Ashford (Connecticut)

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Ashford
Ashford (Connecticut)
Ashford
Ashford
Location in Connecticut
Basic data
Foundation : 1714
State : United States
State : Connecticut
County : Windham County
Coordinates : 41 ° 53 ′  N , 72 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 53 ′  N , 72 ° 10 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 4,416 (as of 2005)
Population density : 13,800 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 0.32 km 2  (approx. 0 mi 2 ) of
which 0.32 km 2  (approx. 0 mi 2 ) is land
Postal code : 06278
Area code : +1 860
FIPS : 09-01430
GNIS ID : 0213384

Ashford is a municipality in Windham County in the US state of Connecticut . It belongs to the so-called Quiet Corner . It was founded in 1714. Eastford was part of the parish until 1847 . Only then was it separated as an independent municipality. North Ashford has been part of Eastford Parish since then.

geography

The parish covers an area of ​​39.5 sqmi (102 km²) of which 100 km² is land area. Only 1.8 km² (1.80%) are water areas. The Mount Hope River flows through the city center from north to south, Bigelow Brook runs along the eastern city limits to Eastford. Ashford has several lakes and ponds, including Ashford Lake , Lake Chaffee , Knowlton Pond , Rychlings Pond , Halls Pond , Poole Pond, and Morey Pond .

Boston Hollow is a deep canyon in Yale-Myers Forest and parts of the Natchaug State Forest and Nipmuck State Forest are in the community area. therefore the Natchaug Trail and Nipmuck Trail also cross the community. In addition, the Joshua's Tract Conservation and Historic Trust manages several nature reserves. Snow Hill in the northeast corner of the parish is the highest point in Windham County at 1,210 feet (369 m) above sea level . This is also the area where Interstate 84 (east) runs .

Ashford is home to Connecticut's largest boy scout camp, the June Norcross Webster Scout Reservation ; next to it is the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for children with cancer and other serious illnesses by Paul Newman , the CONNRI Lodge and Conference Center of the Salvation Army ; and the Evangelical Christian Center , a recreational, camp, and conference center .

history

President George Washington was annoyed when he was forced to sit in the village on Sundays returning from his tour of the country in the fall of 1789. It was against the law to rent a wagon on a Sunday and the villagers obeyed the law so Washington could not leave the place.

New Ashford , Massachusetts derives its name from this Ashford, as Ashford residents founded the village in 1762.

Flora and fauna

Ashford Oak

The area belongs to the ecological region of the Northeastern Coastal Forests , in which mixed forests with colored deciduous trees and conifers predominate. In the Yale-Myers Forest , part of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies , forest science is practiced and the forest is used for teaching purposes. The famous Ashford Oak ( Quercus rubra ), a very old red oak with a trunk circumference of 8 m, is located in the village . 1954 was the last time 17-year-old cicadas ( Brood XI ) were seen on the Fenton River .

National Register of Historic Places

Demographics

In 2010 Ashford had 4,317 residents. The population was composed of 94.1% white, 1.0% African American , 0.4% Native American , 1.3% Asian , 1.1% other races, 2.1% mixed race (from two or more races ) and 3.5% Hispanic or Latino . The population density was 105.6 people / mile² (40.8 / km²). there were 1,699 housing units. In 1,578 households there were children under the age of 18 in 34.5% of the cases, married couples lived together in 56.5% of the cases, 8.5% were single mothers and 31.3% were of other compositions. 20.6% of all households were made up of one person and 6.0% were households with one person who was at least 65 years of age. (Household size: 2.59, family size: 3.05). The median age was 36 years. The median income was $ 55,000 and the median family income was $ 61,693. Males had an income of $ 42,117 and females $ 31,942. the per capita income was $ 26,104. About 3.4% of families and 5.9% of the total population lived below the poverty line.

Personalities

Becky Stern
Desireé Bassett

education

The community owns the Ashford School Elementary and Middle School , which was built in 1951 on the site of the old Ashford Academy Schoolhouse. This school has 8 classes. In 1979 the school should be closed due to a lack of funds.

The closest high school is EO Smith High School in Mansfield, CT.

religion

The United Baptist Church in Warrenville , Ashford

There are several churches in the municipality:

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ashford 1714-1989, Moments from History, pp. 69-70
  2. ^ US Geological Survey. The National Map
  3. ↑ Salvation Army CONNRI Lodge and Conference Center . Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  4. ^ Evangelical Christian Center Web Site . Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  5. ↑ James Thomas Flexner : Washington, The Indispensable Man . Signet Books, New York City 1984, ISBN 0-451-12890-7 , p. 229.
  6. ↑ a b c Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 . Marquis Who's Who, Chicago 1963.
  7. ^ Roger Matile: John Frink and Martin Walker: Stagecoach Kings of the Old Northwest . In: Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society . 95, 2002, p. 119.
  8. ↑ Emeline Horton Cleveland . In: Encyclopedia Britannica . September.
  9. ^ Cleveland, Emeline Horton (1829-1878) . In: Encyclopedia.com . September.
  10. ↑ Michael Sveda, the Inventor Of Cyclamates, Dies at 87 . In: New York Times . August 21, 1999.
  11. ↑ Staff. Mystery Plot: Whodunit in Newark? , The New York Times , August 26, 1994. February 6, 2012. "Ms. Wilson Wesley grew up in Ashford, Conn., And now lives in Montclair, NJ, with her husband and two daughters. But she lived in nearby East Orange in the early 1970s, and Tamara's yellow-and-green Cape Cod is modeled on her old house. "
  12. ↑ Jim Motavalli: Abundant Energy: New England's NESEA Promotes Solar Power and Green Buildings . In: E Magazine . July-August 2005.
  13. ↑ The Hartford Courant, Hartford, Conn. Feb. 8, 1979, p. 46. by Mark McGrath. "Board May Close Ashford"
  14. ↑ The New York Times, Saturday, February 10, 1979, p. 24. "Connecticut Town to Close School in Budget Indecision; Children Seem Unconcerned" by Matthew L. Wald