Salisbury, Connecticut
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Salisbury is a town located in Litchfield County, Connecticut. The MA-NY-CT Tri-State Marker is located just on the border of Salisbury.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 155.6 km² (60.1 mi²). 148.5 km² (57.3 mi²) of it is land and 7.1 km² (2.8 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 4.59% water.
The town of Salisbury contains the villages of Salisbury, Lakeville, and the hamlets of Lime Rock, Amesville, and Taconic.
Demographics
Image:NY-MA-CT Tripoint Marker.JPG As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,977 people, 1,737 households, and 1,042 families residing in the town. The population density was 26.8/km² (69.4/mi²). There were 2,410 housing units at an average density of 16.2/km² (42.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.75% White, 1.66% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.96% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. 1.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,737 households out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the town the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 31.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $53,051, and the median income for a family was $69,152. Males had a median income of $43,807 versus $29,861 for females. The per capita income for the town was $38,752. 7.8% of the population and 4.9% of families were below the poverty line. 7.6% of those under the age of 18 and 2.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
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