Oxoboxo River is a

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(CDP) in the

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of Montville in New London County,

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. The population was 2,938 at the 2000 census and 3,165 at the 2010 census. The statistical area encompasses the town center of Montville, as well as the adjacent villages of Palmertown and

Uncasville Uncasville is an area in the town of Montville, Connecticut, United States. It is a village in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River where it flows into the Thames River. The name is now applied more generally to all of the ...

. The name of the statistical area is from the river of the same name running through the CDP. The

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includes the entire area of the CDP in ZIP code 06382, for which the USPS uses "Uncasville" as the place name. The Uncasville ZIP code also encompasses the

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reservation, including the Mohegan Sun casino complex, and other parts of Montville.

Geography

The CDP takes its name from the

Oxoboxo River The Oxoboxo River, shown on federal maps as Oxoboxo Brook, is a tributary of the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut. It flows roughly in a southeasterly direction from its source at Oxoboxo Lake to its confluence with the Thames. ...

, a tributary of the

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that flows through the CDP. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 11.6 km (4.5 mi²), of which 11.0 km (4.3 mi²) is land and 0.6 km (0.2 mi²) (5.1%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,938 people, 1,245 households, and 776 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 266.3/km (689.6/mi²). There were 1,356 housing units at an average density of 122.9/km (318.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.50%

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, 1.60%

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, 1.29% Native American, 2.55%

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, 1.09% from

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, and 2.96% from two or more races.

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of any race were 3.51% of the population. There were 1,245 households, out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.95. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,714, and the median income for a family was $51,987. Males had a median income of $37,775 versus $29,028 for females. The

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for the CDP was $23,310. About 5.3% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the

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, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

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