Editing Pawcatuck, Connecticut

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Pawcatuck, Connecticut
| settlement_type         = [[Census-designated place|Village]]
| image_skyline           = 2010 09 Westerly Pawcatuck River swan.jpg
| image_caption           = [[Pawcatuck River]] next to the village
| image_map               = New London County Connecticut Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Pawcatuck Highlighted 2010.svg
| map_caption             = Location in [[New London County, Connecticut]]
| coordinates             = {{Coord|41|22|38|N|71|50|01|W|type:city_region:US-CT|display=title,inline}}
| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = United States
| subdivision_type1       = State
| subdivision_name1       = [[Connecticut]]
| subdivision_type2       = Town
| subdivision_name2       = [[Stonington, Connecticut|Stonington]]
| area_total_sq_mi        = 3.42
| area_land_sq_mi         = 3.41
| area_water_sq_mi        = 0.012
| population_as_of        = 2010
| population_total        = 5624
| population_density_sq_mi= 1644.4
| elevation_m             = 46
| elevation_ft            = 151
| timezone                = Eastern (EST)
| utc_offset              = −5
| timezone_DST            = EDT
| utc_offset_DST          = −4
| postal_code_type        = ZIP code
| postal_code             = 06379
| area_code               = 860
| blank_name              = FIPS code
| blank_info              = 09-59140
| blank1_name             = GNIS feature ID
| blank1_info             = 2377850<ref name=GNIS1>{{gnis|2377850|Pawcatuck}}</ref>
}}

'''Pawcatuck''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|ɔː|k|ə|t|ʌ|k}} {{respell|PAW|kə|tuk}}) is a village<ref>[http://www.ct.gov/ecd/cwp/view.asp?a=1106&q=251022 Principal Communities in Connecticut], Dept. of Economic and Community Development</ref> and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the town of [[Stonington, Connecticut|Stonington]] which is located in [[New London County, Connecticut]], United States. The population was 5,624 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Pawcatuck CDP, Connecticut| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=October 29, 2012}}</ref> It is located across the [[Pawcatuck River]] from [[Westerly Downtown Historic District|Downtown]] [[Westerly, Rhode Island]]. The [[Mechanic Street Historic District]] of Pawcatuck is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] and includes sites of shipbuilding, mills, and worker housing in a {{convert|147|acre|km2|adj=on}} area.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>

==Demographics==
The village of Pawcatuck has a total area of {{convert|8.87|km2|disp=flip}}<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pawcatuck CDP, Connecticut| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=October 29, 2012}}</ref> bordered to the east by the Pawcatuck River. 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 5,474 people, 2,427 households, and 1,439 families residing in the village.  The population density was {{convert|1,479.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,598 housing units at an average density of {{convert|702.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup was 93.53% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.75% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.69% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.12% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.69% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.16% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.44% of the population. The median income for a household in Pawcatuck was $39,799, and the median income for a family was $53,087, and 9.3% of the population was below the [[poverty line]].

==Education==
The CDP, along with the rest of Stonington Town, is in [[Stonington School District]]<!--UNI 04380-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st09_ct/schooldistrict_maps/c09011_new_london/DC20SD_C09011.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: New London County, CT|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-17}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st09_ct/schooldistrict_maps/c09011_new_london/DC20SD_C09011_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

== See also ==
* {{Portal-inline|Connecticut}}

==References==

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{{New London County, Connecticut}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in New London County, Connecticut]]
[[Category:Stonington, Connecticut]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in New London County, Connecticut]]
[[Category:Villages in Connecticut]]