Editing Hamden, Connecticut (section)

==Quality of life==
Within the town limits, there are 16 banks, six lodging facilities, and 29 day care facilities. There are no hospitals in the town, although it is close to the major hospitals in New Haven. In 2004, the crime rate was 2,084 per 100,000 residents, lower than the statewide average of 2,981 per 100,000 residents. The town library has 166,358 volumes (as of 2001).

Electricity in the town is provided by the [[United Illuminating]] company; natural gas is provided by the [[Southern Connecticut Gas]] company; the water provider is the [[South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority]]; Cable TV is provided by [[Comcast]] of New Haven.

There are several parks and museums located in Hamden. Hamden Town Center Park hosts fireworks, free concerts, outdoor movies, and other seasonal festivals. Other parks include the [[Eli Whitney Museum]] in Whitneyville, [[Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum]], parts of [[West Rock Ridge State Park]] (including Lake Wintergreen) and [[East Rock Park]] (including the Pardee Rose Garden), Brooksvale Park and the adjoining Mount Sanford block of [[Naugatuck State Forest]], and the [[Sleeping Giant State Park]]. The [[Farmington Canal Trail]] runs through the town. Two blue-blazed hiking trails, the [[Quinnipiac Trail]] and the [[Regicides Trail]], also run through the town.

The Jonathan Dickerman House, listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], is located in Mount Carmel. Hamden also has an all-volunteer orchestra, the Hamden Symphony Orchestra, providing concerts throughout the year.