Profile for Meriden, Connecticut, CT

Meriden is on the Quinnipiac River

Former and merged names include:
· Wallingford North Society

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 127. The number of murders and homicides was 2. The violent crime rate was 2.2 per 1,000 people.

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Panera Bread

Local festivals include:

• Daffodil Festival - April 28-29, 2007
• Meriden Grange Fair - Sept. 8, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Dequaine Foundation (home of the Barbershop Museum, Glass Museum and Rosa Ponselle Museum)

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 95

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Archives (1)

Cemeteries (45)

Communities (7)

Hotels (20)

Libraries (10)

Museums (1)

Parks (2)

Ski areas (2)

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9% of Meriden residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Meriden ancestry & family history guide.

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Post a query on a message board:

• New Haven County Ancestry forum
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Meriden was $20,597, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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16% of Meriden residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Meriden festival dates:

• Daffodil Festival - April 28-29, 2007
• Meriden Grange Fair - Sept. 8, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Meriden festival web sites:

• Daffodil Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Connecticut county fairs
• Connecticut festivals (Connecticut tourism department)
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Median rent in Meriden, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $529.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,181.

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Libraries in Meriden include Meriden Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Meriden include Meriden Record-Journal

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WPKT.

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The average commute time for Meriden workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 6 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Meriden between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.0 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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