Pomfret, Connecticut | |
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| Town of Pomfret | |
 Pomfret Town Office | |
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| Motto: Picturesque Pomfret | |
 Windham County and Connecticut Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region and Connecticut | |
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| Coordinates:41°52′N71°59′W / 41.867°N 71.983°W /41.867; -71.983 | |
| Country |  United States |
| U.S. state |  Connecticut |
| County | Windham |
| Region | Northeastern CT |
| Incorporated | 1713 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Selectman-Town Meeting |
| • First selectman | Maureen A. Nicholson (D) |
| • State Senator | Mae Flexer (D-29th District) |
| • State Rep. | Patrick Boyd (D-50th District) |
| Area | |
• Total | 40.6 sq mi (105.2 km2) |
| • Land | 40.3 sq mi (104.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.27 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 430 ft (131 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,266 |
| • Density | 106/sq mi (40.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP code | 06259, 06258 |
| Area codes | 860/959 |
| FIPS code | 09-61030 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0213490 |
| Major highways |  |
| Website | https://www.pomfretct.gov/ |
Pomfret is a town inWindham County, Connecticut, with a population of 4,266 according to the 2020 United States Census. The town is part of theNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region. It was incorporated in 1713 and was named afterPontefract inWest Yorkshire,England. The land was purchased from local Indians in 1686 in a deal known as the "Mashmuket Purchase" or "Mashamoquet Purchase".[1]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.6 square miles (105 km2), of which 40.3 square miles (104 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (0.64%) is water. Pomfret is bordered on the north byWoodstock, on the east byPutnam andKillingly, on the west byEastford, and on the south byBrooklyn andHampton.
Pomfret includes severalvillages, neighborhoods, or sections:
The principal roads through the town areU.S. Route 44 (running east–west) and Routes169 (running north–south), and101 (running east–west).
Mashamoquet State Park andWolf Den State Park are both located in Pomfret near the intersection of US 44 and CT 101. Wolf Den State Park is the site of GeneralIsrael Putnam's slaying of the last wolf in Connecticut. Rocky paths connect the small cave, which is the actual wolf den, with a nearby boulder called the Indian Chair. Camping and cook-out facilities are available for a nominal fee.
TheAir Line Trail is a former railroad bed which joins the town of Pomfret with the town of Putnam to the east. The trail runs seven miles (11 km), much of it through anAudubon Society property named the Bafflin Sanctuary, a 700-acre (2.8 km2) nature preserve.
Pomfret has no formal town center due to the town's significant southward expansion after its establishment. The town office is located on US Route 44. TheCongregational church stood on the eastern edge of the old town green on Pomfret Hill until its destruction by fire on December 7, 2013, across from thePomfret School, a college preparatory school founded in 1894. Approximately one mile north of the Congregational Church site isChrist Episcopal Church, which contains several windows designed and constructed byLouis Comfort Tiffany. The Rectory School is across from Christ Church on the west side of Route 44,[2] founded in 1920. At the divergence point of US 44 and CT 169 is Most Holy TrinityRoman Catholic Church.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1820 | 2,042 | — | |
| 1850 | 1,805 | — | |
| 1860 | 1,673 | −7.3% | |
| 1870 | 1,488 | −11.1% | |
| 1880 | 1,470 | −1.2% | |
| 1890 | 1,471 | 0.1% | |
| 1900 | 1,831 | 24.5% | |
| 1910 | 1,857 | 1.4% | |
| 1920 | 1,454 | −21.7% | |
| 1930 | 1,617 | 11.2% | |
| 1940 | 1,710 | 5.8% | |
| 1950 | 2,018 | 18.0% | |
| 1960 | 2,136 | 5.8% | |
| 1970 | 2,529 | 18.4% | |
| 1980 | 2,775 | 9.7% | |
| 1990 | 3,102 | 11.8% | |
| 2000 | 3,798 | 22.4% | |
| 2010 | 4,247 | 11.8% | |
| 2020 | 4,266 | 0.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] | |||
As of thecensus[4] of 2010, there were 4,247 people, 1,582 households, and 1,123 families residing in the town. The population density was 105.4 inhabitants per square mile (40.7/km2). There were 1,684 housing units at an average density of 41.8 per square mile (16.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 95.7%White, 0.6%African American, 0.1%Native American, 1.6%Asian, 0.3% fromother races, and 1.6% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 1.9% of the population.
Of the 1,582 households: 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% weremarried couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 32.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $82,661, and the median income for a family was $96,641. Males had a median income of $54,042 versus $45,526 for females. Theper capita income for the town was $39,712. About 3.8% of families and 6.3% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.
Pomfret residents are zoned to thePomfret Community School for grades Kindergarten through 8. Pomfret students are eligible to attendWoodstock Academy,[5] which became Pomfret's zoned high school in 1987[6]
Two private schools, thePomfret School and theRectory School, are also located in Pomfret.
A 380-acre (1.5 km2) portion of the town along Pomfret Street was listed as a historic district on the U.S.National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[7] ThePomfret Street Historic District is composed of properties alongRoute 169 from Bradley Road to Woodstock Road.
Other properties listed on the National Register are:
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