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Washington is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 3,596 at the 2000 census. It was the basis for the town of Stars Hollow on the WB TV series Gilmore Girls.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 100.3 km² (38.7 mi²). 98.9 km² (38.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (1.34%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,596 people, 1,416 households, and 951 families residing in the town. The population density was 36.4/km² (94.2/mi²). There were 1,764 housing units at an average density of 17.8/km² (46.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.66% White, 0.64% African American, 0.11% Native American, 1.56% Asian, 0.78% from other races, and 1.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.14% of the population.
There were 1,416 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $65,288, and the median income for a family was $80,745. Males had a median income of $51,610 versus $35,337 for females. The per capita income for the town was $37,215. About 2.7% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.
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