Broad Brook is a neighborhood http://www.ct.gov/ecd/cwp/view.asp?A=1106&Q=251022 and census-designated place

Census-designated place

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 (CDP) in the town of East Windsor

East Windsor, Connecticut

East Windsor is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 11,162 at the 2010 census.The town has five villages: Broad Brook, Melrose, Scantic, Warehouse Point and Windsorville.-Area:...

, Hartford County

Hartford County, Connecticut

Hartford County is a county located in the north central part of the US state of Connecticut. The 2010 Census records show that the county population is at 894,014 making it the second most populated county in Connecticut....

, Connecticut

Connecticut

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, United States

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. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 4,069.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, the CDP has a total area of 5.9 square miles (15.3 km²), of which, 5.9 square miles (15.3 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (0.34%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 3,469 people, 1,433 households, and 932 families residing in the CDP. The population density

Population density

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 was 586.2 people per square mile (226.2/km²). There were 1,589 housing units at an average density of 268.5 per square mile (103.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.76% White, 4.44% African American, 1.53% Asian, 1.04% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.16% of the population.

There were 1,433 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 45.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 34.4% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $50,417, and the median income for a family was $58,138. Males had a median income of $38,222 versus $32,250 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the CDP was $23,244. About 3.5% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.