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Hartford County

Population in July 2007: 2,446.
Males: 1,169  (47.8%)
Females: 1,277  (52.2%)
Median resident age:  42.5 years
Connecticut median age:  37.4 years

Zip codes: 06092.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $114,381 (it was $95,023 in 2000)
West Simsbury:  $114,381
Connecticut:  $65,967

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $479,461 (it was $276,500 in 2000)
West Simsbury:  $479,461
Connecticut:  $309,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $553,949; Detached houses: $538,265; Mobile homes: $875,000
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Races in West Simsbury:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Asian Indian (0.7%)
  • Black (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in West Simsbury: 100.7 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: Irish (20.3%), German (18.7%), English (14.4%), French (7.6%), Polish (6.8%), Italian (6.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 323 feet

Land area: 4.37 square miles.

Population density: 560 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in West Simsbury

  • High school or higher: 94.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 27.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Simsbury CDP

  • Never married: 14.6%
  • Now married: 72.8%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 3.5%

110 residents are foreign born (2.8% Asia, 1.3% Europe).

This place:  4.6%
Connecticut:  10.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

West Simsbury:  1.8% ($4,958)
Connecticut:  1.8% ($2,961)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: West Hartford, CT (10.5 miles , pop. 63,589).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (71.8 miles , pop. 448,248).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (100.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Simsbury, CT (1.7 miles ), Weatogue, CT (2.4 miles ), Simsbury Center, CT (2.6 miles ), Canton Valley, CT (5.2 miles ), Canton, CT (5.6 miles ), Tariffville, CT (5.8 miles ), Avon, CT (6.0 miles ), Collinsville, CT (6.5 miles ).

Latitude: 41.87 N, Longitude: 72.84 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 860

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Most common industries for males:



  • Finance and insurance (18%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (16%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Lawyers (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
  • Accountants and auditors (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Financial managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Accountants and auditors (6%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (6%)
  • Other financial specialists (6%)


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West Simsbury-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Connecticut state average. It is 3% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/3/1979, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.0 miles away from the West Simsbury place center killed 3 people and injured 500 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 5/29/1995, a category 4 tornado 30.4 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near West Simsbury:
  • HEBREW HOME AND HOSPITAL, INC (about 9 miles; WEST HARTFORD, CT)
  • JOHN DEMPSEY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; FARMINGTON, CT)
  • HARTFORD HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; HARTFORD, CT)

Political contributions by individuals in West Simsbury, CT

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West Simsbury:
  • BRADLEY INTL (about 13 miles; WINDSOR LOCKS, CT; ID: BDL)
  • HARTFORD-BRAINARD (about 17 miles; HARTFORD, CT; ID: HFD)
  • BARNES MUNI (about 22 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD, MA; ID: BAF)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Simsbury:
  • SIMSBURY (about 7 miles; SIMSBURY, CT; ID: 4B9)
  • MOUNTAIN MEADOW AIRSTRIP (about 14 miles; BURLINGTON, CT; ID: 22B)
  • ROBERTSON FIELD (about 14 miles; PLAINVILLE, CT; ID: 4B8)

Amtrak stations near West Simsbury:
  • 14 miles: HARTFORD (1 UNION PLACE). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, snack bar, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 14 miles: WINDSOR (41 CENTRAL ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 16 miles: WINDSOR LOCKS (S. MAIN ST. (RTE. 159)). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Simsbury:
  • UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD (about 9 miles; WEST HARTFORD, CT; Full-time enrollment: 5,557)
  • MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; MANCHESTER, CT; FT enrollment: 2,863)
  • TRINITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 2,056)
  • CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; NEW BRITAIN, CT; FT enrollment: 8,967)
  • WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 21 miles; WESTFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,058)
  • SPRINGFIELD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,026)
  • WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT; FT enrollment: 2,993)
Private high school in West Simsbury:
  • THE MASTERS SCHOOL (Students: 479; Location: WESTLEDGE RD; Grades: PK - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in West Simsbury:

