Editing Ellington, Connecticut (section)

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1820= 1196
|1850= 1399
|1860= 1510
|1870= 1452
|1880= 1569
|1890= 1539
|1900= 1829
|1910= 1999
|1920= 2127
|1930= 2253
|1940= 2479
|1950= 3099
|1960= 5580
|1970= 7707
|1980= 9711
|1990= 11197
|2000= 12921
|2010= 15602
|2020= 16426
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
}}
{{See also|List of Connecticut locations by per capita income}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 12,921 people, 5,195 households, and 3,470 families residing in the town. Ellington's population increased 20.8% between 2000 and 2010, making one of just four municipalities in Connecticut to achieve a growth rate of at least 20% for that period.<ref>https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-8.pdf "Connecticut: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts," U.S. Census Bureau, June 2012, page 32. Retrieved May 18, 2014.</ref> The population density was {{convert|379.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 5,417 housing units at an average density of {{convert|159.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 96.23% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.99% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.29% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.44% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.87% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.40% of the population.

There were 5,195 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The [[Median household income|median income]] for a household in the town was $62,405, and the median income for a family was $77,813. Males had a median income of $47,334 versus $32,460 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $27,766.  About 2.7% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 25, 2005<ref>{{cite web|title = Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 25, 2005 | publisher = Connecticut Secretary of State | access-date = October 2, 2006 | url = http://www.sots.ct.gov/ElectionsServices/lists/2005OctRegEnrollStats.pdf |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060923151511/http://www.sots.ct.gov/ElectionsServices/lists/2005OctRegEnrollStats.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = September 23, 2006}}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party
! Active Voters
! Inactive Voters
! Total Voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | 1,926
| align = center | 67
| align = center | 1,993
| align = center | 22.61%
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | 1,905
| align = center | 55
| align = center | 1,960
| align = center | 22.23%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| [[Independent voter|Unaffiliated]]
| align = center | 4,679
| align = center | 177
| align = center | 4,856
| align = center | 55.09%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Minor parties
| align = center | 5
| align = center | 1
| align = center | 6
| align = center | 0.07%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | 8,515
! align = center | 300
! align = center | 8,815
! align = center | 100%
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |Presidential Election Results<ref>{{Cite web|title=General Election Statements of Vote, 1922 – Current|url=https://authoring.ct.gov//SOTS/Election-Services/Statement-Of-Vote-PDFs/General-Elections-Statement-of-Vote-1922|url-status=live|access-date=May 2, 2021|website=CT Secretary of State|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514171359/https://authoring.ct.gov//SOTS/Election-Services/Statement-Of-Vote-PDFs/General-Elections-Statement-of-Vote-1922 |archive-date=May 14, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Election Night Reporting|url=https://ctemspublic.pcctg.net/#/selectTown|url-status=live|access-date=May 2, 2021|website=CT Secretary of State|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428192536/http://ctemspublic.pcctg.net:80/ |archive-date=April 28, 2016 }}</ref>
|-
!Year
![[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
![[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
![[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.4%''' ''4,787''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.6% ''4,515''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.0% ''189''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.2% ''3,531''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.4%''' ''4,199''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.4% ''437''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.3% ''3,598''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.2%''' ''3,894''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.5% ''114''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.9%''' ''4,236''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.8% ''3,519''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.3% ''99''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.7% ''3,467''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.9%''' ''3,700''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.4% ''104''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''48.9%''' ''3,113''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.7% ''2,910''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.4% ''339''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''47.7%''' ''2,643''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|38.9% ''2,152''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|13.4% ''737''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.8% ''2,173''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''35.3%''' ''2,205''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|29.9% ''1,858''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.7% ''2,171''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.5%''' ''2,873''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.8% ''39''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.9% ''1,538''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''67.5%''' ''3,246''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.6% ''23''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.5% ''1,599''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''46.9%''' ''2,172''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|18.6% ''860''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.4% ''1,995''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.1%''' ''2,376''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.5% ''20''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.7% ''1,432''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.6%''' ''2,242''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.7% ''23''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.6% ''1,328''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''48.3%''' ''1,377''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.1% ''146''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''69.0%''' ''1,795''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|31.0% ''806''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|48.2% ''1,246''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.8%''' ''1,340''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1956 United States presidential election|1956]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.5% ''753''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.5%''' ''1,311''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|}