East Windsor
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East Windsor is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 9,818 at the 2000 census. The town has five villages: Broad Brook, Melrose, Scantic, Warehouse Point and Windsorville.
The East Windsor Elementary School System runs from pre-kindergarten through grade 4. The Connecticut Children’s Place runs from Grade 4 through Grade 12. Homebound runs from Pre-K through 12.
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,818 people, 4,078 households, and 2,556 families residing in the town. The population density was 144.2/km (373.5/mi). There were 4,356 housing units at an average density of 64.0/km (165.7/mi). The racial makeup of the town was 91.47% White, 4.09% African American, 0.16% Native American, 2.00% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.83% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.11% of the population.
There were 4,078 households out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the town the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $51,092, and the median income for a family was $60,694. Males had a median income of $39,785 versus $33,446 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,899. About 3.5% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.