The information in this article is sponsored by the adoption center in Blue Hills, Connecticut, a part of Adoptions From The Heart.
Blue Hills is a community within Hartford County in Connecticut located on the northwest corner of the city near our local adoption agency in Bloomfield. There are several schools and residences in Blue Hills that contain around 10,000 people, including the section in Hartford that offers many schools and a university. The main streets that encompass Blue Hills are:
- Granby Street
- Blue Hills Avenue
- Plainfield Street
- Bloomfield Avenue
- Albany Avenue
- Cornwall Street
The Copaco Shopping Area, located off Cottage Grove Road, is the major shopping center in Blue Hills. Some of the shops and eateries in the area include:
- McDonald’s
- Stop and Shop
- CVS
- IHOP
- Lowes
- Boston Market
- Game Stop
- The Home Depot
- Burington Coat Factory
- and more
Demographics
Statistics from the United States Census of 2000 share that there was an estimated population of 3,020 people, 1,008 households, and 782 families that lived within Blue Hills. The area’s population density was about 2,600 people per square mile, and the average density of housing units was 1,044 per every 913 square miles.
Of the population, the racial makeup can be split up into percentages with averages of:
- 9.8% White
- 83.11% Black or African American
- 0.40% Native American
- 1.23% Asian
- 4.07% Hispanic or Latino
- 0.03% Pacific Islander
- 1.49% other races
- 3.94% two or more races
In the year 2000, 23.9% of Blue Hills inhabitants claimed Jamaican ancestry and has the most significant proportion of Jamaican Americans of any in the country.
Of the 1,008 households within the borders, about 30% had children under the age of 18, 44% were married couples, 28% had a female head of household with no male present, and 22% were individuals living together that were not related. The median household income was about $48,000, and the median income for families was slightly more at about $52,000.
Find more on neighboring areas in our next article:
Our Local Office
Adoptions From The Heart helps prospective adoptive parents in and near the Pittsburgh area with international and domestic placements, guiding families looking into adoption, facilitating home studies, and handling all aspects of placement. To learn more, contact our Blue Hills, CT, adoption center and speak with one of our caring adoption professionals.
