Wolcott

Wolcott is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 15,215 at the 2000 census. Wolcott was founded in 1796 and was originally named Farmingbury. It is primarily residential. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 21.1 square miles , of which, 20.4 square miles of it is land and 0.7 square miles of it is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 15,215 people, 5,414 households, and 4,249 families residing in the town. The population density was 744.7 people per square mile . There were 5,544 housing units at an average... density of 271.4 per square mile . The racial makeup of the town was 96.23% White, 1.24% Black, 0.14% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.79% of the population. There were 5,414 households out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 18.
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