Hazardville (Enfield)
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Hazardville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hartford County, Connecticut, USA. The population was 4,900 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] History
Hazardville was named for Colonel Augustus George Hazard (1802-1868) who, during the American Civil War, manufactured gun powder in a part of the town known as Powder Hollow.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.5 km² (3.3 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 4,900 people, 1,832 households, and 1,337 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 575.0/km² (1,487.6/mi²). There were 1,876 housing units at an average density of 220.2/km² (569.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.45% White, 1.41% African American, 0.22% Native American, 1.41% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population.
There were 1,832 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $54,596, and the median income for a family was $61,183. Males had a median income of $40,606 versus $28,806 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,293. About 2.1% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.
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