Fun In New England - Connecticut

Essex

Nickname: "Best Small Town in America"
Official Website: www.essexct.gov
County: Middlesex
Region: Old Saybrook Area (Lower CT River Valley)
Incorporated as a Town: 1852
Land Area: 10.4 sq. miles
Population Density: 628 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 6,505
Estimated Population for 2006: 6,776
Racial makeup of population: [+] show
96.8%White
0.5%Black
1.4%Hispanic
0.5%Asian
0.1%Native American
0.6%Other
Median Household Income (2005): $78,000
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $230,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $472,000
Poverty: 2.8%
Nearest Hospital (ER): Shoreline Medical Center (Essex), Lawrence & Memorial Hospital (New London)

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