Harwinton, CT

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Harwinton, Connecticut

Introduction to Harwinton, Connecticut

Harwinton, Connecticut, in Litchfield county, is 8 miles NW of Bristol, Connecticut and 85 miles NE of New York, New York.. The town is included in the Hartford metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 5,283 people lived in Harwinton.

Harwinton History

The name is a combination of Hartford and Windsor, the two towns where most of Harwinton’s settlers came from. The town was incorporated in 1737 and presently covers an area of 31.1 square miles.

Harwinton and nearby Attractions

American Clock & Watch Museum
Black Rock State Park
Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Copernican Observatory Planetarium

Things To Do In Harwinton

Local museums include the American Clock & Watch Museum, the Canton Historical Museum and the Lock Museum of America. The Black Rock State Park, Bushnell Park and Kent Falls State Park are all nearby as well The Harriet Beecher Stowe House, the Mark Twain House and the Noah Webster House in the area.

Harwinton Transportation

Air transportation is available from Bradley International Airport.

Harwinton Higher Education

Nearby colleges include Albertus Magnus College and the American International College.

Comparative Profile of Harwinton, CT

Comparing Harwinton 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
Senior Citizens
Children Under 5 Years Old
Female Share of the Population
Racial Diversity

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	8 miles NW of Bristol, Connecticut (center to center)
Nearest Large City	85 miles NE of New York, New York
County	Litchfield
Metro Area	Hartford
Standard Zip Codes	06791
Phone Area Codes	860
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	41.771
Longitude	-73.059

Station	BAKERSVILLE
Distance	5.9 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

Station	WIGWAM RESERVOIR
Distance	8.2 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 34 F
Apr Temp	33 to 58 F
Jul Temp	58 to 83 F
Oct Temp	36 to 62 F
Annual Precip	51 inches

Station	NORFOLK 2 SW
Distance	15.7 miles
Jan Temp	12 to 29 F
Apr Temp	33 to 53 F
Jul Temp	58 to 78 F
Oct Temp	38 to 57 F
Annual Precip	53.8 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	5,283	100%
Male	2,651	50.2%
Female	2,632	49.8%
Under 18	1,324	25.1%
18+	3,959	74.9%
65+	689	13%
Median Age	41.4
Average Family Size	3.05
White	5,214	98.7%
African-American	4	0.1%
Asian	27	0.5%
American Indian & Alaskan	3	0.1%
Other	7	0.1%
Mixed Race	25	0.5%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	47	0.9%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	5,571
Growth	288
Growth %	5.5%

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	21.9%
Irish	13%
German	11.8%
English	9.7%
Polish	8.6%
US/American	7.7%
French (except Basque)	5.4%
French Canadian	4.3%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	2.5%
Slovak	2.3%
Hungarian	2.1%
Scottish	1.6%
Swedish	1.5%
Swiss	1.1%
Lithuanian	1%
Scotch-Irish	0.9%
Dutch	0.8%
Welsh	0.7%
Russian	0.5%
Czechoslovakian	0.5%
Norwegian	0.4%
British	0.4%
Lebanese	0.3%
Austrian	0.3%
Iranian	0.2%

Library
Harwinton Public Library 88 Bentley Drive Harwinton, Connecticut (860) 485-9113

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