TABLE P20

CATEGORIES OF "SPANISH" FOR 1970, "HISPANIC ORIGIN" FOR 1980 AND 1990,
AND THEN "HISPANIC AND LATINO" FOR 2000

1970

1980

1990

2000

2000 % OF POPULATION
Bethel 191 246 333 669 3.7
Bridgewater 44 13 16 9 0.5
Brookfield 148 151 287 372 2.4
Danbury 935 2,018 4,810 11,791 15.8
New Fairfield 20 162 175 393 2.8
New Milford 20 219 512 751 2.8
Newtown 223 235 187 590 2.4
Redding 0 43 67 122 1.5
Ridgefield 41 189 242 465 2.0
Sherman 0 34 0 66 1.7
Region 1,622 3,310 6,629 15,288 7.2
% of Region 1.2 1.9 3.5 7.2
% of CT - - - 9.4
% of USA - - - 12.5

Source: Census data summarized by HVCEO. Terms vary slightly from census to census. For 2000, the terms "Hispanic and Latino" refer to people who classify themselves in one of the specific Hispanic or Latino categories listed on the questionnaire- "Mexican," "Puerto Rican," or "Cuban" -  as well as those who indicate that they are "Other Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino." Origin can be viewed as the heritage, nationality group, lineage, or country of birth of the person or the person's parents or ancestors before their arrival in the United States. People who identify their origin as Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino may be of any race.