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Population (year 2000): 3,053. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,001 (-1.7% change)
Males: 1,512 (49.5%), Females: 1,541 (50.5%)
New London County
Median resident age: 34.1 years
Median household income: $42,318 (year 2000)
Median house value: $97,700 (year 2000)
Races in Jewett City:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.7%)
- Hispanic (2.8%)
- Black (2.5%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Other race (1.1%)
- Chinese (0.7%)
Ancestries: French (18.9%), Irish (14.6%),
Polish (13.3%), Italian (11.7%), French Canadian (10.6%), German
(10.5%).
Elevation: 170 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Jewett City
- High school or higher: 81.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 6.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Jewett City borough
- Never married: 34.6%
- Now married: 35.0%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 7.0%
- Divorced: 20.4%
4.2% Foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 0.9%
Europe, 0.8% North America, 0.5% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -252 (-7.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Jewett City:
- WILLIAM W BACKUS HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; NORWICH,
CT)
- WINDHAM COMM MEM HOSP & HATCH HOSP (about 18 miles;
WILLIMANTIC, CT)
- NATCHAUG HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; MANSFIELD CENTER,
CT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Jewett City:
- GROTON-NEW LONDON (about 21 miles; GROTON NEW
LONDON, CT; ID: GON)
- THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 40 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 46 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
ID: ORH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jewett City:
- DANIELSON (about 16 miles; DANIELSON, CT; ID: 5B3)
- WINDHAM (about 16 miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT; ID: IJD)
- WESTERLY STATE (about 23 miles; WESTERLY, RI; ID:
WST)
Amtrak stations near Jewett City:
- 11 miles: FOXWOOD CASINO (LEDYARD, ROUTE 2) - Bus
Station
- 18 miles: MYSTIC (RTE. 1). Services: enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, call for car rental service, call
for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 19 miles: WESTERLY (14 RAILROAD AVE.). Services:
ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term
parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi
service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Jewett City:
- EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 18
miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,165)
- UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (about 24 miles; STORRS,
CT; FT enrollment: 16,952)
- UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (about 33 miles;
KINGSTON, RI; FT enrollment: 11,759)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND (about 38 miles;
WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 8,650)
- NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 38 miles;
WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 2,419)
- BRYANT COLLEGE (about 38 miles; SMITHFIELD, RI; FT
enrollment: 2,926)
- PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (about 41 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI;
FT enrollment: 4,456)
Private primary/middle school in Jewett City:
- ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 155;
Location: 54 NORTH MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
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