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Population (year 2000): 14,551. Estimated
population in July 2005: 15,389 (+5.8% change)
Males: 7,067 (48.6%), Females: 7,484 (51.4%)
New London County
Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $64,807 (year 2000)
Median house value: $160,400 (year 2000)
Races in Colchester:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
- Black (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: Irish (21.5%), Italian (15.8%),
English (14.5%), Polish (14.0%), German (12.7%), French (10.4%).
Elevation: 475 feet
For population 25 years and over in Colchester
- High school or higher: 89.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.8%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Colchester town
- Never married: 19.0%
- Now married: 66.7%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 4.9%
- Divorced: 8.6%
4.2% Foreign born (1.9% Europe, 1.0% North
America, 0.7% Latin America, 0.5% Asia).
Hospitals/medical centers near Colchester:
- WINDHAM COMM MEM HOSP & HATCH HOSP (about 13 miles;
WILLIMANTIC, CT)
- NATCHAUG HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; MANSFIELD CENTER,
CT)
- SAINT FRANCIS CARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (about 19
miles; PORTLAND, CT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Colchester:
- HARTFORD-BRAINARD (about 25 miles; HARTFORD, CT; ID:
HFD)
- GROTON-NEW LONDON (about 28 miles; GROTON NEW
LONDON, CT; ID: GON)
- BRADLEY INTL (about 34 miles; WINDSOR LOCKS, CT; ID:
BDL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Colchester:
- SALMON RIVER AIRFIELD (about 7 miles; MARLBOROUGH,
CT; ID: 9B8)
- GOODSPEED (about 13 miles; EAST HADDAM, CT; ID: 42B)
- WINDHAM (about 16 miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT; ID: IJD)
Amtrak station near Colchester:
- 20 miles: OLD SAYBROOK (455 BOSTON POST RD.).
Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for
taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Colchester:
- EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13
miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,165)
- UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (about 17 miles; STORRS,
CT; FT enrollment: 16,952)
- WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT;
FT enrollment: 2,993)
- TRINITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; HARTFORD, CT; FT
enrollment: 2,056)
- MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles;
MANCHESTER, CT; FT enrollment: 2,863)
- CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32
miles; NEW BRITAIN, CT; FT enrollment: 8,967)
- UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD (about 33 miles; WEST
HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 5,557)
Public high school in Colchester:
- BACON ACADEMY (Students: 872; Location: 611
NORWICH AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Colchester:
- JACK JACKTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
958; Location: 315 HALLS HILL RD.; Grades: KG - 03)
- WILLIAM J. JOHNSTON SCHOOL (Students: 753;
Location: 360 NORWICH AVE.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- COLCHESTER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students:
516; Location: 380 NORWICH AVE.; Grades: 04 - 05)
- BACON ACADEMY PRESCHOOL PROGRAM (Students:
55; Location: 611 NORWICH AVE.; Grades: PK - PK)
- HOMEBOUND (Location: 127 NORWICH AVENUE;
Grades: PK - 12)
Library in Colchester:
- CRAGIN MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$265,810; Location: 8 LINWOOD AVE.; 42,229 books; 2,075
audio materials; 3,701 video materials; 69 serial
subscriptions)
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