Editing Lisbon, Connecticut

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Lisbon, Connecticut
| official_name          = Town of Lisbon
| settlement_type        = [[New England town|Town]]
| image_skyline          = Newent Congregational Church, Lisbon CT.jpg
| image_caption          = Newent Congregational Church
| image_flag             = 
| image_seal             = LisbonCTseal.JPG
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| coordinates            = {{coord|41|36|14|N|72|00|42|W|region:US-CT|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type       = Country
| subdivision_name       = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1      = [[U.S. state]]
| subdivision_name1      = {{flag|Connecticut}}
| subdivision_type2      = [[County (United States)|County]]
| subdivision_name2      = [[New London County, Connecticut|New London]]
| subdivision_type3      = [[Councils of governments in Connecticut|Region]]
| subdivision_name3      = [[Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut|Southeastern CT]]
| established_title      = Incorporated
| established_date       = 1786
| government_type        = [[Board of selectmen|Selectman-town meeting]]
| leader_title           = First selectman
| leader_name            = Thomas W. Sparkman (R)<ref>{{cite web|title=Board of Selectmen|url=http://www.lisbonct.com/board_selectman.php|website=Town of Lisbon|access-date=September 16, 2015}}</ref>
| leader_title2          = Selectman
| leader_name2           = Robert T. Browne, Sr. (R)
| leader_title3          = Selectman
| leader_name3           = William C. Surfus (D)
| unit_pref              = Imperial
| area_total_km2         = 43.0
| area_total_sq_mi       = 16.6
| area_land_km2          = 42.1
| area_land_sq_mi        = 16.3
| area_water_km2         = 1.0
| area_water_sq_mi       = 0.4
| elevation_m            = 100
| elevation_ft           = 328
| population_footnotes   = <ref name="Census 2020"/>
| population_total       = 4195
| population_as_of       = 2020
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone               = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset             = -5
| timezone_DST           = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset_DST         = -4
| postal_code_type       = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code            = 06351
| area_code              = [[Area codes 860 and 959|860/959]]
| blank_name             = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info             = 09-43230
| blank1_name            = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info            = 0213451
| website                = {{URL|www.lisbonct.com}}
}}
'''Lisbon''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[New London County, Connecticut]], United States, {{convert|7.3|mi}} by road northeast of [[Norwich, Connecticut|Norwich]]. The town is part of the [[Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut|Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region]]. The population was 4,195 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US0901143230| title=Census - Geography Profile: Lisbon town, New London County, Connecticut| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=December 17, 2021}}</ref> The town center is also known as the village of Newent. The town school is Lisbon Central School.
Its only postal code, 06351, is [[Jewett City, Connecticut]], which is a village of the town of [[Griswold, Connecticut]] and encompasses all of Lisbon and Griswold.

==History==
The town incorporated from Norwich in 1786.<ref>[https://connecticuthistory.org/towns-page/lisbon/ Connecticut History: Lisbon], accessed November 5, 2017</ref> The community was named after [[Lisbon]], the capital of Portugal.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Connecticut Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qoEyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA332|year=1903|publisher=Connecticut Magazine Company|page=332}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|16.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|16.3|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}}, or 2.29%, is water.

The [[Taft Tunnel]] carries the [[Providence and Worcester Railroad]] through the hills along the [[Quinebaug River]].

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1820= 1159
|1850= 938
|1860= 1262
|1870= 502
|1880= 630
|1890= 548
|1900= 697
|1910= 824
|1920= 867
|1930= 1097
|1940= 1131
|1950= 1282
|1960= 2019
|1970= 2808
|1980= 3279
|1990= 3790
|2000= 4069
|2010= 4338
|2020= 4195
|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 4,069 people, 1,525 households, and 1,181 families living in the town.  The population density was {{convert|250.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,563 housing units at an average density of {{convert|96.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 96.71% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.32% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.42% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.47% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.37% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.72% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.57% of the population.

There were 1,525 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $55,149, and the median income for a family was $61,888. Males had a median income of $40,043 versus $25,833 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $22,476.  About 1.8% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 3.4% 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 |archive-date=September 23, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party
! Active Voters
! Inactive Voters
! Total Voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | 798
| align = center | 31
| align = center | 829
| align = center | 31.63%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | 471
| align = center | 20
| align = center | 491
| align = center | 18.73%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| [[Independent voter|Unaffiliated]]
| align = center | 1,252
| align = center | 49
| align = center | 1,301
| align = center | 49.64%
|-
| {{party color cell|Libertarian Party (United States)}}
| Minor Parties
| align = center | 0
| align = center | 0
| align = center | 0
| align = center | 0.0%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | 2,521
! align = center | 100
! align = center | 2,621
! align = center | 100%
|}

==Notable locations==

===Listed on the National Register of Historic Places===

*[[Andrew Clark House]] – built in 1740, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
*[[Anshei Israel Synagogue]] – built in 1936, a rare example of a rural synagogue.
*[[Lathrop-Mathewson-Ross House]] – built in 1761, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
*[[John Palmer House (Lisbon, Connecticut)|John Palmer House]]
*[[Taft Tunnel]] – Built in 1837, Taft Tunnel is the oldest railroad tunnel in America and continues to serve a line of the Providence and Worcester Railroad.

==Notable people==

* [[Elias Perkins]] (1767–1845), [[United States House of Representatives|congressman]]
* Jeannine Phillips (born 1984), [[Miss Connecticut USA]] (2006)
* [[John D. Read]] (1814-1864), [[Abolitionist]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.lisbonct.com Town of Lisbon official website]

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{{New London County, Connecticut}}
{{Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut}}

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[[Category:Lisbon, Connecticut| ]]
[[Category:Towns in New London County, Connecticut]]
[[Category:Towns in Connecticut]]
[[Category:1786 establishments in Connecticut]]
[[Category:Towns in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut]]