Willington, Connecticut Willington, Connecticut Official seal of Willington, Connecticut Location inside Tolland County, Connecticut Location inside Tolland County, Connecticut State Connecticut Willington is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States.
Willington is about 25 miles northeast of Hartford on Interstate 84, which also provides a connection to Boston, via the Massachusetts Turnpike.
The University of Connecticut is positioned in adjoining Mansfield.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 33.5 square miles (87 km2), of which 33.3 square miles (86 km2) of it is territory and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (0.63%) is water.
Elias Loomis (1811-1889), a mathematician and astronomer, was born in town.
Troop 82 is a member of the Nipmuck District of the Connecticut Rivers Council.
See also: List of Connecticut locations by per capita income As of the census of 2000 (a 2010 census is available), there were 5,959 citizens , 2,353 homeholds, and 1,437 families residing in the town.
The populace density was 179.1 citizens per square mile (69.2/km ).
There were 2,429 housing units at an average density of 73.0 per square mile (28.2/km ).
There were 2,353 homeholds, of which 29.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 19.4% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $51,690, and the median income for a family was $70,684.
The per capita income for the town was $27,062.
About 2.9% of families and 13.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.
Elementary and middle school-aged inhabitants attend schools in the Willington School District.
Smith High School of the Regional School District 19.
Prior to the community's affiliation with Regional School District 19, Willington offered its high school-aged students a choice attending one of the two establishments.
Smith High School in Mansfield, Connecticut Windham Technical High School in Windham, Connecticut.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014".
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