Editing Blue Hills, Connecticut

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Blue Hills, Connecticut
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]] and<br>city [[neighborhood]]
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|pushpin_label            = Blue<br>Hills
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Connecticut]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Connecticut|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Hartford County, Connecticut|Hartford]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of towns in Connecticut|Municipalities]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]] (neighborhood)<br>[[Bloomfield, Connecticut|Bloomfield]] (CDP)
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|population_as_of         = 2020
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|population_total         = 2762
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|population_density_km2   = 961.4
|timezone                 = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
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|postal_code              = 06112
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|area_code                = [[Area code 860|860]]
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|footnotes                = All figures are for the CDP portion of Blue Hills.
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'''Blue Hills''' is a community in [[Hartford County, Connecticut|Hartford County]], [[Connecticut]], United States, encompassing the northwestern corner of the city of [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]] and the southeastern corner of the town of [[Bloomfield, Connecticut|Bloomfield]]. The Bloomfield portion is listed by the U.S. Census Bureau as a [[census-designated place]] (CDP), with a population of 2,762 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Blue Hills CDP, Connecticut|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US0906050|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}</ref>

Blue Hills is home to many schools and homes. Including the portion in Hartford, it has roughly 10,000 residents, and has several schools and one university located there. Its main thoroughfares are Granby Street, Blue Hills Avenue ([[Connecticut Route 187|Route 187]]), Plainfield Street, Bloomfield Avenue ([[Connecticut Route 189|Route 189]]) and Albany Avenue ([[U.S. Route 44 in Connecticut|US 44]]). [[Connecticut Transit]] operates several bus routes through the neighborhood, such as the 50, 52 and 54, which run on Blue Hills Avenue, the 56 and 58, which run up on Albany Avenue and Bloomfield Avenue, the 74, which runs through Westbrook Village on its way to Copaco Shopping Center via Granby Street, and the 76, which runs on Cornwall Street towards Bowles Park.

Blue Hills has a majority of West Indian and African American residents. Educational institutions include Annie Fisher ES, Mountain Laurel School (Annie Fisher School Annex), Sarah J. Rawson ES, Mark Twain ES, Martin Luther King, Jr. ES, Weaver HS, [[Watkinson School]], and the [[University of Hartford]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP portion of Blue Hills has a total area of {{convert|3.0|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0906050| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212180636/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0906050| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Blue Hills CDP, Connecticut| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=November 29, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 3020
|2010= 2901
|2020= 2762
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Blue Hills CDP, Connecticut – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Blue Hills CDP, Connecticut|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US0906050&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Blue Hills CDP, Connecticut|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US0906050&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|130
|style='background: #ffffe6; |96
|4.48%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.48%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|2,510
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,300
|86.52%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |83.27%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.25%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.62%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.62%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|89
|style='background: #ffffe6; |92
|3.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.33%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|160
|style='background: #ffffe6; |233
|5.52%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.44%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,901'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''2,762'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000 Census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 3,020 people, 1,008 households, and 782 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|2,643.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,044 housing units at an average density of {{convert|913.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 9.80% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 83.11% [[black (U.S. Census)|black]], 0.40% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.49% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.94% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.07% of the population.

In 2000, 23.9% of Blue Hills residents identified as being of [[Jamaica]]n heritage. This was the highest percentage of [[Jamaican Americans]] of any place in the country.

There were 1,008 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 28.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $48,859, and the median income for a family was $52,361. Males had a median income of $36,842 versus $30,972 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $21,618.  About 3.9% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Transportation==
The main north-south roads are Granby Street and Blue Hills Avenue ([[Connecticut Route 187|Route 187]]). The main east-west road is Cottage Grove Road ([[Connecticut Route 218|Route 218]]). The 46, 50, 52, 54, 56, 74, 76, and 92  bus routes from [[Connecticut Transit]] serve the area.  There have been plans for the local railroad, the Griffin Line (which is used by freight), to be made into commuter rail. Interstate highways [[Interstate 91 in Connecticut|91]] and [[Interstate 291 (Connecticut)|291]] link Blue Hills to [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]], [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]], [[Massachusetts]], and points east of the [[Connecticut River]].

==Education==
Blue Hills is home to Annie Fisher School, Mark Twain School, Weaver High School, [[Watkinson School]], and the [[University of Hartford]]

==Religion==
Blue Hills is home to [[The First Cathedral]], New England's largest Protestant church.

==References==

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Hartford County, Connecticut]]
[[Category:Neighborhoods in Connecticut]]
[[Category:Geography of Hartford, Connecticut]]
[[Category:Bloomfield, Connecticut]]
[[Category:Jamaican-American history]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Connecticut]]