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Population (year 2000): 36,117. Estimated
population in July 2005: 36,598 (+1.3% change)
Males: 17,159 (47.5%), Females: 18,958 (52.5%)
New London County
Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $39,181 (year 2000)
Median house value: $110,900 (year 2000)
Races in Norwich:
- White Non-Hispanic (80.4%)
- Black (6.8%)
- Hispanic (6.1%)
- Two or more races (3.9%)
- Other race (2.8%)
- American Indian (2.4%)
- Chinese (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (15.9%), French (12.9%),
Polish (12.0%), Italian (11.7%), English (10.0%), German (9.0%).
Elevation: 100 feet
Land area: 28.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Norwich
- High school or higher: 79.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Norwich city
- Never married: 30.1%
- Now married: 46.5%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 8.0%
- Divorced: 12.8%
6.6% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 1.7%
Europe, 1.6% Asia, 0.7% Africa, 0.7% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: -1,693 (-4.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Norwich:
- WILLIAM W BACKUS HOSPITAL (326 WASHINGTON ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Norwich:
- LAWRENCE & MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; NEW
LONDON, CT)
- WINDHAM COMM MEM HOSP & HATCH HOSP (about 15 miles;
WILLIMANTIC, CT)
- NATCHAUG HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; MANSFIELD CENTER,
CT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Norwich:
- GROTON-NEW LONDON (about 16 miles; GROTON NEW
LONDON, CT; ID: GON)
- HARTFORD-BRAINARD (about 42 miles; HARTFORD, CT; ID:
HFD)
- THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 48 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Norwich:
- WINDHAM (about 15 miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT; ID: IJD)
- ELIZABETH FIELD (about 21 miles; FISHERS ISLAND, NY;
ID: 0B8)
- DANIELSON (about 23 miles; DANIELSON, CT; ID: 5B3)
Amtrak stations near Norwich:
- 10 miles: FOXWOOD CASINO (LEDYARD, ROUTE 2) - Bus
Station
- 13 miles: NEW LONDON (27 WATER ST.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid
short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car
rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service,
public transit connection.
- 16 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.
Colleges/Universities in Norwich:
- THREE RIVERS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 1,787; Location: MAHAN DR; Public; Website:
www.trctc.commnet.edu)
- HUNTINGTON INSTITUTE INCORPORATED (FT
enrollment: 83; Location: 193 BROADWAY; Private,
for-profit)
- NORWICH REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL
(Location: 590 NEW LONDON TPK; Public)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Norwich:
- EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 15
miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,165)
- UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (about 22 miles; STORRS,
CT; FT enrollment: 16,952)
- UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (about 39 miles;
KINGSTON, RI; FT enrollment: 11,759)
- WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT;
FT enrollment: 2,993)
- TRINITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; HARTFORD, CT; FT
enrollment: 2,056)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND (about 46 miles;
WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 8,650)
- NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 46 miles;
WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 2,419)
Public high schools in Norwich:
- NORWICH FREE ACADEMY (Students: 2,341;
Location: 305 BROADWAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NORWICH V-T SCHOOL (Students: 547; Location:
590 NEW LONDON TPKE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 48; Location:
191 HICKORY ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- DEBORAH-TENNANT ZINEWICZ SCHOOL (Students:
34; Location: 30 CASE ST.; Grades: 07 - 12)
- HOMEBOUND (Students: 1; Location: 90 TOWN
STREET; Grades: 12 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Norwich:
- KELLY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 748; Location:
25 MAHAN DR.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- TEACHERS' MEMORIAL MIDDLE (Students: 488;
Location: 15 TEACHERS DR.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- JOHN M. MORIARTY SCHOOL (Students: 444;
Location: 20 LAWLOR LN.; Grades: KG - 05)
- SAMUEL HUNTINGTON SCHOOL (Students: 396;
Location: 80 WEST TOWN ST.; Grades: PK - 05)
- GREENEVILLE SCHOOL (Students: 324; Location:
165 GOLDEN ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
- JOHN B. STANTON SCHOOL (Students: 306;
Location: 386 NEW LONDON TPKE.; Grades: PK - 05)
- INTEGRATED DAY CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 293;
Location: 68 THERMOS RD.; Grades: PK - 08)
- VETERANS' MEMORIAL SCHOOL (Students: 290;
Location: 80 CROUCH AVE.; Grades: PK - 05)
- THOMAS W. MAHAN SCHOOL (Students: 259;
Location: 94 SALEM TPKE.; Grades: PK - 05)
- UNCAS SCHOOL (Students: 236; Location: 280
ELIZABETH ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Norwich:
- ST PATRICK CATHEDRAL SCHOOL (Students: 208;
Location: 211 BROADWAY; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST JOSEPH SCHOOL (Students: 166; Location:
120 CLIFF STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- WILDWOOD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 142;
Location: 35 WAWECUS HILL RD; Grades: PK - 8)
- MONTESSORI DISCOVERY SCHOOL (Students: 44;
Location: 218 DUDLEY ST.; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Norwich:
- OTIS LIBRARY (Operating income: $983,796;
Location: 261 MAIN ST.; 98,707 books; 1,314 audio
materials; 1,658 video materials; 155 serial
subscriptions)
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