Fenwick is a borough in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States, in the town of Old Saybrook. The borough is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 53 at the 2020 census,

Fenwick Historic District

The Fenwick Historic District covers an area of approximately and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. It includes 60 buildings in the center of Fenwick, as well as the Fenwick Golf Course. All of the three are typified in St. Mary's-By-the-Sea, a 1 and 1/2 story church building at 30 Agawam Avenue, designed by Francis Goodwin and built in 1883.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 52 people, 26 households, and 17 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 83 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 100.00% White.

There were 26 households, of which 11.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.41.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 11.5% under the age of 18, 1.9% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 38.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $57,500, and the median income for a family was $60,625. Males had a median income of $50,625 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $38,135. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.

Notable people

  • Katharine Hepburn, actress; lifelong resident, died in Fenwick on June 29, 2003, at the age of 96
  • John Lindsay, New York City mayor
  • Rosemary Murphy, actress

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See also

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Connecticut

References