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Shelton, Connecticut

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Shelton
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The 2000 Census showed that Shelton had a population of 38,101 people.^<1> This represents 1.12% of the total population of Connecticut, making it the state's 38th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	39,991	+4.96%	+0.5% since 2007
2007	39,794	+4.44%	+0.28% since 2006
2006	39,682	+4.15%	+2.01% since 2005
2005	38,901	+2.1%	-0.1% since 2004
2004	38,940	+2.2%	+0.15% since 2003
2003	38,881	+2.05%	+0.65% since 2002
2002	38,629	+1.39%	+0.54% since 2001
2001	38,420	+0.84%	+0.84% since 2000
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2000	38,101	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (rank is based on the 2000 Census):

Rank	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
35	Wallingford	NE	20 mi [32.19 km]	44,859	4.26% increase
36	Groton	E	57 mi [91.7 km]	39,167	1.85% decrease
37	Southington	NE	24 mi [38.62 km]	42,250	6.35% increase
-38-	Shelton			39,991	4.96% increase
39	Shelton	S	Less than 2 mi	39,991	4.96% increase
40	Norwich	E	56 mi [90.1 km]	36,388	0.75% increase
41	Norwich	E	56 mi [90.1 km]	36,388	0.75% increase

The city of Shelton is located in Fairfield County and for a more general look at the area, please visit our Census Page for Fairfield County.

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Shelton.

Shelton had 14,707 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Shelton has a total area of 31.93 square miles [82.7 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 30.57 square miles [79.2 km²]1.36 square miles [3.53 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Shelton had a 2000 population density of 1,246 people per square mile [481.2 people/km²], making it the state's 57th most densely populated area.

Fairfield County

Shelton is located in Fairfield County.

The county had a population of 884,481 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 38,101 people, Shelton contained 4.31% of the Fairfield County total.

In addition, where the community of Shelton has a population density of 1,246 people per square mile [481.2 people/km²], Fairfield County averages 1,413 people per square mile [545 people/km²].

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

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 Shelton. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Shelton, it also contains a comparison between Shelton and the state of Connecticut.

Click here for the Shelton QuickFact (QF-0968100).

A Census Quickfact is available for Fairfield County (QF-09001).

Miscellaneous Information

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

	State Code:	09 (Connecticut)
	County Code:	001 (Fairfield County)
	Place Code:	68100 (Shelton)

	State & County Code:	09001 (Connecticut/Fairfield County)

	State & Place Code:	0968100 (Connecticut/Shelton)

Shelton 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 Shelton.

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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 Shelton 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 Shelton. 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. - Return to Citation


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