bordered to the east by the city of Bristol in Hartford County and to the south by the city of Waterbury in New Haven County. Terryville, the largest community in Plymouth, is in the eastern part of town, while Plymouth Center is in the west. The community of Pequabuck is on the eastern border of the town, southeast of Terryville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Plymouth has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.99%, are water. Part of Mattatuck State Forest is in the southwest corner of the town. Principal communities Allentown East Plymouth Historic District, listed on the NRHP in Connecticut Greystone Hancock Pequabuck (has its own post office) Plymouth Center, listed on the NRHP in Connecticut Terryville (has its own post office) Tolles Town Hill Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 11,634 people, 4,453 households, and 3,228 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 4,646 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.34% White, 0.78% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.26% of the population. There were 4,453 households, out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.06. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $53,750, and the median income for a family was $62,610. Males had a median income of $41,985 versus $32,359 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,244. About 2.7% of families and