| 词条 | Voluntown, Connecticut |
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|official_name = Voluntown, Connecticut |settlement_type = Town |image_skyline = Voluntown Baptist Church, Voluntown CT.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Voluntown Baptist Church |image_map = Voluntown CT lg.PNG |mapsize = 250 px |image_flag = |image_seal = VoluntownCTseal.JPG |map_caption = Location within New London County, Connecticut |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Connecticut |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = New London | subdivision_type3 = Metropolitan area | subdivision_name3 = New London |government_type = Selectman-town meeting |leader_title = First Selectman |leader_name = Tracey Hanson |established_title = Incorporated |established_date = 1721 |area_total_km2 = 103.1 |area_land_km2 = 100.8 |area_water_km2 = 2.2 |area_total_sq_mi = 39.8 |area_land_sq_mi = 38.9 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.8 |unit_pref = Imperial |area_magnitude = |population_as_of = 2010 |population_total = 2603 |population_footnotes = |population_density_sq_mi = auto |population_density_km2 = |timezone = Eastern |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = Eastern |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_m = 116 |elevation_ft = 381 |coordinates = {{coord|41|35|N|71|50|W|region:US-CT|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 06384 |region = |website = {{URL|www.voluntown.gov}} |area_code = 860 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 09-78600 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0213521 |footnotes = }} Voluntown is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 2,603 at the 2010 census.[1] Voluntown was part of Windham County from 1726 to 1881. The town was named for the English volunteers in the 1675 Indian wars (King Philip's War) who stayed to fight "and went not away". One of the original founders of Voluntown was Lieutenant Thomas Leffingwell, who secured the town's approval in the colonial legislature and surveyed its original layout. [2]Maj. General Benedict Arnold, the infamous Revolutionary War turncoat was a landholder.{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}} GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|39.8|sqmi|km2}}. {{convert|38.9|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.9|sqmi|km2}} of it (2.14%) is covered by surface water. Demographics{{US Census population|1820= 1116 |1850= 1064 |1860= 1055 |1870= 1052 |1880= 1186 |1890= 1060 |1900= 872 |1910= 779 |1920= 656 |1930= 651 |1940= 723 |1950= 825 |1960= 1028 |1970= 1452 |1980= 1637 |1990= 2113 |2000= 2528 |2010= 2603 |estyear=2014 |estimate=2593 |estref=[3] |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census[4] }}{{See also|List of Connecticut locations by per capita income}} As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 2,528 people, 952 households, and 702 families residing in the town. The population density was 65.0 people per square mile (25.1/km²). There were 1,091 housing units at an average density of 28.0 per square mile (10.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.64% White, 0.55% African American, 0.99% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population. 13.2% were of English, 12.5% French Canadian, 11.5% Irish, 9.2% American, 8.9% French, 8.0% Polish, 7.6% Italian, 7.3% German and 5.6% Finnish ancestry according to Census 2000. There were 952 households out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.05. In the town, the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 36.9% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $56,802, and the median income for a family was $61,618. Males had a median income of $42,647 versus $27,368 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,707. About 3.0% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over. EducationThere is only one school in the school district. Voluntown Elementary School offers grades pre-k through 8th and has offered full-day kindergarten since the 2008-2009 school year. The school also offers a program for three year-old children. In-town high school students are given the option of attending one of two public schools: Griswold High School or Norwich Free Academy. They are also given the choice of selecting a technical school: Norwich Tech or Ellis Tech. Students can also attend Quinebaug Middle College at Q.V.C.C. in Danielson, CT, and Marine Science Magnet High School in Groton, CT. InstitutionsVoluntown is the home of the Voluntown Peace Trust, successor[6] to the New England Committee for Non-Violent Action, which opposed nuclear weapons testing and the launch of nuclear submarines from nearby Groton during the 1950s and 1960s. External links{{Portal|Connecticut}}
References1. ^{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Voluntown town, New London County, Connecticut| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=October 29, 2012}} {{Connecticut}}{{New London County, Connecticut}}2. ^Mahan, Russell, Thomas Leffingwell: The Connecticut Pioneer Who Rescued Chief Uncas and the Mohegans; Historical Enterprises, Santa Clara, Utah, 2018, pp. 83-84. 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014|accessdate=June 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523034651/https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014.html|archive-date=May 23, 2015|dead-url=yes|df=mdy-all}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |accessdate=June 4, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6YSasqtfX?url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |archivedate=May 12, 2015 |df=mdy-all }} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}} 6. ^Voluntown Peace Trust History 4 : Towns in New London County, Connecticut|Voluntown, Connecticut|Towns in Connecticut|1721 establishments in Connecticut |
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