New Canaan's Minority Population Increases: Census

NEW CANAAN, CT — Though New Canaan's population remains overwhelmingly White or Caucasian, the town is becoming a bit more diverse, according to the latest data recently released by the United States Census Bureau.

About 92.5 percent of the town's residents were White or Caucasian, or 18,705 people out of New Canaan's overall population of 20,219 in 2015, the most year of available data.

Black or African-American residents represented 374 people, or 1.8 percent of the population, while Asian residents numbered 648, or 3.2 percent.

Residents with Hispanic or Latino backgrounds numbered 941 people, or 4.7 percent of New Canaan's population, according to the census group. They are often counted among Whites or Blacks, as noted by the New Canaan Advertiser.

The numbers point to increasing diversity in New Canaan, as all three of those minority groups increased from 2010 to 2015, according to the census, with Blacks doubling in population.

For Fairfield County as a whole, 694,797 people were White (73.9 percent) of the county's 939,983 residents; 105,683 (11.2 percent) were Black; 47,398 (5.0 percent) were Asian; and 171,720 (18.3 percent) were Hispanic or Latino.

To view the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, click here.

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