Griswold Wedding

Griswold is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 10,807 at the 2000 census. Griswold contains one borough, Jewett City.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 96.1 km (37.1 mi). 90.5 km (35.0 mi) of it is land and 5.6 km (2.2 mi) of it (5.82%) is water.

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 10,807 people, 4,194 households, and 2,893 families residing in the town. The population density was 119.4/km (309.2/mi). There were 4,530 housing units at an average density of 50.0/km (129.6/mi). The racial makeup of the town was 94.28% White, 1.40% African American, 1.07% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.66% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.94% of the population.

There were 4,194 households out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.03.