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New Britain, Connecticut

Newberry Corner
(Litchfield County)

New Britain
(Hartford County)

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The 2000 Census showed that New Britain had a population of 71,538 people ^<1>. This represents 2.1% of the total population of Connecticut, making it the state's 15th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	70,486	-1.47%
2007	70,532	-1.41%	-0.25% since 2006
2006	70,712	-1.15%	+0.21% since 2005
2005	70,563	-1.36%	-0.47% since 2004
2004	70,896	-0.9%	-0.9% since 2003
2003	71,539
2002	71,340	-0.28%	-0.19% since 2001
2001	71,476
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2000	71,538	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
12	Norwalk	SW	51 mi [82.1 km]	83,185	0.28% increase
13	Danbury	SW	40 mi [64.4 km]	79,256	5.89% increase
14	Danbury	SW	40 mi [64.4 km]	79,256	5.89% increase
-15-	New Britain			70,486	1.47% decrease
16	New Britain	SW	Less than 2 mi	70,486	1.47% decrease
17	West Hartford	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	60,495	4.87% decrease
18	Greenwich	SW	61 mi [98.2 km]	61,937	1.37% increase

New Britain had 31,164 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that New Britain has an area ^<4> of 13.34 square miles [34.54 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, New Britain had a 2000 population density of 5,364 people per square mile [2,071 people/km²], making it the state's 7th most densely populated area.

Hartford County

The city of New Britain is located in Hartford County.

The county had a population of 858,439 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 71,538 people, New Britain contained 8.33% of the Hartford County total.

In addition, where the community of New Britain has a population density of 5,364 people per square mile [2,071 people/km²], Hartford County averages 1,167 people per square mile [450.7 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Hartford County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in New Britain and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on New Britain. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	6	233,372	0.78% increase
10 mi [16 km]	20	957,687	1.3% increase
15 mi [24 km]	42	1,619,355	2.34% increase
20 mi [32 km]	62	1,962,206	2.52% increase
25 mi [40 km]	85	2,229,723	2.9% increase
30 mi [48 km]	119	2,905,810	2.65% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for New Britain. Not only does the QuickFact have details about New Britain, it also contains a comparison between New Britain and the state of Connecticut.

Click here for the New Britain QuickFact (QF-0950370).

The following communities are nearby New Britain and also have Census QuickFacts:

Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
New Britain	QF-0950440	SW	Less than 2 mi	70,486	1.47% decrease
Newington	QF-0952140	E	2 mi [3.22 km]	29,699	1.34% increase
Southington	QF-0970550	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	42,250	6.35% increase
West Hartford	QF-0982590	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	60,495	4.87% decrease
Bristol	QF-0908490	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	60,927	1.44% increase
Bristol	QF-0908420	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	60,927	1.44% increase
Southington	QF-0970480	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]
Hartford	QF-0937070	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	124,062	2.04% increase

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for New Britain.

A Census Quickfact is available for Hartford County (QF-09003).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Hartford County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Hampden (MA)	QF-25013	N	460,840	0.94% increase
Tolland	QF-09013	E	148,406	8.44% increase
New London	QF-09011	SE	264,519	1.92% increase
Middlesex	QF-09007	SE	164,794	5.9% increase
New Haven	QF-09009	SW	846,101	2.56% increase
Litchfield	QF-09005	W	187,745	2.81% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to New Britain:

	State Code:	09 (Connecticut)
	County Code:	003 (Hartford County)
	Place Code:	50370 (New Britain)

	State & County Code:	09003 (Connecticut/Hartford County)

	State & Place Code:	0950370 (Connecticut/New Britain)

New Britain is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and in Division #1 (the New England Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for New Britain.

The Commemorative
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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between New Britain and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of New Britain. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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