active Voters	Inactive Voters	Total Voters	Percentage	Democratic	939	51	990	27.21%	Republican	761	31	792	21.77%	Unaffiliated	1,742	109	1,851	50.88%	Minor Parties	5	0	5	0.14%
Total		3,447	191	3,638	100%

References

1. U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates
2. Geographic Names Information System database
3. Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 25, 2005

External links

★ Beacon Falls Online

★ Northwest Connecticut Convention & Visitors Bureau

★ Regional School District #16