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Noank is a village in the town of Groton in New London County, Connecticut, United States. It is not incorporated and does not have defined boundaries.

The Noank Census Designated Place is a census-designated place (CDP) which includes the historical village area and additional outlying areas. The CDP's population was 1,830 at the 2000 census.

The original settlement in Noank along Elm Street (Route 215) and east of it towards Morgan Point is listed as a historic district, the Noank Historic District, on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), of which 1.5 square miles (4.0 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.7 km2) (30.32%) is water.

History
The community grew from a tradition of fishing, lobstering and boat-building and has more ship and boat yards than churches. The fishing sailboat type known as the "Noank Smack", of which the Emma C. Berry is an example, is indigenous to this village. The Village of Noank hosts the longest running continuous Memorial Day Parade in the country held annually since 1875. Part of the community was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as an historic district, including houses and businesses dating back to 1840.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,830 people, 846 households, and 501 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,187.7 people per square mile (458.8/km2). There were 911 housing units at an average density of 591.2 per square mile (228.4/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.45% White, 0.98% African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.31% Asian, 0.55% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.79% of the population.

There were 846 households out of which 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.78.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 85.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $61,250, and the median income for a family was $77,596. Males had a median income of $59,091 versus $48,333 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $41,355. None of the families and 2.5% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 2.9% of those over 64.

Notable residents

 * Aviatrix Amelia Earhart married George Palmer Putnam in Noank February 7, 1931.
 * Painter Robert Brackman (1898-1980) lived and worked here.
 * Admiral William Halsey (American Navy, WW2) lived here. His descendants still do.
 * American choral music composer Mark Daniel Merritt (1961-) lived in Noank during his childhood.
 * Arctic Explorer Peter Freuchen (1886-1957) had a second home in Noank.

Cultural allusions

 * The lobster-shack visited by the protagonist in the movie Mystic Pizza is Ford's Lobsters in Noank.
 * Noank is mentioned in Theodore Dreiser's short story A Doer of the Word.