Editing Essex Village, Connecticut

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Essex Village, Connecticut
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
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|pushpin_label            = Essex Village
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = {{US}}
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Connecticut]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Connecticut|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Middlesex County, Connecticut|Middlesex]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of towns in Connecticut|Town]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Essex, Connecticut|Essex]]
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|established_date         = 
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| area_footnotes          = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022">{{cite web |title=2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Connecticut |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2022_Gazetteer/2022_gaz_place_09.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=December 12, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi        = 5.16
| area_land_sq_mi         = 3.84
| area_water_sq_mi        = 1.32
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| population_as_of        = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes    = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US0926370&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Essex Village CDP, Connecticut: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=December 12, 2022}}</ref>
| population_total        = 2583
| population_density_km2  = 672.5
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|timezone                 = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
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|elevation_m              = 
|elevation_ft             = 40
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 06426 ([[Essex, Connecticut|Essex]])
|area_code                = [[Area codes 860 and 959|860/959]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 09-26370
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2377820<ref name=GNIS>{{Cite gnis|2377820|Essex Village Census Designated Place}}</ref>
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'''Essex Village''' is a village and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the town of [[Essex, Connecticut|Essex]], [[Connecticut]], United States. The population was 2,583 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> out of 6,733 in the entire town of Essex. The government offices of the town are located within the village.

==Geography==
The village is located in the eastern part of the town, along the banks of the [[Connecticut River]]. The census-designated place extends from the border of the town of [[Old Saybrook, Connecticut|Old Saybrook]] in the south to the [[Deep River, Connecticut|Deep River]] town line in the north. The western edge of the CDP runs from north to south along the border of the Canfield-Meadow Woods Nature Preserve; Dennison Road; small portions of the [[Falls River (Connecticut River tributary)|Falls River]] and Connecticut Routes [[Connecticut Route 154|154]] and 621; the Mud River; the [[Connecticut Valley Railroad]]; and Bokum Road.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerweb2020| title=TIGERweb: Essex Village CDP, Connecticut| publisher=Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=December 12, 2022}}</ref> The [[Connecticut Route 9|Route 9]] expressway passes through the western part of the CDP, with access from Exit 3.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.16|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|3.84|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|1.32|sqmi}}, or 25.58%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,573 people, 1,190 households, and 727 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|734.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,286 housing units at an average density of {{convert|367.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.29% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.43% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.51% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.12% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.58% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.93% of the population.

There were 1,190 households, out of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.71.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 18.0% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 34.4% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $78,763, and the median income for a family was $109,276. Males had a median income of $68,281 versus $52,889 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $51,928.  About 1.3% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 1.3% of those age 65 or over.

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[[Category:Essex, Connecticut]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Middlesex County, Connecticut]]
[[Category:Villages in Connecticut]]
[[Category:Villages in Middlesex County, Connecticut]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Connecticut]]