Pawcatuck Wedding

Pawcatuck is a census-designated place (CDP) in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 5,474 at the 2000 census.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.6 km (3.7 mi). 9.6 km (3.7 mi) of it is land and 0.1 km (0.04 mi) of it (0.54%) is water.

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 5,474 people, 2,427 households, and 1,439 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 571.2/km (1,479.9/mi). There were 2,598 housing units at an average density of 271.1/km (702.4/mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.53% White, 0.75% African American, 0.69% Native American, 2.12% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.69% from other races, and 2.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.44% of the population.

There were 2,427 households out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.92.