Demographics
The borough of Danielsonville was created by an act of assembly in May 1854. The boundaries given in the charter are as follows, comprising parts of the towns of Killingly and Brooklyn: ” Beginning at a stake and stones southeast of the Kies tavern, so called, thence north 19 ½ degrees east, four hundred and twenty-five rods, to a heap of stones on the north side of the road leading east from the house of David Fisher; thence north 67 degrees west, two hundred and four rods to a white oak tree on the north side of the road leading from Westfield to the house of Jacob Danielson, a little east of the bridge over Five Mile river; thence north 52 ¾ degrees west, thirty-eight rods on the north side of said road to a turn in the same; thence north 70 degrees west, thirty-eight rods, to a heap of stones by a wall in Jacob Danielson’s meadow; thence south 18 ¾ degrees west, four hundred and seventy-three rods and twelve links, to a stake and stones eight rods southwest of the Cundall barn; thence south 71 ¾ degrees east, three hundred and seven rods and five links, to the first mentioned bound.” The officers of the borough were to consist of a warden, six burgesses, a clerk, treasurer, and bailiff, to be annually chosen on the second Monday in April. According to the terms of the charter the first meeting of the borough was held at Rothwell’s Hall, July 8th, 1854. Rothwell’s Hall is now C. H. Bacon’s furniture store.
In form the borough is nearly square; the easterly line is 425 rods long, the westerly line 473 rods, the southerly line 30,7 rods, and the northerly line 322 rods. It contains 883 acres, including ponds, rivers, and all surfaces. The total length of streets in the borough is nine miles and seventy-four rods, all but 289 rods of which are on the Killingly side. In July 1868, the legislature amended the charter so as to give the borough the supervision of street repairs, but in May 1881, this right was relinquished to the towns. The streets were -first named by the borough authorities. May 22nd, 1862, and the sidewalks laid out and established. The borough hall was built in May 1868, at a cost of $2,700, the lot on which it stood costing $300 additional.
The growth of the borough may be inferred from the following statistics. The number of houses and amount of taxable property in the borough at different dates have been as follows: 1855, 195, $176,680; 1862, 216, $225,156; 1867, 248, $862,589; 1870, 299, $1,104,426; 1875, 341, $1,131,895; 1880, 367, $1,129,563; 1884, 378, $1,215,786; 1889, 428, $1,350,110. There are in the borough forty-seven buildings, exclusive of dwellings, used as stores, schoolhouses, churches, mills, shops, and manufacturers. In 1861 the population of the borough was 2,190. In 1885 it was 3,215. Of the last number the population on the Brooklyn side was 1,140, while that of the Killingly side was 2,075. Of the population of the borough Americans number 1,866, and French number 1,346. Of the Americans there are 267 on the Brooklyn side and 1,599 on the Killingly side. Of the French population there are 873 on the Brooklyn side, and 476 on the Killingly side. Of the American population in the borough there are 831 males and 1,035 females. Of the French population there are 582 males and 767 females. Of the American population 674 are under 21 years of age, and of the French population 872 are under 21 years of age.
As of the census of 2010, there were 4,051 people, 1,627 households, and 975 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,682.7 people per square mile (1,446.8/km2 ). There were 1,627 housing units at an average density of 1,479.0/sq mi (681.1/km2 ).
Of the 1,627 households: 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.4% were married couples living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were nonfamilies. Of all households 30.2% were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.99. In the borough, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $58,933, and the median income for a family was $62,803. Males had a median income of $44,235 versus $34,236 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $23,935. About 9.6% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.
Notable People
- Frank Dascoli (1913–1990), National League umpire
- Sarah Katherine Taylor (1847–1920), American evangelist, temperance activist, newspaper editor
- Charles Lewis Tiffany (1812–1902), a leader in the nineteenth-century American jewelry trade and founded New York City's Tiffany & Co. in 1837
- Mary Dixon Kies (1752–1837), first woman to receive a patent from the United States Patent Office
- William Torrey Harris (1838-1909) the 4th United States Commissioners of Education.
- Sidney Percy Marland Jr. (1914-1992) the 19th United States Commissioners of Education.
Source: History of Windham County, Connecticut, Bayles, Richard M.; New York: W.W. Preston, 1889 https://archive.org/details/cu31924028841992/page/958/mode/2up