Groton

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  3. Groton Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Groton Employment Information
  5. Groton Family Information
  6. Groton Education Information
  7. Groton Public Benefits Information
  8. Groton Criminal Information
  9. Groton Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Groton Zip Codes


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Groton Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 1,472
  • Land Area (2000): 124.229 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 626
Groton Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 57 3.87%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,415 96.13%

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Groton Employment Information Back to top
Groton Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 49 14.63%
2. Educational Services 32 9.55%
3. Construction 29 8.66%
4. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 22 6.57%
5. Public Administration 14 4.18%
6. Finance and Insurance 13 3.88%
7. Repair and Maintenance 13 3.88%
8. Gasoline Stations 12 3.58%
9. Accommodation and Food Services 10 2.99%
10. Utilities 10 2.99%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 9 2.69%
12. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 9 2.69%
13. Farm Product Raw Materials, Wholesale 8 2.39%
14. Machinery Manufacturing 8 2.39%
15. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 7 2.09%
16. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 6 1.79%
17. Truck Transportation 6 1.79%
18. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 5 1.49%
19. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 5 1.49%
20. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 5 1.49%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 70 20.06%
2. Educational Services 53 15.19%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 34 9.74%
4. Finance and Insurance 31 8.88%
5. Social Assistance 23 6.59%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 13 3.72%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 9 2.58%
8. Public Administration 9 2.58%
9. Personal and Laundry Services 8 2.29%
10. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 7 2.01%
11. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 6 1.72%
12. Food Manufacturing 6 1.72%
13. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 6 1.72%
14. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 6 1.72%
15. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 6 1.72%
16. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 6 1.72%
17. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 5 1.43%
18. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 5 1.43%
19. Metal Manufactuing 4 1.15%
20. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 4 1.15%

Groton Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Farmers and Farm Managers 32 9.55%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 24 7.16%
3. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 18 5.37%
4. Other Production Occupations 17 5.07%
5. Business Operations Specialists 16 4.78%
6. Vehicle Mechanics 16 4.78%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 14 4.18%
8. Agricultural Workers 12 3.58%
9. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 12 3.58%
10. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 10 2.99%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 10 2.99%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 9 2.69%
13. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 8 2.39%
14. Other Management Occupations 8 2.39%
15. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 7 2.09%
16. Law Enforcement Workers 6 1.79%
17. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 6 1.79%
18. Financial Managers 5 1.49%
19. Other Financial Specialists 5 1.49%
20. Other Transportation Occupations 5 1.49%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 28 8.02%
2. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 21 6.02%
3. Child Care Workers 20 5.73%
4. Registered Nurses 19 5.44%
5. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 18 5.16%
6. Other Office and Admin Support 13 3.72%
7. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 13 3.72%
8. Accountants and Auditors 12 3.44%
9. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 12 3.44%
10. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 11 3.15%
11. Other Management Occupations 11 3.15%
12. Waiters and Waitresses 11 3.15%
13. Customer Service Representatives 10 2.87%
14. Assemblers and Fabricators 9 2.58%
15. Other Food Preparation and Servers 9 2.58%
16. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 9 2.58%
17. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 7 2.01%
18. Financial Managers 7 2.01%
19. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 7 2.01%
20. Health Technologists and Technicians 7 2.01%

Groton Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 619 55.67%
15-35 hours 110 9.89%
1-14 hours 38 3.42%
No regular hours 345 31.03%

Groton Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 7 1.08%
5 AM-5:29 AM 13 2.00%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 21 3.24%
6 AM-6:29 AM 33 5.08%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 42 6.47%
7 AM-7:29 AM 114 17.57%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 185 28.51%
8 AM-8:29 AM 94 14.48%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 27 4.16%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 24 3.70%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 4 0.62%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 12 1.85%
Noon-3:59 PM 22 3.39%
4 PM-11:59 PM 51 7.86%

Groton Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 120 18.49%
5-9 141 21.73%
10-14 50 7.70%
15-19 44 6.78%
20-24 106 16.33%
25-29 58 8.94%
30-34 89 13.71%
35-39 5 0.77%
40-44 4 0.62%
45-59 10 1.54%
60-89 13 2.00%
At least 90 9 1.39%

