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Derby is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 12,391, at the 2000 census. With 5 square miles of land area, Derby is Connecticut's smallest municipality. The town has a Metro-North railroad station called Derby-Shelton.
History In the Nineteenth century, both corsets and hoop skirts were manufactured in the city. Charlton Comics, a comic book publishing company that existed from 1944 to 1986, was based in town. The Green received a complete makeover in the spring of 1999. Derby sites on the National Register of Historic Places The Sterling Opera House was the first structure in Connecticut to be listed on the National Register. Notable residents, past and present Landmark At the intersection of Seymour and Atwater avenues, the city has resurrected a "historic trough" -- a century-old granite structure with lion-head spigots-- as an entrance marker to the Derby Greenway. The 5-ton trough was at the site a hundred years ago. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.7 km² (5.4 mi²). 12.9 km² (5.0 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (7.41%) is water. The city is home to the 1.4 km² (350 acre) Osbornedale State Park. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 12,391 people, 5,252 households, and 3,245 families residing in the town. The population density was 960.7/km² (2,487.6/mi²). There were 5,568 housing units at an average density of 431.7/km² (1,117.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 90.08% White, 3.62% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.74% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 2.52% from other races, and 1.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.67% of the population. There were 5,252 households out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.94. In the town the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $45,670, and the median income for a family was $54,715. Males had a median income of $42,367 versus $30,458 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,117. About 6.9% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over. Plans for the future The Howe House "will become home of the Lower Naugatuck Valley Industrial Heritage Center; where the Derby Historical Society's extensive collection of Industrial Era artifacts will be properly displayed. Future educational programs will include student hands-on programs that will introduce the Industrial Revolution and the Valley's active role in this period." Footnotes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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