Have you ever wondered how many people are crammed into Shelton in Connecticut? Here is the answer:
Shelton, Connecticut has a population density of 478.75 inhabitants per square kilometer (1240.09 / sq mi)
That means the whole population of 39,559 people are living within an area of 82.63 sq km (31.9 sq mi).
As a reference: New York City has a population density of 6918 inhabitants per square kilometer (17918 / sq mi), thanks to it’s population of 8,398,748 inhabitants within an area of 1214 sq km (468.73 sq mi).
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Shelton is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 39,559 at the 2010 census.
Cities with a similar population density as Shelton
Other cities that have a similar population density as Shelton, Connecticut are:
- Port Angeles, Washington with a population density of 506 people per sq km (1,310 / sq mi).
 - Wooster, Ohio with a population density of 576 people per sq km (1,492 / sq mi).
 - Levelland, Texas with a population density of 514 people per sq km (1,332 / sq mi).
 - Mountain Home, Arkansas with a population density of 401 people per sq km (1,039 / sq mi).
 - Waco, Texas with a population density of 476 people per sq km (1,232 / sq mi).
 - Coachella, California with a population density of 523 people per sq km (1,353 / sq mi).
 - Ogdensburg, New York with a population density of 587 people per sq km (1,519 / sq mi).
 - Excelsior Springs, Missouri with a population density of 410 people per sq km (1,063 / sq mi).
 - Hesperia, California with a population density of 476 people per sq km (1,232 / sq mi).
 - Florence, Alabama with a population density of 577 people per sq km (1,494 / sq mi).
 
Cities with a similar population size as Shelton
Here a list of cities that have a similar number of inhabitants like Shelton, Connecticut:
- Stanton, California with a population of 38,186 people
 - Reynoldsburg, Ohio with a population of 35,893 people
 - Urbana, Illinois with a population of 39,484 people
 - Cerritos, California with a population of 49,041 people
 - Aliso Viejo, California with a population of 47,823 people
 - Manitowoc, Wisconsin with a population of 33,736 people
 - Eastpointe, Michigan with a population of 34,077 people
 - Kingsport, Tennessee with a population of 47,356 people
 - Olympia, Washington with a population of 46,478 people
 - Midland, Michigan with a population of 41,863 people
 
Cities with a similar size as Shelton
If you want to check which cities have a similar size as Shelton, Connecticut, here you go:
- Port Orange, Florida with 74.68 square kilometers (74.68 sq mi), population: 56,048
 - Eau Claire, Wisconsin with 89.58 square kilometers (89.58 sq mi), population: 65,883
 - Apache Junction, Arizona with 90.17 square kilometers (90.17 sq mi), population: 32,297
 - Yukon, Oklahoma with 69.09 square kilometers (69.09 sq mi), population: 22,709
 - Nampa, Idaho with 81.17 square kilometers (81.17 sq mi), population: 83,557
 - New Berlin, Wisconsin with 95.49 square kilometers (95.49 sq mi), population: 39,584
 - Novi, Michigan with 81.03 square kilometers (81.03 sq mi), population: 55,224
 - Greenville, South Carolina with 75.28 square kilometers (75.28 sq mi), population: 62,252
 - Sumter, South Carolina with 69.15 square kilometers (69.15 sq mi), population: 40,524
 - Keene, New Hampshire with 96.79 square kilometers (96.79 sq mi), population: 23,409
 
