Georgetown, Connecticut

Georgetown, Connecticut
Census-designated place
Location in Fairfield County and the state of Connecticut.
Coordinates: 41°15′24″N73°26′1″W / 41.25667°N 73.43361°W / 41.25667; -73.43361
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	Fairfield
Region	Western CT
NECTA	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
Towns	Redding, Weston, Wilton, Ridgefield
Area
• Total	2.89 sq mi (7.5 km2)
• Land	2.87 sq mi (7.4 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation	354 ft (108 m)
Population  (2020) [1]
• Total	1,832
• Density	638/sq mi (246/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	06829
Area code	203
FIPS code	09-30540
GNIS feature ID	0207283

Georgetown is a census-designated place in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is located in the area where the towns of Wilton, Redding, Weston, and Ridgefield meet. ^[2]

Georgetown and its surrounding area are also defined as the Georgetown census-designated place (CDP). As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 1,832. ^[1]

Georgetown is located at the southwest corner of the town of Redding, the northwest corner of the town of Weston, the northeast corner of the town of Wilton, and the southeast corner of Ridgefield. ^[3] Georgetown residents officially live in and pay local taxes to one of these four 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

Main article: Georgetown Historic District (Georgetown, Connecticut)

On April 9, 1987, the central portion of Georgetown was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as the Georgetown Historic District. A map shows its approximate location within Georgetown. ^[4] The historic district is an area of 90 acres (360,000 m²) 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. ^[5]

Geography

Map of the Georgetown CDP

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.85 square miles (7.4 km²), of which 2.84 square miles (7.4 km²) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²), or 0.70%, is water. Of the total area of the CDP, 2.36 square miles (6.1 km²) are in Wilton, 0.33 square miles (0.85 km²) are in Redding, and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km²) are in Weston.

Demographics

Georgetown on Clark's map of Fairfield County, published in 1856

As of the census ^[6] of 2000, there were 1,650 people, 572 households, and 455 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 581.8 inhabitants per square mile (224.6/km²). There were 597 housing units at an average density of 210.5 per square mile (81.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.62% White, 1.33% African American, 0.24% Native American, 3.39% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic 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 per capita income for the CDP was $55,029. About 2.0% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, 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) ^[7]

Pictures

• 
  Gilbert & Bennett factory, 1909
• 
  Georgetown train station, sometime before 1919

See also

• Connecticut portal

• Branchville (Ridgefield), a section of the town of Ridgefield sometimes considered part of Georgetown.

References

1. "Census - Geography Profile: Georgetown CDP, Connecticut" . Retrieved August 7, 2023.
2. "Georgetown · Wilton, CT". Georgetown · Wilton, CT. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
3. "Georgetown · Wilton, CT". Georgetown · Wilton, CT. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
4. Google-based map showing approximate boundaries of Georgetown CDP and of Georgetown Historic District within it
5. Jan Cunningham and John Herzan (June 25, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Georgetown Historic District". National Park Service. and Accompanying 25 photos, from 1986
6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
7. Internet Movie DataBase page for Georgetown, Connecticut, accessed on July 3, 2006

External links

• History of Georgetown, Connecticut, from the History of Redding website
• Lisa Prevost, "A Mill Town Writes Its Next Chapter", part of the "Living In" section in the Real Estate section of The New York Times , January 30, 2005, and August 29, 2006
• Photographs of Historic Buildings, Town of Wilton website

41°15′20″N73°26′05″W / 41.25556°N 73.43472°W / 41.25556; -73.43472