New London (district)

The district of New London was created on May 10, 1666, by an act of the court of Connecticut, together with the three other first districts Fairfield , Hartford and New Haven , which formed the colony of Connecticut . As established in 1666, the district of New London consisted of cities, Norwich , New London , Cybrook and Killingworth, which was registered as a city in 1667 ^[1] . Several new cities were incorporated into the New London area over the following decades: Preston in 1687, Colchester in 1699, Lebanon in 1700. The settlements along the Quebebaag Valley were placed under the jurisdiction of New London in 1697. By 1717, several new cities were established in northeastern Connecticut (between the Quebebaag Valley and the border of Rhode Island ) and joined to the District of New London.

Wyndham County was formed from Hartford and New London counties on May 12, 1726, from cities in northeastern Connecticut. New London County lost the cities of Volantown, Pomfret, Killingly, Canterbury, Planfield, and Lebanon, which entered the newly formed district. In 1785, Middlesex County was formed, from cities located along the lower part of the Connecticut River, taking the cities of Killingworth and Saybrook from the district of New London. Several additional changes to the county boundaries took place in the 19th century. The district expanded through the creation of the city of Marlborough in 1806, the transfer of Lebanon from Wyndham County in 1824, and the transfer of Volantown from Wyndham County in 1881. ^[2]

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of ​​1998.6 square kilometers), of which 1,724.7 square kilometers (or 86.30%), land and 273.9 square kilometers (or 13.70%) occupy the water area .

The relief of the district is mainly located at sea level, it becomes elevated only in the north of the district. The highest point in the area is Mount Gates in the city of Lebanon and is approximately 201 meters above sea level. New London County is bordered by Wyndham counties in the north, with Kent county, Rhode Island in the northeast, with Washington county , Rhode Island in the east, with Middlesex county in the west, with Tolland county in the north-west, with Hartford in the northwest, with Suffolk County, New York in the south (bordered by the county in inland waters).

As of the census of the population ^[3] in 2000, there were 2,59088 people, 99,835 households, and 67,188 families residing in the district. The population density was 150 people per square kilometer. There were 110,674 housing units at an average density of 64 people per square kilometer. The racial makeup of the district was 87.00% White, 5.29% African American, 0.96% Native American, 1.96% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 2.05% other races, and 2.68 % of mixed races. 5.11% of the population were Hispanic residents. By national origin, 13.8% were Irish, 12.7% Italian, 10.8% English, 7.9% German, 7.1% Polish, and 6.4% French. 90.1% of the population spoke English as mostly 4.5% in Spanish and 1.1% in French as main language.

There were 99,835 families, of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.50% were married couples living together, 11.00% of families had women without husbands, and 32.70% of the population do not have families. 26.40% of all households consisted of individuals and 9.50% of them were single people aged 65 and over.

In the district, the age of the population was distributed as follows: 24.40% of the population under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24 years old, 31.20% from 25 to 44 years old, 22.80% from 45 to 64 years old and 13.00%, aged 65 and over. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $ 50,646, and the median income for a family is $ 59,857. Males have an average income of $ 4,129 versus $ 30,525 for females. The per capita income in the district was $ 24,678. 4.50% of families and 6.40% of the population are below the poverty line, including 7.80% of them are younger than 18 years old and 6.60% are 65 years old and older.

• National Register of Historic Places. District of New London, Connecticut