Groton (town), New York
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,794 people, 2,168 households, and 1,543 families residing in the town. The population density was 116.9 people per square mile (45.1/km²).

Groton (town), New York

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: As of the census of 2000, there were 5,794 people, 2,168 households, and 1,543 families residing in the town. The population density was 116.9 people per square mile (45.1/km²).

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1820	2,742	—

1830	3,597	31.2%

1840	3,618	0.6%

1850	3,342	−7.6%

1860	3,534	5.7%

1870	3,512	−0.6%

1880	3,450	−1.8%

1890	3,572	3.5%

1900	3,564	−0.2%

1910	3,280	−8.0%

1920	4,122	25.7%

1930	3,789	−8.1%

1940	3,879	2.4%

1950	4,246	9.5%

1960	4,469	5.3%

1970	4,881	9.2%

1980	5,213	6.8%

1990	5,483	5.2%

2000	5,794	5.7%

2010	5,950	2.7%

Est. 2016	6,068	2.0%

U.S. Decennial Census

Sentence(s)

In Groton (town), New York, the population was 5,950 at the 2010 census.

final_sentence: In Groton (town), New York, the population was 5,950 at the 2010 census.