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New Canaan, CT vs Fort Mill, SC

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- Fort Mill is 0% more densely populated than New Canaan.
- People are 5.0% less likely to be married in Fort Mill.
- The Median Age is 6.1 years younger in Fort Mill.
 New Canaan, CTFort Mill, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock24,069329,725,481
 Female Population54.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.438.4
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 Population - 201019,803  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,587285,036,114
 Population - 199017,864  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock228.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now12.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,236.493.4
 Land Area22.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 New Canaan, CTFort Mill, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 344.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock18.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.5%1.9%
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 Race
 New Canaan, CTFort Mill, SCUnited States
 White85.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock11.3%12.2%
 Asian6.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 New Canaan, CTFort Mill, SCUnited States
 Married Population62.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock58.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock40.4%50.2%
 Never Married25.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.942.60
 Households6,917  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,66580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children46.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock28.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,534  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for New Canaan    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Beautiful town with wonderful people. Great place to raise children, however, it is extremely costly to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Agreed, cost of living is too high, too many wall streeters (which have a bad rep nowadays), and diversity is almost non-existant, public schools are average/good but  More

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Outside of the other categories, which run very well here; schools are good and competitive, climate is relatively mild, crime is very low, diversity is strong, culture  More

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Reviews for Fort Mill    12 Reviews

I am from England and I visited Fort Mill to stay with family friends in 1981 and 1986. Although that was a long time ago I enjoyed meeting wonderful friendly people and  More

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Hello. We're thinking of moving to Fort Mill from NJ this summer. My youngest will be a sophomore in high school so the quality of the school system is paramount, as is  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here two years and don't feel the school live up to the reviews. It is very crowded here and traffic is rough. The building never stops. The mayor is a  More

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