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Population (year 2000): 15,823
Males: 7,707 (48.7%), Females: 8,116 (51.3%)
Windham County
Median resident age: 28.5 years
Median household income: $30,155 (year 2000)
Median house value: $95,000 (year 2000)
Races in Willimantic:
- White Non-Hispanic (60.6%)
- Hispanic (30.2%)
- Other race (16.9%)
- Black (6.3%)
- Two or more races (4.1%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (12.7%), French (10.7%),
Italian (8.2%), German (6.8%), French Canadian (6.5%), English
(6.4%).
Elevation: 266 feet
Land area: 4.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Willimantic
- High school or higher: 70.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
- Unemployed: 12.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Willimantic CDP
- Never married: 38.3%
- Now married: 41.9%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 6.2%
- Divorced: 10.8%
10.4% Foreign born (5.3% Latin America, 1.8%
Europe, 1.6% Asia, 1.5% North America).
Hospital/medical center in Willimantic:
- WINDHAM COMM MEM HOSP & HATCH HOSP (112
MANSFIELD AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Willimantic:
- NATCHAUG HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; MANSFIELD CENTER,
CT)
- WILLIAM W BACKUS HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; NORWICH,
CT)
- JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; STAFFORD
SPRINGS, CT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Willimantic:
- GROTON-NEW LONDON (about 31 miles; GROTON NEW
LONDON, CT; ID: GON)
- HARTFORD-BRAINARD (about 31 miles; HARTFORD, CT; ID:
HFD)
- BRADLEY INTL (about 35 miles; WINDSOR LOCKS, CT; ID:
BDL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Willimantic:
- WINDHAM (about 4 miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT; ID: IJD)
- SALMON RIVER AIRFIELD (about 18 miles; MARLBOROUGH,
CT; ID: 9B8)
- TOUTANT (about 20 miles; PUTNAM, CT; ID: C44)
Colleges/Universities in Willimantic:
- EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
(Full-time enrollment: 4,165; Location: 83 WINDHAM ST;
Public; Website: www.ecsu.ctstateu.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
- WINDHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-RADIOLOGIC TECH PROG
(FT enrollment: 17; Location: 112 MANSFIELD AVE;
Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.wcmh.org)
- WINDHAM REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL
(Location: 210 BIRCH ST; Public)
- WILLIMANTIC INSTITUTE OF HAIRDRESSING
(Location: 1320 MAIN ST UNIT 23; Private, for-profit)
- WINDHAM AVIATION (Location: PO BOX 136
WINDHAM AIRPORT; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Willimantic:
- UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (about 7 miles; STORRS,
CT; Full-time enrollment: 16,952)
- WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT;
FT enrollment: 2,993)
- TRINITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; HARTFORD, CT; FT
enrollment: 2,056)
- WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE (about 36 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 3,285)
- MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles;
MANCHESTER, CT; FT enrollment: 2,863)
- SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE (about 37 miles; SPRINGFIELD,
MA; FT enrollment: 4,176)
- SPRINGFIELD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37
miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,026)
Public high schools in Willimantic:
- WINDHAM HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 995; Location:
355 HIGH ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WINDHAM V-T SCHOOL (Students: 535; Location:
210 BIRCH ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Willimantic:
- WINDHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,087;
Location: 123 QUARRY ST.; Grades: 05 - 08)
- W. B. SWEENEY SCHOOL (Students: 344;
Location: 60 OAK HILL DR.; Grades: KG - 04)
- NATCHAUG SCHOOL (Students: 266; Location: 123
JACKSON ST.; Grades: PK - 04)
- WINDHAM EARLY CHILDHOOD PROSPECT STREET
(Students: 117; Location: 322 PROSPECT ST.; Grades: PK -
PK)
- HOMEBOUND (Location: 322 PROSPECT STREET;
Grades: PK - 12)
Private primary/middle schools in Willimantic:
- ST MARY-ST JOSEPH SCHOOL (Students: 274;
Location: 35 VALLEY STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- WINDHAM CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 44;
Location: 143 WINDHAM ROAD; Grades: 1 - 8)
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