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Welcome to Hamden, Connecticut
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Incorporated: 1786
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Land Area: 33 square miles (next door to New Haven)
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Population: 58,676
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Median Age: 38
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Females: 31,691
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Males: 26,985
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White: 45,311
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Black: 9,105
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Hispanic: 2,929
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Asian Pacific: 2,112
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Native American: 81
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Other: 970
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High School Grads: 10,622
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Some College: 9,219
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 13,922
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Registered Democrats: 13,164
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Registered Republicans: 4,314
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Registered Greens: 57
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Unaffiliated: 13,762
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Poverty Rate: 7.8 percent
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Median Household Income: $56,636
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Top Four Employers:
Quinnipiac University, Harborside Health Care, Kohl's, Hamden
Health
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Education: Eight public elementary schools, one
middle school, one high school, one magnet school, one public charter
school, the private Hamden Hall Country Day School
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Government: Mayor/15-member legislative council
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Hamden Daily News - Your hometown cyberpaper
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