Windsor (Connecticut)
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| Foundation : | 1633 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Connecticut | ||
| County : | Hartford County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 51 ′ N , 72 ° 39 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 28,237 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 350.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 80.5 km 2 (approx. 31 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 17 m | ||
| Postal code : | 06095 | ||
| Area code : | +1 860 | ||
| FIPS : | 09-87000 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0212354 | ||
| Website : | www.townofwindsorct.com | ||
Windsor is a city in Hartford County in the state of Connecticut in the United States .
geography
The city is 10 kilometers north of Hartford and 10 kilometers south of Bradley International Airport . It is also on the Connecticut River and Interstate 91 highway.
history
Originally the area of today's Windsor was settled by Indian tribes , in particular by the Pequots and the Mohegans . Massachusetts settlers settled there in 1633 . The name "Windsor" goes back to 1637. Between 1830 and 1930 the main livelihood of the population was secured in sawmills and paper mills . Another important economic factor was the cultivation of tobacco and the manufacture of bricks . Much of the space required for this was later closed and is now used for modern office buildings or other commercial areas and industrial parks .
In Windsor, Amy Archer-Gilligan ran her "Archer Home for Elderly and Indigent Persons" from 1907 to 1917, until she was charged with six murders. The fall inspired the play Arsenic and Lace Cap .
Demographics
The 2000 United States Census gave a population of 28,237 people, divided into 10,900 households. The proportion of people under the age of 18 was just under 25% at this point in time.
sons and daughters of the town
- Roger Wolcott (1679–1767), weaver and politician
- Daniel Marshall (1706–1784), clergyman
- Oliver Wolcott (1726–1797), politician
- Oliver Ellsworth (1745–1807), lawyer, politician, and President of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Gaylord Griswold (1767–1809), lawyer and politician
- Thomas Hale Sill (1783-1856), politician
- Lancelot Phelps (1784–1866), politician
- John Milton Niles (1787–1856), politician and historical writer
- William W. Ellsworth (1791–1868), politician and lawyer
- Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (1791-1858), lawyer
- John Strong Newberry (1822-1892), geologist
- George G. Sill (1829–1907), lawyer and politician
- Christine Ladd-Franklin (1847–1930), mathematician and psychologist
- Gregg Johnson (born 1982), ice hockey player
Web links
- The city of Windsor website (English)
- www.town-usa.com: Windsor history (English)
- scpickens.tripod.com: Windsor CT History (English)
- factfinder.census.gov (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jesse Leavenworth: 'Devil's Rooming House' Examines 'Arsenic And Old Lace' Killings , Hartford Courant, March 21, 2010, accessed December 4, 2015.