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Middlesex County, Connecticut

County in Connecticut, United States

Summary

County in Connecticut, United States

Field	Value
county	Middlesex County
state	Connecticut
type	County
founded year	1785
founded date	May
seat	none (since 1960)
Middletown (before 1960)
largest city	Middletown
area_total_sq_mi	439
area_land_sq_mi	369
area_water_sq_mi	70
area percentage	15.9%
census yr	2020
pop	164245
density_sq_mi	370
district	1st
district2	2nd
district3	3rd
ex image	Middletown, CT - Raymond E Baldwin Courthouse 01.jpg
ex image cap	Raymond E Baldwin Courthouse
time zone	Eastern
named for	Middlesex, England

Middletown (before 1960)

Middlesex County is a county in the south central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, the population was 164,245. The county was created in May 1785 from portions of Hartford County and New London County.

Middlesex County is included in the Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown metropolitan statistical area known as Greater Hartford.

As with all eight of Connecticut's counties, there is now no county government and no county seat. In Connecticut, towns are responsible for all local government activities, including local police, fire and rescue, snow removal, and schools. In a few cases, neighboring towns will share certain resources, e.g. water, gas, etc. On June 6, 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau formally recognized Connecticut's nine councils of governments as county equivalents instead of the state's eight counties. Connecticut's county governments were disbanded in 1960, and the councils of governments took over some of the local governmental functions. Connecticut's eight historical counties continue to exist in name only, and are no longer considered for statistical purposes.

Government

Middletown was the county seat of Middlesex County from its creation in 1785 until the elimination of county government in 1960. There is no government in Middlesex County other than the Middlesex County Judicial District. All county functions other than courts and county sheriff's departments were discontinued in 1960, and again in 2000 when the county sheriff's departments were reorganized as the Connecticut Judicial Marshal, due to political corruption in the county sheriff's departments. Joseph E. Bibisi was the last person to serve as high sheriff of Middlesex County.

Geography

The county has a total area of 439 sqmi, of which 369 sqmi is land and 70 sqmi (15.9%) is water. It is the smallest county in Connecticut by land area and second-smallest by total area.

The terrain trends from mostly level along the Connecticut River and Atlantic coast to gently rolling uplands away from them. The highest elevation is close to a triangulation station in Meshomasic State Forest, at 916 ft above sea level; the lowest point is sea level.

Middlesex County is also the home of Wadsworth Falls.

Adjacent counties

Hartford County (north)
New London County (east)
New Haven County (west)
Suffolk County, New York (south)

National protected areas

Silvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge (part)
Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Demographics

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 164,245. Of the residents, 17.2% were under the age of 18 and 21.4% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 46.4 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.9 males. 70.8% of residents lived in urban areas and 29.2% lived in rural areas.

The racial makeup of the county was 82.0% White, 5.2% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.0% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 2.6% from some other race, and 6.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 7.3% of the population.

There were 68,685 households in the county, of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 26.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 76,289 housing units, of which 10.0% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 73.0% were owner-occupied and 27.0% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.2%.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Middlesex County, Connecticut	url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?q=P004:+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO,+AND+NOT+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO+BY+RACE+[73]&g=050XX00US09007	publisher=United States Census Bureau	access-date= }}
White alone (NH)	138,979	143,144	131,954	89.62%
Black or African American alone (NH)	6,588	7,256	8,001	4.24%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	229	210	214	0.14%
Asian alone (NH)	2,392	4,207	4,923	1.54%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	46	53	43	0.02%
Other race alone (NH)	146	290	744	0.09%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	2,042	2,682	6,438	1.31%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,649	7,834	11,928	2.99%
Total	155,071	165,676	164,245	100.00%

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 165,676 people, 67,202 households, and 43,743 families living in the county.{{cite web |access-date=January 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213011810/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US09007 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213190828/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US09007 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213015605/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US09007 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead

Of the 67,202 households, 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.9% were non-families, and 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.95. The median age was 43.1 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $74,906 and the median income for a family was $91,589. Males had a median income of $62,031 versus $50,031 for females. The per capita income for the county was $37,519. About 3.0% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.{{cite web |access-date=January 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213034446/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US09007 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 155,071 people, 61,341 households, and 40,607 families living in the county. The population density was 420 PD/sqmi. There were 67,285 housing units at an average density of 182 /mi2. According to the Census of 2010, the racial makeup of the county was 89.22% White, 4.64% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 2.56% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.30% from other races, and 2.06% from two or more races. 4.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 20.4% were of Italian, 14.3% Irish, 11.1% English, 8.9% Polish and 8.2% German ancestry. 91.1% spoke English, 2.6% Spanish, 1.9% Italian, 1.2% French and 1.0% Polish as their first language.

