Georgetown is a

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in Fairfield County,

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. It is located in the area where the

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s of Wilton, Redding, and Weston meet. Georgetown and its surrounding area are also defined as the Georgetown

(CDP). As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 1,805. Georgetown is located at the southwest corner of the town of Redding, the northwest corner of the town of Weston, and the northeast corner of the town of Wilton. Georgetown residents officially live in and pay local taxes to one of these three towns, but typically identify themselves as living in Georgetown. Georgetown has its own fire district, which also serves the surrounding rural areas not traditionally included in Georgetown, and its own ZIP code (06829).

Historic district

On April 9, 1987, the central portion of Georgetown was listed on the

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as the Georgetown Historic District. A map shows its approximate location within Georgetown. The historic district is an area of that includes the Gilbert and Bennett manufacturing plant, institutional housing built for the plant workers, and other private homes. The district includes portions of Georgetown in the towns of Redding and Wilton. and

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.70%, is water. Of the total area of the CDP, are in Wilton, are in Redding, and are in Weston.

Demographics

Georgetown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Clark 1856

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,650 people, 572 households, and 455 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 597 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.62%

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, 1.33%

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, 0.24% Native American, 3.39% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.39% of the population. There were 572 households, out of which 44.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.0% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.27. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.4% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $103,424, and the median income for a family was $110,081. Males had a median income of $81,538 versus $59,531 for females. The

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for the CDP was $55,029. About 2.0% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the

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, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

Movies filmed in Georgetown

* ''Reckless'' (1995) *'' Other People's Money'' (1991) *'' Rachel, Rachel'' (1968) Internet Movie DataBase page for Georgetown, Connecticut
accessed on July 3, 2006

Pictures

Image:PostcardGeorgetownCTGilbertAndBennettMfg1909.jpg, Gilbert & Bennett factory, 1909 Image:GeorgetownCTRRStation1919.jpg, Georgetown train station, sometime before 1919

References

External links

History of Georgetown, Connecticut
from the History of Redding website * Lisa Prevost

part of the "Living In" section in the Real Estate section of ''

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'', January 30, 2005 and August 29, 2006
Photographs of Historic Buildings
Town of Wilton website {{authority control Redding, Connecticut Ridgefield, Connecticut Weston, Connecticut Wilton, Connecticut Census-designated places in Fairfield County, Connecticut Villages in Connecticut Villages in Fairfield County, Connecticut Census-designated places in Connecticut