Shelton Wedding

Shelton is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The Census 2000 population estimate was 38,101.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 82.7 km (31.9 mi). 79.2 km (30.6 mi) of it is land and 3.5 km (1.4 mi) of it (4.26%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 38,101 people, 14,190 households, and 10,543 families residing in the city. The population density was 481.2/km (1,246.4/mi). There were 14,707 housing units at an average density of 185.8/km (481.1/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 94.44% White, 1.12% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 2.08% Asian, 0.89% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.48% of the population.

There were 14,190 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.11.