| Pawcatuck | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Connecticut |
| Subdivision Type2: | Town |
| Subdivision Name2: | Stonington |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.42 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.41 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.012 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 5624 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1644.4 |
| Elevation M: | 46 |
| Elevation Ft: | 151 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 06379 |
| Area Code: | 860 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 09-59140 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2377850 |
Pawcatuck is a village[1] and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Stonington which is located in New London County, Connecticut. The population was 5,624 at the 2010 census.[2] It is located across the Pawcatuck River from Downtown Westerly, Rhode Island. The Mechanic Street Historic District of Pawcatuck is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and includes sites of shipbuilding, mills, and worker housing in a 147acres area.
The village of Pawcatuck has a total area of 8.87km2[3] bordered to the east by the Pawcatuck River. As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 5,474 people, 2,427 households, and 1,439 families residing in the village. The population density was 1479.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,598 housing units at an average density of 702.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup was 93.53% White, 0.75% African American, 0.69% Native American, 2.12% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.69% from other races, and 2.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.44% of the population. The median income for a household in Pawcatuck was $39,799, and the median income for a family was $53,087, and 9.3% of the population was below the poverty line.