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Old Saybrook is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 10,367 at the 2000 census. It contains the borough of Fenwick.
Points of interest Old Saybrook is home to the Old Saybrook High School Rams. Interesting Facts The Connecticut colony purchased the land and fort at Saybrook Point from Colonel Fenwick in 1644 to form the three original colonies of New Haven, Saybrook, and Connecticut (Hartford). The design of the Flag of Connecticut comes from the seal of Saybrook Colony when it was established in 1639. The seal depicted 15 grapevines and a hand in the upper left corner with a scroll reading "Sustinet qui transtulit". Established in late 1653, Old Saybrook was originally known as The Saybrook Colony and claimed possession of the land through a deed of conveyance from the Earl of Warwick. In 1659, settlers from Old Saybrook purchased land from Chief Uncas, founder of the Native American Tribe Mohegan to found Norwich, Connecticut Norwich was founded in 1659 when settlers from Old Saybrook, Connecticut purchased land from Chief Uncas founder of the Native American Tribe Mohegan. The first seal of Connecticut was the original seal of the Saybrook Colony brought from England by Colonel George Fenwick in 1639. October 9, 1701 The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) is chartered in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. In 1716, Yale University relocated from Old Saybrook to New Haven The Turtle (submarine) the first American submarine, was invented in Connecticut in 1775 by David Bushnell; a replica is housed at the Old Saybrook High School The radio station WLIS (1420) is broadcast out of Old Saybrook. The comic book character Hellboy, dubbed the "World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator" worked with the character Father Edward Kelly on an unnamed mission located in Saybrook, Connecticut in 1961 as mentioned in the comic. Saybrook, Illinois is named in honor of Old Saybrook. Notable Residents Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 56.0 km² (21.6 mi²). 39.0 km² (15.0 mi²) of it is land and 17.0 km² (6.6 mi²) of it (30.45%) is water. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 10,367 people, 4,184 households, and 2,920 families residing in the town. The population density was 266.1/km² (689.5/mi²). There were 5,357 housing units at an average density of 137.5/km² (356.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.75% White, 1.01% African American, 0.08% Native American, 1.72% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.87% of the population. There were 4,184 households out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.90. In the town the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $62,742, and the median income for a family was $72,868. Males had a median income of $48,527 versus $36,426 for females. The per capita income for the town was $30,720. About 1.5% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over. | ||||||||
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