Washington is a town in Litchfield
County
, Connecticut
, United
States
. The population was 3,596 at the
2000 census. It was supposedly the
inspiration for the fictional town of
Stars
Hollow on the WB/CW TV series
Gilmore
Girls.
Geography
According to the
United
States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of
38.7 square miles (100.3 km²), of which, 38.2 square
miles (98.9 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles
(1.3 km²) of it (1.34%) is water.
Principal communities
- Washington Green
- Washington Depot
- Marble Dale
- New
Preston
- Woodville
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 3,596
people, 1,416 households, and 951 families residing in the town.
The
population density was 94.2
people per square mile (36.4/km²). There were 1,764 housing units
at an average density of 46.2/sq mi (17.8/km²). The racial
makeup of the town was 95.66%
White, 0.64%
African American, 0.11%
Native American, 1.56%
Asian, 0.78% from
other races, and 1.25% from two
or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.14%
of the population.
There were 1,416 households out of which 28.0% had children under
the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were
married couples living together, 6.8% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families.
26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had
someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average
household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age
of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to
64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was
43 years. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every
100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $65,288, and the
median income for a family was $80,745. Males had a median income
of $51,610 versus $35,337 for females. The
per capita income for the town was
$37,215. About 2.7% of families and 3.3% of the population were
below the
poverty line, including 1.5%
of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
Route 202 runs east-west in
the northern part of town, connecting the villages of Marble Dale,
New Preston, and Woodville.
Route 109 runs east-west near the
town center. The main north-south highway is
Route 47.Route 199 runs south from
Washington Depot to Roxbury.
Education
Public education
Regional
School District 12 covers Washington, Bridgewater
and Roxbury
.The district runs these six schools:
Private institutions
Rumsey Hall School is a private
boarding and country day school for kindergarten through ninth
grade. Founded in 1900 the school moved to its current location in
1949, at which point it became coeducational. As of 2005, the
school enrolled about 300 students and employs 55 full- and
part-time faculty members. The school has 29 buildings on along the
Bantam River.
The Gunnery, founded in 1850, is a
coeducational boarding and day prep school for 295 students in
grades nine through twelve. The school has a campus bordering the
village green of Washington.
The
Devereux Glenholme
School is a
therapeutic
boarding school for children situated on over .
Notable people, past and present
- Benjamin Delahauf
Foulois (December 9, 1879 - April 25, 1967) Pioneer military
aviator. Born and was buried in Washington, CT.
- William Hamilton Gibson
(October 5, 1850 - July 16, 1896) was an American illustrator,
author and naturalist.
- Thomas Hastings
(1784–1872) an American composer, whose most famous work was the
hymn Rock of Ages, was born in town.
References
External links
Gunn Memorial Library, circa
1908
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