Thomaston (CDP), Connecticut

The Thomaston CDP is slightly east of the geographic center of the town of Thomaston, on the west side of the Naugatuck River and its valley. It extends to the south as far as Watertown Road, to the west beyond Hillside Cemetery and to Northfield Brook, to the north to a power line south of D. Welton Way, and to the east to Williams Street, Electric Avenue, and the Naugatuck River. U.S. Route 6 follows Main Street through Thomaston; it leads east to Bristol and southwest to Watertown. The Connecticut Route 8 freeway passes east of the CDP, leading south to Waterbury. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Thomaston CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.95%, are water. ==Demographics==

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,910 people, 864 households, and 482 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 946 housing units, of which 82, or 8.7%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.3% White, 0.5% African American, 0.4% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.5% Asian, 1.6% some other race, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.5% of the population. Of the 320 households in the community, 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.9% were headed by married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.2% were non-families. 37.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 28.4% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21, and the average family size was 2.92. ==Education==

It is in the Thomaston School District. ==References==