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • WTMI 1290 is only 490 watts day/6 watts a tnight W11BJ and WHTX-LP are no loner on the air. WMLD-LP is no longer owned by Harvard broadcasting W12CL is now WESA-LP

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Notable locations in West Simsbury: Simsbury Farms Recreation Complex and Public Golf Course (A), Hopmeadow Country Club (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Tuller Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stratton Brook (A), Grimes Brook (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in West Simsbury: Stratton Brook State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: West Simsbury Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Flamig Farms (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 7 Shingle Mill Road).

 

Average household size:
This place:  3.0 people
Connecticut:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  88.5%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  1.7%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  1.3%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  0.7%
Whole state:  3.9%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Simsbury, CT


175 people in nursing homes


West Simsbury compared to Connecticut state average:
  • Median household income significantly above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Hartford County Connecticut:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (79%)
  • Utility gas (15%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Electricity (2%)

4.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,799 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.35%
Connecticut average:  5.12%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($881 average AGI)
Hartford County:  0.11%
Connecticut average:  0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from New Haven County, CT  0.58% ($49,113 average AGI)
from Tolland County, CT  0.49% ($48,876)
from Middlesex County, CT  0.34% ($54,771)


4.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,520 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.77%
Connecticut average:  5.64%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($739 average AGI)
Hartford County:  0.09%
Connecticut average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Tolland County, CT  0.55% ($51,650 average AGI)
to New Haven County, CT  0.40% ($46,514)
to Middlesex County, CT  0.39% ($57,435)


Strongest AM radio stations in West Simsbury:
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDZK (1550 AM; 5 kW; BLOOMFIELD, CT; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WLAT (910 AM; 5 kW; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW BRITAIN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WDRC (1360 AM; 5 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPOP (1410 AM; 5 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHYN (560 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTMI (1290 AM; 1 kW; WEST HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MARLIN BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WACE (730 AM; 5 kW; CHICOPEE, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WSPR (1270 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: ANTONIO F. AND HELENA R. GOIS, TENANTS BY THE ENTIRETY)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Simsbury:
  • WCCC-FM (106.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MARLIN BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WTIC-FM (96.5 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WWUH (91.3 FM; WEST HARTFORD, CT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD)
  • WRCH (100.5 FM; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WJMJ (88.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ST. THOMAS SEMINARY)
  • WAQY (102.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WWYZ (92.5 FM; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKSS (95.7 FM; HARTFORD-MERIDEN, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHCN (105.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZMX (93.7 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WMRQ (104.1 FM; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPKT (90.5 FM; MERIDEN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WDRC-FM (102.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPKX (97.9 FM; ENFIELD, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHYN-FM (93.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKCI-FM (101.3 FM; HAMDEN, CT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRNX (100.9 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RADIO COMPANY)
  • WPLR (99.1 FM; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • W227AJ (93.3 FM; NORTHFORD, CT; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around West Simsbury:
  • WUVN (Channel 18; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • W11BJ (Channel 11; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS SITE MANAGEMENT LLC)
  • WFSB (Channel 3; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WTXX (Channel 20; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WTXX INC.)
  • WVIT (Channel 30; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WHCT-LP (Channel 38; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • WEDH (Channel 24; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWLP (Channel 22; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: WWLP BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WHTX-LP (Channel 10; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WRDM-LP (Channel 13; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ZGS HARTFORD, INC.)
  • WMLD-LP (Channel 6; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: HARVARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTNH (Channel 8; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCTX (Channel 59; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEDY (Channel 65; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WUTH-CA (Channel 47; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
  • W67DF (Channel 67; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WDMR-LP (Channel 65; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: ZGS HARTFORD, INC.)
  • W12CL (Channel 12; GRANBY, CT; Owner: SALVATORE MINNITI)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 21 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in West Simsbury)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 9

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