Bethel, Connecticut Bethel, Connecticut Official seal of Bethel, Connecticut Bethel (/ b l/) is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, about 69 miles (111 km) from New York City.
Its populace was 18,584 at the 2010 census. The town center is defined by the U.S.
The core region of the town center has also been designated as a historic district.
The town is near Interstate 84 and has a train station on the Danbury Branch of Metro-North's New Haven Line.
The first homes assembled in Bethel were in the 1730s or 1740s; they are positioned at 27 Grassy Plain Street and 63 Grassy Plain Street.
The new region was called Bethel (which means home of God).
Bethel ran most of its affairs through the church.(Bethel's first Congregational minister was Noah Wetmore) 1760 Captain Benjamin Hickock assembled the home at 245 Greenwood Avenue and used it as a tavern.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 16.9 square miles (44 km2), of which 16.8 square miles (44 km2) is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), or 0.53%, is water.
The CDP corresponding to the town center has a total region of 4.1 square miles (11 km2), all land.
Bethel borders Redding to the south, Danbury to the west, Brookfield to the north, and Newtown to the east.
Jack Grenfell, pastor of the Bethel United Methodist Church.
Matt Barnes (born 1990) pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, interval up in Bethel.
Barnum (1810 1891) was born in Bethel at 55 Greenwood Avenue.
Kellogg, Medal of Honor recipient, born in Bethel.
Noel Regney, composer of the song "Do You Hear What I Hear", lived in Bethel from 1984-1998.
Henry Arthur "Art" Young (1866 1943), "Dean of American Cartoonists" lived in Bethel from 1904 1942 and had an art loggia from 1928 1942.
As of the 2010 census Bethel had a populace of 18,584.
The ethnic and ethnic composition of the populace was 88.8% white, 1.8% black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 4.5% Asian, 2.8% from some other race and 1.9% from two or more competitions.
As of the census of 2000, there were 18,067 citizens , 6,505 homeholds, and 4,846 families residing in the town.
The populace density was 1,075.7 citizens per square mile (415.5/km ).
There were 6,653 housing units at an average density of 396.1 per square mile (153.0/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town in 2005 was 85.86% White, 1.91% African American, 0.26% Native American, 4.58% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.20% from other competitions or of multiple competitions.
There were 6,505 homeholds out of which 38.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families.
20.6% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $68,891, and the median income for a family was $78,358.
The per capita income for the town was $28,927.
About 1.2% of families and 2.5% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.
As of the census of 2000, there are 9,137 citizens , 3,639 homeholds, and 2,358 families residing in the CDP.
The populace density is 2,237.8 inhabitants per square mile (864.7/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the CDP is 89.96% White, 1.61% African American, 0.13% Native American, 4.40% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.67% from other competitions, and 2.20% from two or more competitions.
There are 3,639 homeholds out of which 33.7% have kids under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% are married couples living together, 11.5% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 35.2% are non-families.
28.9% of all homeholds are made up of individuals and 10.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older.
In the CDP the populace is spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 35.1% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the CDP is $57,276, and the median income for a family is $66,672.
Out of the total citizens living in poverty, 0.7% are under the age of 18 and 6.6% are 65 or older.
"Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Enumeration Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Bethel town, Connecticut".
Dixon, Ken, "Music Hall of Fame proposed for state", article in Connecticut Post in Bridgeport, Connecticut, April 26, 2007 ("Thurston Moore, prestige of alt-rock legends Sonic Youth, who interval up in Bethel") 2010 populace by race and Hispanic or Latino by place chart for Connecticut from the US Enumeration Bethel home page Bethel Historical Society Bethel's Hamlet - Hub, Bethel's Local Stories Municipalities and communities of Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States Bethel Brookfield Darien Easton Fairfield Greenwich Monroe New Canaan New Fairfield Newtown Redding Ridgefield Sherman Stratford Trumbull Weston Westport Wilton Bethel Byram Cannondale Cos Cob Darien Georgetown Glenville Greenwich Old Greenwich Pemberwick Ridgefield Riverside Southport Stratford Trumbull Westport Wilton Center
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