Old Mystic, Connecticut

Old Mystic is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 3,554 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11 km²), of which 4.3 square miles (11 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²), or 2.29%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,205 people, 1,205 households, and 880 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 750.5 people per square mile (289.8/km²). There were 1,249 housing units at an average density of 292.5 per square mile (112.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.11% White, 2.43% African American, 0.66% American Indian (U.S. Census), 3.43% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 2.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.62% of the population.

There were 1,205 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.06.