East Windsor, Connecticut | |||
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The dam and Opera House in the Broad Brook section of town | |||
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Nickname(s): East Side | |||
East Windsor's location in Hartford County, Connecticut | |||
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Country | United States | ||
State | Connecticut | ||
NECTA | Springfield, Massachusetts | ||
Region | Capitol Region | ||
Incorporated | 1768 | ||
Government | |||
• Type | Selectman-town meeting | ||
• First Selectman | Denise Menard | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 26.8 sq mi (69.5 km2) | ||
• Land | 26.3 sq mi (68.1 km2) | ||
• Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2) | ||
Elevation | 72 ft (22 m) | ||
Population (2005)[1] | |||
• Total | 11,162 | ||
• Density | 397/sq mi (153/km2) | ||
Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) | ||
• Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) | ||
ZIP code | 06016, 06088 | ||
Area code(s) | 860 | ||
FIPS code | 09-24800 | ||
GNIS feature ID | 0212329 | ||
Website | http://www.eastwindsor-ct.gov/ |
East Windsor is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 11,162 at the 2010 census. The town has five villages: Broad Brook, Melrose, Scantic, Warehouse Point and Windsorville.
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East Windsor is surrounded by the towns of Enfield to the North, South Windsor to the South, Ellington to the East, and Windsor Locks and Windsor to the West. To the west. The border with Windsor and Windsor Locks is run though by the Connecticut River.
The first English settler in what is today known as East Windsor, was William Pynchon, the founder of the City of Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1636, he erected a warehouse for his settlement's transshipment of goods at what is, to this day, known as "Warehouse Point." Warehouse Point served as the southern border of Springfield, Massachusetts, for 132 years - until 1768 - when East Windsor, Connecticut was annexed by Connecticut Colony. Pynchon selected the site of Warehouse Point because of its location near the Enfield Falls - the first major falls in the Connecticut River, where all sea-going vessels were forced to terminate their voyages, and then transship to smaller shallops. By constructing a warehouse at Warehouse Point, Pynchon essentially forced all northern Connecticut River business to run through him and his settlement at Springfield.
The northern portion of East Windsor was annexed from Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1768; the southern portion was annexed from Windsor, Connecticut, also in 1768.
East Windsor Citizens had an uneasy relationship with the Podunk tribe which inhabited the area, particularly following King Phillip's War in 1675. Originally, the town was originally called Eastford and settled by farmers who were drawn to its even topography and the fertile soil of the Connecticut River Valley. Eastford was renamed East Windsor because another Eastford already existed in the state of Connecticut. In 1832, the Broad Brook Mill was created at the waterfall of the Mill Pond.
The oldest section of town is Warehouse Point, which as mentioned was first used by William Pynchon in the 1630s, and later settled as part of Springfield in the 1680s.The Scantic section of town was the center of town until the mills were built. The Windsorville section of town used to be its own community. It had a church, a post office, mini mart, and a park. Mulnite Farms is a tobacco farm on Graham Road, established in 1905. In 1897, the town's voluntary fire department was created in the mill. The Broad Brook Elementary school was established in 1951. In 1961 the town hall burned down. The new town hall is on Rye Street across from the elementary school. The new voluntary fire department building and senior center was built on the same site of the old town hall. On Memorial Day Weekend 1986 the mill caught on fire during renovations and the mill and the tire shop (on the site of the mill) burned down and the smoke could be seen as far as Bradley International Airport and Hartford. A new mini strip mall was built on the site of the mill. In recent years, the town's location - equidistant to the two major cities of Springfield and Hartford - has led to exponential population growth, and has caused it to become the fastest growing town in Connecticut. The town's population is now approximately 14,000.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 26.8 square miles (69 km2), of which, 26.3 square miles (68 km2) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) of it (1.98%) is water.
U.S. Route 5 runs right though the town from the border in South Windsor to Enfield.
East Windsor is about halfway from both Hartford and Springfield as they are both 12 miles away. Interstate 91 serves East Windsor with exits 44 and 45. At one point Interstate 284 was going to run though East Windsor but was utimatley canceled because of environmental concerns in the swampland in the area. An on-ramp was constructed for I-284 at exit 44.
