Bantam Borough, Connecticut

Bantam Borough is one of the borough of Litchfield County, Connecticut, located towards the Northeastern Region (New England) of United States. Bantam Borough had an official population of 802 in 2000. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 795, giving it the third smallest population among Connecticut. The borough spans an area of 1.01 sq mi (2.62 square kilometre), giving it the ninth smallest by total area among Connecticut.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 802 people, 364 households, and 202 families residing in the borough. The population density was 793.4 people per square mile (306.33/kmē), it is the 29th least populated borough in terms of population density. There were 376 housing units at an average density of 372.3 per square mile (143.75/kmē). The average household size was 2.2 and the average family size was 3.04. In the borough the population is diverse age-wise, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 3% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 83.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males. The median age was 41.5 years, the median age of male residents at 40.2 and the median age of female residents at 43.1. The racial makeup of the borough was 96.01% White, 0.37% Black or African American, 0.5% American Indian, 0.75% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 1.5% from two or more races and 0.87% Other races.

Bantam borough Connecticut Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Bantam borough Connecticut School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Bantam Borough Connecticut GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the borough was $32167, it is Connecticut's eighth poorest borough by median household income. The median income for a family in the borough was $50938, making it the 26th poorest borough by median family income among the Connecticut. The per capita income for the borough was $18442, making its Connecticut's 18th lowest borough by per capita income. The median income was $28542, Males had a median income of $35125 versus $17969 for females.

In 2000, 216 pupils and students, of which 86 are male and 130 are female, 26.93% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 9 nursery or pri school, 18 kindergarten, 135 elementary school, 39 high school and 15 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census802
April 2000 Estimate802
July 2000 Estimate802
July 2001 Estimate801
July 2002 Estimate800
July 2003 Estimate797
July 2004 Estimate798
July 2005 Estimate799
July 2006 Estimate800
July 2007 Estimate798
July 2008 Estimate795
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school369
Kindergarten81018
Elementary school4986135
High school221739
College or graduate school41115
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Bantam borough, Connecticut$32167$50938$18442
Litchfield County, Connecticut$56273$66445$28408
Connecticut, United States$53935$65521$28766
United States$41994$50046$21587