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Population (year 2000): 3,422. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,596 (+5.1% change)
Males: 1,661 (48.5%), Females: 1,761 (51.5%)
Litchfield County
Median resident age: 42.2 years
Median household income: $68,542 (year 2000)
Median house value: $213,800 (year 2000)
Races in Bethlehem:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: Italian (21.2%), Irish (20.0%),
German (14.9%), English (12.7%), Lithuanian (8.2%), Polish
(8.2%).
Elevation: 861 feet
For population 25 years and over in Bethlehem
- High school or higher: 90.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 13.6%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bethlehem town
- Never married: 17.1%
- Now married: 70.0%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 5.7%
- Divorced: 6.8%
3.5% Foreign born (2.5% Europe, 0.8% Latin
America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bethlehem:
- CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
TORRINGTON, CT)
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WATERBURY, CT)
- NEW MILFORD HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; NEW MILFORD,
CT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bethlehem:
- DANBURY MUNI (about 26 miles; DANBURY, CT; ID: DXR)
- IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 35 miles;
BRIDGEPORT, CT; ID: BDR)
- TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 35 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; ID:
HVN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bethlehem:
- NORTHFIELD (about 10 miles; THOMASTON, CT; ID: N09)
- WATERBURY (about 13 miles; WATERBURY, CT; ID: N41)
- WATERBURY-OXFORD (about 13 miles; OXFORD, CT; ID:
OXC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bethlehem:
- NAUGATUCK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles;
WATERBURY, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,834)
- WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25
miles; DANBURY, CT; FT enrollment: 4,297)
- UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT (about 26 miles;
Bridgeport, CT; FT enrollment: 2,162)
- QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; HAMDEN, CT;
FT enrollment: 5,836)
- YALE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; FT
enrollment: 11,011)
- SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28
miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; FT enrollment: 8,808)
- GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; NEW
HAVEN, CT; FT enrollment: 2,100)
Private high school in Bethlehem:
- THE WOODHALL SCHOOL (Students: 41; Location:
HARRISON LANE PO BOX 550; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys only)
Public primary/middle school in Bethlehem:
- BETHLEHEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 359;
Location: 92 EAST ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Bethlehem:
- BETHLEHEM PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$85,802; Location: 32 MAIN ST. SOUTH; 24,833 books; 667
audio materials; 572 video materials; 22 serial
subscriptions)
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