There were 61,341 households, out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.40% were married couples living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.80% were non-families. 27.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.20% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 31.10% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $59,175, and the median income for a family was $71,319. Males had a median income of $48,341 versus $35,607 for females. The per capita income for the county was $28,251. About 2.30% of families and 4.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.00% of those under age 18 and 5.90% of those age 65 or over.

Demographic breakdown by town

Income

Data is from the 2010 United States Census and the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.

Rank	Town	Per capita
income	Median
household
income	Median
family
income	Population	Number of
households
1	Fenwick	Borough	$110,127	$114,375	$250,000+	43
2	Essex	Town	$57,365	$87,480	$105,982	6,683
3	Killingworth	Town	$45,404	$99,500	$108,232	6,525
4	Old Saybrook	Town	$43,400	$79,985	$99,595	10,242
5	Cromwell	Town	$41,926	$82,012	$99,362	14,005
6	Chester	Town	$40,783	$80,185	$89,760	3,994
7	Durham	Town	$39,579	$105,417	$110,583	7,388
8	Portland	Town	$39,100	$86,661	$96,016	9,508
9	Westbrook	Town	$38,158	$61,069	$72,969	6,938
10	Haddam	Town	$37,324	$86,179	$100,343	8,346
11	East Haddam	Town	$37,156	$82,695	$86,023	9,126
12	Clinton	Town	$37,117	$74,174	$82,839	13,260
13	Middlefield	Town	$36,747	$80,392	$94,432	4,425
14	Deep River	Town	$35,564	$65,250	$81,641	4,629
15	East Hampton	Town	$34,555	$88,281	$95,854	12,959
16	Middletown	City	$31,348	$57,655	$78,006	47,648

Race

Data is from the 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates, "Race alone or in combination with one or more other races."

Rank	Town	Population	White	Black	Asian	American
Indian	Other	Hispanic
1	Middletown	City	47,510	79.2%	15.7%	4.9%	0.6%	3.2%
2	Cromwell	Town	13,951	93.2%	3.9%	3.3%	0.3%	0.5%
3	Clinton	Town	13,291	95.8%	0.5%	2.1%	0.2%	1.8%
4	East Hampton	Town	12,926	95.4%	1.6%	1.7%	0.3%	1.9%
5	Old Saybrook	Town	10,307	97.8%	0.7%	1.8%	0.6%	0.0%
6	Portland	Town	9,470	96.2%	2.2%	1.0%	0.2%	1.9%
7	East Haddam	Town	9,069	99.3%	1.2%	0.0%	0.2%	0.7%
8	Haddam	Town	8,267	98.5%	1.5%	0.5%	1.5%	0.2%
9	Durham	Town	7,342	94.7%	0.5%	3.1%	0.2%	3.2%
10	Westbrook	Town	6,891	95.4%	0.5%	4.0%	1.2%	0.0%
11	Essex	Town	6,697	98.8%	0.6%	1.4%	0.1%	0.1%
12	Killingworth	Town	6,499	96.7%	0.0%	7.5%	1.4%	0.7%
13	Deep River	Town	4,652	88.7%	2.0%	0.3%	0.8%	7.5%
14	Middlefield	Town	4,418	94.3%	1.7%	4.2%	0.0%	0.7%
15	Chester	Town	3,984	98.3%	0.4%	1.7%	0.7%	0.0%
16	Fenwick	Borough	51	100.0%	5.9%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Communities

Map of Middlesex County, Connecticut showing cities, boroughs, towns, and CDPs

City

Middletown

Towns

Villages are named localities within towns, but have no separate corporate existence from the towns they are in.

Chester
- Chester Center
Clinton
- Clinton village
Cromwell
Deep River
- Deep River Center
- Winthrop
Durham
- Durham village
East Haddam
- Leesville
- Millington
- Moodus
East Hampton
- Cobalt
- East Hampton village
- Lake Pocotopaug
- Middle Haddam
Essex
- Centerbrook
- Essex Village
- Ivoryton
Haddam
- Hidden Lake
- Higganum
Killingworth
Middlefield
- Rockfall
Old Saybrook
- Fenwick
- Old Saybrook Center
- Saybrook Manor
Portland
- Portland village
Westbrook
- Westbrook Center

Politics

Middlesex County was a Republican leaning county for most of its history, but since 1992 it has become reliably Democratic.

References

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