Ellington, CT

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Ellington, Connecticut

Ellington, Connecticut, in Tolland county, is 9 miles N of Manchester, Connecticut (center to center) and 78 miles SW of Boston, Massachusetts. The town is included in the Hartford metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 12,921 people lived in Ellington.

The People and Families of Ellington

In Ellington, about 62% of adults are married.

Ellington is noted for its large share of males.

Political Inclinations

Ellington residents donated more money ($3,880) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the town.

Comparative Profile of Ellington, CT

Comparing Ellington 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
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population

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

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Category	Value
Near Medium City	9 miles N of Manchester, Connecticut (center to center)
Nearest Large City	78 miles SW of Boston, Massachusetts
County	Tolland
Metro Area	Hartford
Standard Zip Codes	06029
Phone Area Codes	860
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	41.904
Longitude	-72.469

Station	COVENTRY
Distance	9.5 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 35 F
Apr Temp	33 to 58 F
Jul Temp	57 to 81 F
Oct Temp	35 to 62 F
Annual Precip	50.3 inches

Station	HARTFORD BRADLEY INTL AP
Distance	11.2 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	STORRS
Distance	13.4 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 34 F
Apr Temp	37 to 56 F
Jul Temp	61 to 80 F
Oct Temp	41 to 61 F
Annual Precip	51.6 inches

Library
Hall Memorial Library 93 Main St. Ellington, Connecticut (860) 875-6881 Library Web Site

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	12,921	100%
Male	6,425	49.7%
Female	6,496	50.3%
Under 18	3,257	25.2%
18+	9,664	74.8%
65+	1,258	9.7%
Median Age	36.9
Average Family Size	3.06
White	12,434	96.2%
African-American	128	1%
Asian	167	1.3%
American Indian & Alaskan	21	0.2%
Other	57	0.4%
Mixed Race	113	0.9%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	181	1.4%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	14,217
Growth	1,296
Growth %	10%

Ancestry	Percent
Irish	14.1%
Italian	13.7%
German	10.5%
Polish	9.8%
French (except Basque)	9.3%
English	8.8%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	4.8%
US/American	4.7%
Swiss	4.2%
French Canadian	4.1%
Swedish	2.1%
Lithuanian	1.5%
Russian	1.3%
Greek	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	1.2%
Scottish	1.2%
Danish	0.7%
Canadian	0.7%
Hungarian	0.6%
Portuguese	0.6%
Norwegian	0.4%
British	0.4%
Ukrainian	0.4%
Dutch	0.3%
European	0.3%
Brazilian	0.3%
Austrian	0.3%
Finnish	0.3%
Latvian	0.3%
Czech	0.2%
Slovak	0.2%
Welsh	0.2%
Czechoslovakian	0.2%
Senegalese	0.2%

Party	Contributions
Democratic	$12,000
Republican	$6,080

Candidate	Contributions
George W. Bush	$3,880
John Kerry	$1,650

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