| TABLE P4 |
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POPULATION DENSITY PER SQUARE MILE |
| Municipality | 1900 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | Total Square Miles |
Land Area Sq. Miles Only |
| Bethel | 195 | 241 | 300 | 482 | 644 | 941 | 1,032 | 1,063 | 17.0 | 16.79 |
| Bridgewater | 40 | 33 | 39 | 55 | 78 | 96 | 101 | 112 | 16.3 | 16.23 |
| Brookfield | 53 | 68 | 85 | 172 | 489 | 650 | 713 | 791 | 19.8 | 19.80 |
| Danbury | 443 | 635 | 689 | 895 | 1,154 | 1,374 | 1,491 | 1.701 | 44.0 | 42.11 |
| New Fairfield | 23 | 24 | 48 | 130 | 271 | 436 | 500 | 541 | 25.8 | 20.46 |
| New Milford | 75 | 86 | 90 | 129 | 227 | 302 | 367 | 421 | 64.4 | 61.58 |
| Newtown | 55 | 68 | 126 | 192 | 286 | 322 | 350 | 422 | 59.3 | 57.74 |
| Redding | 44 | 55 | 63 | 104 | 174 | 226 | 246 | 257 | 32.2 | 31.50 |
| Ridgefield | 75 | 111 | 124 | 233 | 520 | 575 | 598 | 676 | 35.0 | 34.43 |
| Sherman | 28 | 20 | 23 | 35 | 62 | 97 | 120 | 163 | 23.5 | 21.79 |
| Region | 112 | 149 | 175 | 259 | 405 | 505 | 557 | 629 | 337.3 | 322.43 |
| State | 187 | 352 | 413 | 521 | 624 | 639 | 676 | 700 | 4,862 | 4,844.0 |
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Note: Between 1960 and 1970, by
legislative act Brookfield annexed a portion of New Fairfield.
Population densities are based upon total square mile information obtained from the Connecticut State register Manual 1990. Land Area numbers differ from Total Square Miles due to removal of water area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau and CT OPM data summarized by HVCEO. Land Area Source: UTF-Census 90, 4/23/91 "Land Area and Population Density 1990." |
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