| TABLE P25 |
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FEMALE POPULATION AS PERCENT OF TOTAL |
| 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | |
| Bethel | 51.4 | 51.1 | 50.8 | 51.2 |
| Bridgewater | 52.7 | 51.0 | 51.0 | 50.5 |
| Brookfield | 50.9 | 49.9 | 50.3 | 51.4 |
| Danbury | 51.6 | 51.4 | 50.8 | 51.0 |
| New Fairfield | 50.5 | 49.9 | 49.7 | 50.1 |
| New Milford | 51.5 | 51.5 | 50.7 | 50.8 |
| Newtown | 52.0 | 50.1 | 49.9 | 48.8 |
| Redding | 51.6 | 50.5 | 50.1 | 50.4 |
| Ridgefield | 50.9 | 50.6 | 51.0 | 51.9 |
| Sherman | 49.6 | 50.6 | 50.6 | 51.1 |
| Region | 51.1 | 50.8 | 50.6 | 50.8 |
| State | na | na | na | 51.6 |
| USA | na | na | na | 50.9 |
| Source: Census data summarized by HVCEO. |
| TABLE P26 |
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT FOR PERSONS 25 YEARS AND OLDER: PERCENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES |
| 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | |
| Bethel | * | 59.8 | 79.4 | 86.4 | 88.9 |
| Bridgewater | * | * | 84.6 | 89.3 | 93.3 |
| Brookfield | * | 72.5 | 86.0 | 90.5 | 93.4 |
| Danbury | 24.0 | 50.4 | 67.4 | 76.5 | 77.0 |
| New Fairfield | * | 61.9 | 79.9 | 90.1 | 93.7 |
| New Milford | * | 64.0 | 77.3 | 87.2 | 90.5 |
| Newtown | 23.0 | 62.5 | 83.2 | 88.6 | 92.8 |
| Redding | * | 78.8 | 90.0 | 95.1 | 96.9 |
| Ridgefield | * | 80.7 | 89.8 | 93.2 | 96.0 |
| Sherman | * | * | 88.8 | 93.0 | 94.3 |
| Region | * | * | * | 85.1 | 85.4 |
| State | * | 56.1 | 70.3 | 79.2 | 84.0 |
| USA | * | * | * | * | 80.4 |
| Source: Census data summarized
by HVCEO. * Not available. |
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