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Harwinton is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 5,283 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 80.5 km² (31.1 mi²). 79.6 km² (30.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (1.13%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 5,283 people, 1,958 households, and 1,546 families residing in the town. The population density was 66.3/km² (171.8/mi²). There were 2,022 housing units at an average density of 25.4/km² (65.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.69% White, 0.08% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.
There were 1,958 households out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $66,222, and the median income for a family was $75,912. Males had a median income of $51,597 versus $40,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $32,137. About 0.8% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.
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