East Granby, CT

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East Granby, Connecticut

East Granby, Connecticut, in Hartford county, is 12 miles N of West Hartford, Connecticut (center to center) and 90 miles W of Boston, Massachusetts. The town is included in the Hartford metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 4,745 people lived in East Granby.

The People and Families of East Granby

In East Granby, about 66% of adults are married. East Granby is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in town is married (though of course they're not).

Wealth and Education

Significantly, more adults in East Granby have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in Connecticut.

Political Inclinations

East Granby residents donated more money ($3,250) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from the town.

High Points

East Granby strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Connecticut):

Category	Trophy
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 7%

Comparative Profile of East Granby, CT

Comparing East Granby to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Connecticut (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Male Share of the Population
Age of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Racial Diversity
Female Share of the Population
Senior Citizens

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing

Category	Value
Near Medium City	12 miles N of West Hartford, Connecticut (center to center)
Nearest Large City	90 miles W of Boston, Massachusetts
County	Hartford
Metro Area	Hartford
Standard Zip Codes	06026
Phone Area Codes	860
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	41.941
Longitude	-72.727

Station	HARTFORD BRADLEY INTL AP
Distance	2.3 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 34 F
Apr Temp	38 to 60 F
Jul Temp	62 to 85 F
Oct Temp	41 to 63 F
Annual Precip	46.1 inches

Station	HARTFORD BRAINARD FIELD
Distance	14.9 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 36 F
Apr Temp	38 to 59 F
Jul Temp	63 to 84 F
Oct Temp	40 to 63 F
Annual Precip	44.2 inches

Station	BAKERSVILLE
Distance	16.2 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 33 F
Apr Temp	33 to 58 F
Jul Temp	58 to 81 F
Oct Temp	37 to 60 F
Annual Precip	54.5 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	4,745	100%
Male	2,334	49.2%
Female	2,411	50.8%
Under 18	1,240	26.1%
18+	3,505	73.9%
65+	539	11.4%
Median Age	39.4
Average Family Size	3.04
White	4,536	95.6%
African-American	65	1.4%
Asian	50	1.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	6	0.1%
Other	31	0.7%
Mixed Race	57	1.2%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	72	1.5%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	5,058
Growth	313
Growth %	6.6%

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	20.7%
Irish	12.1%
Polish	10.5%
German	9.6%
English	8.2%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	5.9%
French Canadian	5.8%
US/American	5.3%
French (except Basque)	5.3%
Lithuanian	2.6%
Russian	2.4%
Swedish	1.3%
Portuguese	1.1%
Scottish	1.1%
Dutch	0.9%
Austrian	0.9%
Hungarian	0.9%
Ukrainian	0.8%
European	0.8%
Welsh	0.8%
Danish	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	0.5%
Romanian	0.5%
Slovak	0.5%
Finnish	0.2%
Czech	0.2%

Library
East Granby Public Library 27 School St. East Granby, Connecticut (860) 653-3002 Library Web Site

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