Where the single people live in southwestern Connecticut Feb. 8, 2017 Updated: Feb. 14, 2018 9:50 a.m.
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Ansonia
Total population over 15 years old (2017): 15,189
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 41.9% | Women over 15 years old: 33.7%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 8.6% | Women over 15 years old: 15.6%
Source: U.S. Census
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Bethel
Total population over 15 years old (2017): 15,987
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 31.8% | Women over 15 years old: 27.4%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 7.4% | Women over 15 years old: 12.5%
Source: U.S. Census
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Bridgeport
Total population over 15 years old (2017): 118,181
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 49.7% | Women over 15 years old: 44.2%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 8.9% | Women over 15 years old: 12.7%
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Brookfield
Total population over 15 years old (2017): 13,709
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 25.5% | Women over 15 years old: 21.3%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 8.3% | Women over 15 years old: 9.8%
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6of 28 Cheshire Total population over 15 years old (2017): 24,993
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 37.3% | Women over 15 years old: 18.8%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 6.1% | Women over 15 years old: 11.0%
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7of 28 Danbury Total population over 15 years old (2017): 69,492
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 40.2% | Women over 15 years old: 32.6%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 7.9% | Women over 15 years old: 12.8%
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8of 28 Darien
Total population over 15 years old (2017): 16,217
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 26.2% | Women over 15 years old: 24.1%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 4.0% | Women over 15 years old: 7.4%
Source: U.S. Census
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9of 28 Fairfield
Total population over 15 years old (2017): 49,491
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 31.9% | Women over 15 years old: 29.0%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 5.4% | Women over 15 years old: 8.1%
Source: U.S. Census
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10of 28 Greenwich Total population over 15 years old (2017): 49,460
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 27.3% | Women over 15 years old: 25.5%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 7.9% | Women over 15 years old: 10.1%
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Guilford
Total population over 15 years old (2017): 18,469
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 25.7% | Women over 15 years old: 21.1%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 7.8% | Women over 15 years old: 11.8%
Source: U.S. Census
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Hamden
Total population over 15 years old (2017): 52,646
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 40.7% | Women over 15 years old: 40.8%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 7.5% | Women over 15 years old: 10.8%
Source: U.S. Census
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13of 28 Milford Total population over 15 years old (2017): 46,093
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 33.6% | Women over 15 years old: 25.8%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 8.5% | Women over 15 years old: 14.3%
Source: U.S. Census
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14of 28 New Canaan
Total population over 15 years old (2017): 15,634
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 23.7% | Women over 15 years old: 24.6%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 4.9% | Women over 15 years old: 6.1%
Source: U.S. Census
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New Haven
Total population over 15 years old (2017): 106,490
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 58.8% | Women over 15 years old: 54.8%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 9.0% | Women over 15 years old: 11.7%
Source: U.S. Census
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16of 28 New Fairfield
Total population over 15 years old (2017): 11,653
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 29.1% | Women over 15 years old: 26.1%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 6.6% | Women over 15 years old: 6.7%
Source: U.S. Census
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17of 28 New Milford Total population over 15 years old (2017): 23,106
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 35.3% | Women over 15 years old: 25.0%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 7.1% | Women over 15 years old: 12.6%
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18of 28 Newtown Total population over 15 years old (2017): 11,653
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 30.6% | Women over 15 years old: 23.1%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 7.2% | Women over 15 years old: 10.0%
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19of 28 Norwalk
Total population over 15 years old (2017): 73,139
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 38.0% | Women over 15 years old: 31.2%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 7.5% | Women over 15 years old: 12.7%
Source: U.S. Census
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20of 28 Ridgefield
Total population over 15 years old (2017): 19,451
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 18.9% | Women over 15 years old: 19.2%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 6.5% | Women over 15 years old: 8.9%
Source: U.S. Census
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21of 28 Shelton
Total population over 15 years old (2017): 35,295
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 30.7% | Women over 15 years old: 24.1%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 8.1% | Women over 15 years old: 11.8%
Source: U.S. Census
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22of 28 Stamford
Total population over 15 years old (2017): 35,295
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 40.8% | Women over 15 years old: 33.3%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 7.2% | Women over 15 years old: 11.3%
Source: U.S. Census
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23of 28 Stratford
Total population over 15 years old (2017): 44,791
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 33.6% | Women over 15 years old: 29.2%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 7.8% | Women over 15 years old: 12.8%
Source: U.S. Census
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24of 28 Torrington
Total population over 15 years old (2017): 29,651
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 32.9% | Women over 15 years old: 26.7%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 13.9% | Women over 15 years old: 16.6%
Source: U.S. Census
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25of 28 Trumbull
Total population over 15 years old (2017): 44,791
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 29.2% | Women over 15 years old: 22.9%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 5.3% | Women over 15 years old: 8.3%
Source: U.S. Census
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26of 28 Weston
Total population over 15 years old (2017): 7,778
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 18.0% | Women over 15 years old: 19.7%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 6.4% | Women over 15 years old: 8.9%
Source: U.S. Census
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27of 28 Westport Total population over 15 years old (2017): 21,684
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 24.9% | Women over 15 years old: 22.8%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 7.3% | Women over 15 years old: 7.8%
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28of 28 Wilton Total population over 15 years old (2017): 14,400
Never married (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 25.6% | Women over 15 years old: 22.3%
Divorced (2017):
Men over 15 years old: 5.8% | Women over 15 years old: 7.2%
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If you're looking for love you may want to head to Bridgeport where 47.8 percent of people over the age of 15 are single and never married as of 2015, the most recent data from U.S. Census.
If you're looking specifically for a male in the 20-34 year age range (the most single age range after 15-19 years), you should try Shelton where 82.6 percent of males in that age range have never been married.
Weston's the spot for those looking for a single female between the ages of 20 and 34; 77.4 percent have never been married. But you're out of luck in Weston if you're looking for a girlfriend between the ages of 35 and 44; zero percent of women in that age group have never been married (though that doesn't account for divorced women).
Across the board in southwestern Connecticut, there tend to be more males in each town who have never been married than females. The biggest discrepancy between the sexes is in Redding where 73.8 percent of males aged 20-34 have never been married and only 51.9 percent of females the same age have not been married.
Click through to see which southwestern Connecticut towns are the most single.
Lidia Ryan is a senior member of the digital team, creating and managing online content for all Hearst Connecticut sites as well as managing the SEEN section of the websites. She also works closely with the food and features teams, and her writing has also been featured in the Sunday Magazine special section of the papers.
Lidia has 10 years experience in news and digital media and holds a degree in journalism from the University of Connecticut.