Groton Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 519 79.97%
30-44 0 0.00% 98 15.10%
45-59 0 0.00% 10 1.54%
At least 60 0 0.00% 22 3.39%

Groton Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 2 0.30%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 58 8.58%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 554 81.95%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 35 5.18%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 27 3.99%

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Groton Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 568 (1,401 people)
Families (2000): 415 (1,236 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 218
People at same address in 1995: 869
Groton Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 45 7.92%
$10,000-$14,999 61 10.74%
$15,000-$19,999 51 8.98%
$20,000-$24,999 46 8.10%
$25,000-$29,999 31 5.46%
$30,000-$34,999 33 5.81%
$35,000-$39,999 26 4.58%
$40,000-$44,999 41 7.22%
$45,000-$49,999 33 5.81%
$50,000-$59,999 68 11.97%
$60,000-$74,999 59 10.39%
$75,000-$99,999 33 5.81%
$100,000-$124,999 16 2.82%
$125,000-$149,999 11 1.94%
$150,000-$199,999 11 1.94%
$200,000 or more 3 0.53%

Groton Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 149 26.33%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 201 35.51%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 6 1.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 75 13.25%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 2 0.35%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 76 13.43%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 43 7.60%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 11 1.94%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 3 0.53%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Groton Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 441 26.92%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 265 16.18%
Public Assistance 12 0.73%
Retirement 65 3.97%
Self Employment 126 7.69%
Social Security 186 11.36%
Supplemental Security 9 0.55%
Wage / Salary 430 26.25%
Other 104 6.35%

Groton Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 204 55.43%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 164 44.57%

Groton Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 17 3.23%
Color 1 Box Married 379 72.05%
Color 2 Box Never Married 106 20.15%
Color 3 Box Widowed 24 4.56%

Groton Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 45 7.29%
Color 1 Box Married 396 64.18%
Color 2 Box Never Married 94 15.24%
Color 3 Box Widowed 82 13.29%

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Groton Education Information Back to top
Groton Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 75 7.05%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 90 8.46%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 366 34.40%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 217 20.39%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 99 9.30%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 176 16.54%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 41 3.85%

Groton Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 23 1.56% 9 0.61% 32 2.17%
Kindergarten 18 1.22% 0 0.00% 18 1.22%
Grades 1-4 95 6.45% 0 0.00% 95 6.45%
Grades 5-8 97 6.59% 2 0.14% 99 6.73%
Grades 9-12 101 6.86% 0 0.00% 101 6.86%
Undergrad college 20 1.36% 8 0.54% 28 1.90%
Graduate or professional school 7 0.48% 2 0.14% 9 0.61%
Total 361 24.52% 21 1.43% 382 25.95%

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Groton Public Benefits Information Back to top
Groton Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 1,307 93.42%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 92 6.58%

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Groton Criminal Information Back to top
Groton Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.732 11.704 0.732 13.168
2003 0.000 0.742 0.000 0.000 0.742 0.742 2.970 10.393 0.000 13.363

Groton Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 0 3
2005 0 3
2006 0 3
2007 0 3

Groton Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2002 18

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Groton Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Groton Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 213 14.47%
10-19 Years 224 15.22%
20-29 Years 130 8.83%
30-39 Years 192 13.04%
40-49 Years 189 12.84%
50-59 Years 148 10.05%
60-69 Years 120 8.15%
70-79 Years 122 8.29%
80-89 Years 95 6.45%
90+ Years 39 2.65%

Groton Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 687 46.67%
Color 1 Box Female 785 53.33%

Groton Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 1,446 98.23%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 10 0.68%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 9 0.61%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 7 0.48%
Color 1 Box African-American 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Asian 0 0.00%

Groton Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 752 43.82%
2. Norwegian 374 21.79%
3. Irish 121 7.05%
4. English 80 4.66%
5. Swedish 80 4.66%
6. United States Or American 67 3.90%
7. Dutch 37 2.16%
8. Danish 30 1.75%
9. Polish 28 1.63%
10. French Non-Basque 22 1.28%

Groton Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 1,328 96.65%
2. German 32 2.33%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 8 0.58%
4. Scandinavian 4 0.29%
5. French 2 0.15%

Groton Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 1,468 99.73%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 2 0.14%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 2 0.14%

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Groton Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Groton Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
57445