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Burlington, Connecticut





GEOGRAPHY

According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 78.8 Km&2 (30.4 Mi&2 ). 77.2 km&2 (29.8 mi&2) of it is land and 1.6 km&2 (0.6 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 2.07% water.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 8,190 people, 2,840 households, and 2,416 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 106.1/km&2 (274.8/mi&2). There were 2,901 housing units at an average density of 37.6/km&2 (97.3/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.44% White , 0.59% African American , 0.05% Native American , 0.73% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 0.23% from Other Races , and 0.90% from two or more races. 1.34% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,840 households out of which 42.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.9% were Married Couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.9% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $82,711, and the median income for a family was $87,801. Males had a median income of $54,730 versus $43,429 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $36,173. 1.1% of the population and 0.5% of families were below the Poverty Line . 0.9% of those under the age of 18 and 1.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.


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SCHOOLS

There are three schools in Burlington which are part of Regional School District #10 these schools include

  • Lake Garda Elementry School

  • Har-Bur Middle School

  • Lewis S. Mills High School


Har-Bur stands for Harwinton And Burlington the two areas the school serves. Har-Bur and Lewis mills are also connected via a shared Library called the "Learning Center" a two level library complete with emacs and a closed-circut television network just for the library