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Population (year 2000): 71,538. Estimated
population in July 2005: 71,254 (-0.4% change)
Males: 34,257 (47.9%), Females: 37,281 (52.1%)
Hartford County
Zip codes: .
Median resident age: 33.9 years
Median household income: $34,185 (year 2000)
Median house value: $96,900 (year 2000)
Races in New Britain:
- White Non-Hispanic (58.8%)
- Hispanic (26.8%)
- Other race (13.1%)
- Black (10.9%)
- Two or more races (3.8%)
- Other Asian (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Polish (19.9%), Italian (12.9%),
Irish (7.8%), French (5.6%), German (4.3%), English (3.7%).
Elevation: 190 feet
Land area: 13.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in New Britain
- High school or higher: 69.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
- Unemployed: 8.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in New Britain city
- Never married: 35.6%
- Now married: 42.9%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 10.3%
18.0% Foreign born (12.1% Europe, 2.6% Latin
America, 2.3% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -3,947 (-5.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers in New Britain:
- HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL CARE (2150 CORBIN AVE)
- NEW BRITAIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (100 GRAND
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near New Britain:
- CEDARCREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles;
NEWINGTON, CT)
- JOHN DEMPSEY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; FARMINGTON,
CT)
- BRADLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL & HEALTH CTR (about 8
miles; SOUTHINGTON, CT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to New
Britain:
- HARTFORD-BRAINARD (about 11 miles; HARTFORD, CT; ID:
HFD)
- BRADLEY INTL (about 20 miles; WINDSOR LOCKS, CT; ID:
BDL)
- TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 30 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; ID:
HVN)
Other public-use airports nearest to New Britain:
- ROBERTSON FIELD (about 5 miles; PLAINVILLE, CT; ID:
4B8)
- MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI (about 13 miles; MERIDEN, CT;
ID: MMK)
- HUMMINGBIRD (about 14 miles; WALLINGFORD, CT; ID:
4C3)
Amtrak stations near New Britain:
- 3 miles: BERLIN (KENSINGTON, DEPOT 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.
- 10 miles: MERIDEN (60 STATE ST.). Services: ticket
office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, call for car rental service, call for
taxi service, public transit connection.
- 10 miles: HARTFORD (1 UNION PLACE). Services: ticket
office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
full-service food facilities, snack bar, vending
machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand,
intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in New Britain:
- CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
(Full-time enrollment: 8,967; Location: 1615 STANLEY ST;
Public; Website: www.ccsu.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- CHARTER OAK STATE COLLEGE (FT enrollment:
589; Location: 55 PAUL J MANAFORT DR; Public; Website:
www.cosc.edu)
- NEW ENGLAND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF CONNECTICUT
INC (FT enrollment: 413; Location: 200 JOHN DOWNEY
DR; Private, for-profit; Website: GONewEnglandTech.com)
- E C GOODWIN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL
(Location: 735 SLATER RD; Public)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
New Britain:
- TRINITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; HARTFORD, CT;
Full-time enrollment: 2,056)
- UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD (about 9 miles; WEST
HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 5,557)
- MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles;
MANCHESTER, CT; FT enrollment: 2,863)
- WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT;
FT enrollment: 2,993)
- QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; HAMDEN, CT;
FT enrollment: 5,836)
- NAUGATUCK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles;
WATERBURY, CT; FT enrollment: 2,834)
- YALE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; FT
enrollment: 11,011)
Public high schools in New Britain:
- NEW BRITAIN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,969;
Location: 110 MILL ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- E. C. GOODWIN V-T SCHOOL (Students: 671;
Location: 735 SLATER RD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in New Britain:
- MARY IMMACULATE ACADEMY (Students: 148;
Location: 370 OSGOOD AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in New Britain:
- PULASKI MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 952;
Location: 757 FARMINGTON AVE.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SLADE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 912; Location:
183 STEELE ST.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 689;
Location: 40 GOODWIN ST.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SMALLEY ACADEMY (Students: 665; Location: 175
WEST ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
- SMITH SCHOOL (Students: 618; Location: 142
RUTHERFORD ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
- CHAMBERLAIN SCHOOL (Students: 613; Location:
120 NEWINGTON AVE.; Grades: KG - 05)
- DILORETO MAGNET (Students: 585; Location: 732
SLATER RD.; Grades: KG - 06)
- GAFFNEY SCHOOL (Students: 565; Location: 322
SLATER RD.; Grades: PK - 05)
- LINCOLN SCHOOL (Students: 457; Location: 145
STEELE ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
- JEFFERSON SCHOOL (Students: 452; Location:
140 HORSE PLAIN RD.; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in New Britain:
- SACRED HEART SCHOOL (Students: 415; Location:
35 ORANGE STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- HOLY CROSS SCHOOL (Students: 375; Location:
221 FARMINGTON AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST JOSEPH SCHOOL (Students: 231; Location: 29
EDSON STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI MIDDLE SC (Students:
159; Location: 30 PENDLETON ROAD; Grades: 6 - 8)
- ST MATTHEWS LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 57;
Location: 87 FRANKLIN SQ; Grades: PK - 5)
Library in New Britain:
- NEW BRITAIN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$2,458,542; Location: 20 HIGH ST.; 230,648 books; 3,534
audio materials; 4,466 video materials; 406 serial
subscriptions)
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