Old Saybrook Center, Connecticut

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Old Saybrook Center, Connecticut
Census-designated place
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Old Saybrook Center
Coordinates: 41°17′34″N72°22′54″W / 41.29278°N 72.38167°W / 41.29278; -72.38167 [1]
Country United States of America
State Connecticut
County Middlesex
Town Old Saybrook
Area
[2]
 • Total2.88 sq mi (7.5 km2)
 • Land1.97 sq mi (5.1 km2)
 • Water0.91 sq mi (2.4 km2)
Elevation
16 ft (5 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total2,278
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
06475 (Old Saybrook)
Area code 860
FIPS code 09-57390
GNIS feature ID2377847 [1]

Old Saybrook Center is the primary village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 2,278 at the 2020 census, [3] out of 10,481 in the entire town of Old Saybrook. The CDP includes the traditional town center and the peninsula known as Saybrook Point. [4]

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Geography

Old Saybrook Center is in the southeast part of Middlesex County, in the central and eastern part of the town of Old Saybrook. It is bordered to the east by the tidal Connecticut River and its coves, North Cove near the center of the community and South Cove along the southern edge of the community. Saybrook Point, part of the CDP, occupies the land between the two coves.

U.S. Route 1 passes through the northwest part of the community, leading west 8 miles (13 km) to Clinton and northeast 4 miles (6 km) to Old Lyme Center. Connecticut Route 154 passes through the center of Old Saybrook and leads north 5 miles (8 km) to Essex Village and southeast 3 miles (5 km) to Fenwick.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Old Saybrook Center CDP has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2), of which 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2) are land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), or 31.47%, are water. [2]

Demographics

As of the census [5] of 2000, there were 1,962 people, 908 households, and 548 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 994.3 inhabitants per square mile (383.9/km2). There were 984 housing units at an average density of 498.7 per square mile (192.5/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.08% White, 0.61% African American, 0.05% Native American, 2.14% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 0.66% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.68% of the population.

There were 908 households, out of which 19.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.6% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.74.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 17.3% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 27.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $50,625, and the median income for a family was $63,021. Males had a median income of $46,522 versus $41,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $33,217. None of the families and 4.6% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 7.5% of those over 64.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Old Saybrook Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Connecticut". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "P1. Race – Old Saybrook Center CDP, Connecticut: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ "TIGERweb: Old Saybrook Center CDP, Connecticut". Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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