Bradley International Airport is 5 miles away. Skylark Airport is a small airstip to help young aviators learn how to fly.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 9,818 people, 4,078 households, and 2,556 families residing in the town. The population density was 373.5 people per square mile (144.2/km²). There were 4,356 housing units at an average density of 165.7 per square mile (64.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.47% White, 4.09% African American, 0.16% Native American, 2.00% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.83% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.11% of the population.
There were 4,078 households out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the town the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $51,092, and the median income for a family was $60,694. Males had a median income of $39,785 versus $33,446 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,899. About 3.5% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.
Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 25, 2005[4] | |||||
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Party | Active Voters | Inactive Voters | Total Voters | Percentage | |
Democratic | 1,909 | 129 | 2,038 | 29.72% | |
Republican | 1,227 | 99 | 1,326 | 19.34% | |
Unaffiliated | 3,215 | 278 | 3,493 | 50.94% | |
Minor Parties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | |
Total | 6,351 | 506 | 6,857 | 100% |
East Windsor crime, according to city-data.com is relatively low against U.S. averages. Between 1999 and 2004, not including 2003, there was one murder, 26 rapes, 43 robberies, 41 assaults, 254 burglaries, 1248 thefts, and 177 car thefts.
The East Windsor Elementary School System runs from pre-kindergarten through grade 4.
The Connecticut Children's Place runs from Grade 4 through Grade 12.
Homebound runs from Pre-K through 12.
School Name | Students | Principal |
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East Windsor Elementary School [1] | 624 | Jeanne McCarroll |
Connecticut Children's Place [2] | 45 | Joyce Welch |
The Connecticut Mastery Test Results for 2006 in the Elementary School:
Reading | Writing | |||||
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Grade | "Proficient"* or Above | Below "Proficient" | "Proficient" or Above | Below "Proficient" | ||
3 | 64% | 36% | 81% | 19% |
* Rating System is, from highest to lowest: Advanced, Goal, Proficient, Basic, Below Basic. East Windsor Elementary School aims for "Proficient".
The East Windsor Middle School System runs from grade 5 through grade 8.
School Name | Students | Principal |
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East Windsor Middle School [3] | 521 | Kimberly Hellerich |
The Connecticut Mastery Test Results for 2006 in the Middle School:
Reading | Writing | |||||
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Grade | "Proficient"* or Above | Below "Proficient" | "Proficient" or Above | Below "Proficient" | ||
4 | 67% | 31%** | 82% | 18% | ||
5 | 55% | 44% | 70% | 27%** | ||
6 | 61% | 36%** | 58% | 38%** | ||
7 | 63% | 34%** | 64% | 33%** | ||
8 | 71% | 27%** | 70% | 28%** |
* Rating System is, from highest to lowest: Advanced, Goal, Proficient, Basic, Below Basic. East Windsor Middle School aims for "Proficient".
** This does not add up to 100%.
The East Windsor High School System runs from grade 9 through grade 12.
School Name | Students | Principal | |
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East Windsor High School [4] | 463 | Ted Keleher | } |
The CAPT Results for the High School between 2004 and 2006:
Mathematics | Science | Reading Across The Disciplines | Writing Across The Disciplines | |||||
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Year | "Proficient"* or Above | Below "Proficient" | "Proficient" or Above | Below "Proficient" | "Proficient" or Above | Below "Proficient" | "Proficient" or Above | Below "Proficient" |
2006 | 77% | 23% | 76% | 24% | 68% | 30%** | 77% | 23% |
2005 | 74% | 28%** | 79% | 21% | 82% | 18% | 85% | 15% |
2004 | 83% | 16%** | 89% | 11% | 83% | 18%** | 84% | 16% |
* Rating System is, from highest to lowest: Advanced, Goal, Proficient, Basic, Below Basic. East Windsor High School aims for "Proficient".
** This does not add up to 100%.
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