the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km), of which 0.3 square miles (0.9 km) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km), or 50.72%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,032 people, 556 households, and 260 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 723 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 96.90% White, 0.58% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 1.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.97% of the population. There were 556 households, out of which 13.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.1% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 53.1% were non-families. 46.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.82 and the average family size was 2.54. In the borough the population was spread out, with 12.8% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 33.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $53,000, and the median income for a family was $78,324. Males had a median income of $43,472 versus $34,375 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $45,444. About 3.3% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over. Gallery References External links Borough of Stonington official website Stonington, Connecticut Boroughs in Connecticut Battles of the War of 1812 in Connecticut Populated places in New London County, Connecticut Populated coastal places in Connecticut