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PRESTON, CONNECTICUT QUICK STATSCounty: New London
Elevation: 190 feet
Land Area: 30.9 square miles
Population Density: 160 people per square mile
Population change since 2000: 5.20%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (95.0%), Hispanic (1.4%), American Indian (1.3%), Two or more races (1.1%), Black (0.7%), Asian Indian (0.5%), Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries (City): Irish (18.9%), Polish (16.9%), English (15.3%), Italian (13.8%), German (13.5%), French (11.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, CT (31.6 miles , pop. 54,740)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (67.6 miles , pop. 448,248)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (106.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650)
Nearest cities: Norwich, CT (1.8 miles ), Ledyard, CT (2.2 miles ), Lisbon, CT (2.4 miles ), Jewett City borough, CT (2.6 miles ), Griswold, CT (2.6 miles ), Oxoboxo River, CT (2.7 miles ), Montville, CT (2.7 miles )
Preston Compared to State Average: Unemployed percentage below state average. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Renting percentage below state average. Number of rooms per house above state average.
PRESTON, CONNECTICUT EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 85.50%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.60%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.00%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Preston:
EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY about 17 miles, WILLIMANTIC, CT, Full-time enrollment: 4,165 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT about 24 miles, STORRS, CT, FT enrollment: 16,952 UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND about 26 miles, KINGSTON, RI, FT enrollment: 11,759 COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND about 33 miles, WARWICK, RI, FT enrollment: 8,650 NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY about 33 miles, WARWICK, RI, FT enrollment: 2,419 WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY about 33 miles, MIDDLETOWN, CT, FT enrollment: 2,993 BRYANT COLLEGE about 38 miles, SMITHFIELD, RI, FT enrollment: 2,926
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