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Southford Facts

Area	13.6 mi²
Population	4,246
Male Population	2,114 (49.8%)
Female Population	2,132 (50.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+23.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-0.5%
Median Age	41.8 years (Male: 41, Female: 42.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$78,568 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	41.46454, -73.16178

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Southford Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	3,445	3,893	4,266	4,499	4,246	4,161	3,899
Population Density	252.7 / mi²	285.5 / mi²	312.9 / mi²	330 / mi²	311.4 / mi²	305.2 / mi²	286 / mi²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Southford Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 0.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Southford	+23.3%	+9.1%	-0.5%
Connecticut	—	—	—
United States	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Southford Median Age

Median Age: 41.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Southford	41.8 yrs	42.5 yrs	41 yrs
Connecticut	40.2 yrs	41.6 yrs	38.6 yrs
United States	37.4 yrs	38.7 yrs	36.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Southford Population Density

Population Density: 311 / mi²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Southford	4,246	13.63 sq mi	311 / mi²
Connecticut	3.6 million	5,543.5 sq mi	654 / mi²
United States	321.6 million	3,796,740.8 sq mi	84.7 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Southford Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1720 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Southford Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$32,082	$36,339	$62,337	$66,424	$62,774	$71,285	$73,473	$78,568
Total GDP	$587M	$614.1M	$1B	$1.1B	$1.1B	$1.2B	$1.1B	$1.2B

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Southford CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Southford	83,002 tn	19.55 tn	6,087.8 tons/mi²
Connecticut	65,866,800 tn	18.17 tn	11,881.7 tons/mi²
United States	5,664,619,810 tn	17.62 tn	1,492 tons/mi²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Southford CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	83,002 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	19.55 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)	6,087.8 tons/mi²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Low (2)
Cyclone	High (8)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
6/16/00	4:02 AM	3.3	76.1 km	9,800 m	southern New England	usgs.gov
10/28/91	8:58 PM	3	56 km	10,000 m	New York	usgs.gov
10/19/85	10:07 AM	3.6	77.7 km	6,000 m	New York	usgs.gov
2/26/83	7:59 PM	3	42.6 km	7,000 m	New York	usgs.gov
6/17/82	2:14 PM	3	65.7 km	2,000 m	southern New England	usgs.gov
10/21/81	4:49 PM	3.8	59.9 km	5,600 m	southern New England	usgs.gov
10/25/80	12:41 AM	3	27.9 km	0 m	southern New England	usgs.gov
10/24/80	5:27 PM	3.1	30.5 km	0 m	southern New England	usgs.gov
6/7/74	7:45 PM	3.3	66 km	2,000 m	New York	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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