Westbrook, Connecticut Westbrook, Connecticut Official seal of Westbrook, Connecticut Westbrook is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.
Westbrook lies in the shoreline region of the state.
The town is bordered by the suburbs of Essex, Clinton, Deep River, and Old Saybrook, where the Connecticut River empties into Long Island Sound.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 21.4 square miles (55 km2), of which, 15.7 square miles (41 km2) is territory and 5.7 square miles (15 km2) (26.47%) is water.
Westbrook encompasses three islands in Long Island Sound, all of which are uninhabited.
Menunketesuck Island, which is the biggest of Westbrook's islands at approximately 4.6 acres, extends into the Sound from the supply of the Menunketesuck and Patchogue Rivers and is part of the Stewart B.
Private beach Associations in the town are: Chapman Beach, Coral Sands, Grove Beach Point, Grove Beach Terrace, Horse Hill, Island View, Kelsey Point, Little Stannard, Middle Beach, Pilot's Point, Pointina, Quotonset Beach, Sagamore Terrace, Salt Works, Stannard Beach, West Beach.
Art Carney, Academy Award-winning actor, Co-star of the prosperous TV Series " The Honeymooners" with Jackie Gleason, lived with his family in Westbrook on the shore of Long Island Sound for many years before to his death in 2003.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,292 citizens , 2,605 homeholds, and 1,693 families residing in the town.
The ethnic makeup of the town was 95.76% White, 0.70% African American, 0.13% Native American, 1.56% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.72% from other competitions, and 1.03% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,605 homeholds out of which 26.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families.
28.0% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $57,531, and the median income for a family was $71,344.
About 2.7% of families and 5.2% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.
There were 1,052 homeholds out of which 18.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 47.6% were non-families.
37.9% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the CDP the populace was spread out with 16.1% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the CDP was $45,385, and the median income for a family was $59,375.
About 3.7% of families and 6.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.
The town's enhance education needs are overseen by its small-town school district, Westbrook Public Schools.
Westbrook's enhance elementary school, The Daisy Ingraham Elementary School, was the recipient of a Blue Ribbon honor for excellence for 1998-99.
A new middle school, connected to the high school, Westbrook High School, opened in 2005.
The town of Westbrook is the home of Connecticut State Police Troop F, positioned on Interstate 95 and Spencer Plains Road.
Police services in Westbrook are coordinated by a Resident State Trooper and a several Police Constables.
Emergency Medical Services are provided by the Westbrook Ambulance Association, a paid-on-call basic life support service.
Westbrook (Shore Line East station) is a station along the Shore Line East commuter line.
The Estuary Transit District provides enhance bus transit throughout Westbrook and the encircling towns through its 9 Town Transit Service.
George Lessey (1879 1947), silent movie actor lived his later years and died in Westbrook.
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