Editing Coventry, Connecticut

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Coventry, Connecticut
| official_name            = Town of Coventry
| settlement_type          = [[New England town|Town]]
| image_skyline            = Coventry Village.jpg
| image_caption            = The center of [[South Coventry Historic District|South Coventry]], nearby [[Coventry Lake, Connecticut|Coventry Lake]]
| image_flag               = Flag of Coventry, Connecticut.png
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| subdivision_type2        = [[County (United States)|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Tolland County, Connecticut|Tolland]]
| subdivision_type3        = [[Councils of governments in Connecticut|Region]]
| subdivision_name3        = [[Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut|Capitol Region]]
| established_title        = Incorporated
| established_date         = 1712
| government_type          = [[Council-Manager]]
| leader_title             = [[Town Manager]]
| leader_name              = James Drumm
| leader_title1            = [[Town council]]
| leader_name1             = {{Plain list|
* Lisa Thomas, Council Chair
* Marty Milkovic (D), Vice-Chair
* Jonathan Hand (D), Secretary
* Julie Blanchard (R)
* Robyn Gallagher (D)
* Mather Kyer (D)
* John French (R)
}}
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_total_km2           = 99.5
| area_total_sq_mi         = 38.4
| area_land_km2            = 97.7
| area_land_sq_mi          = 37.7
| area_water_km2           = 1.7
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.6
| elevation_m              = 200
| elevation_ft             = 656
| population_total         = 12235
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est           = 
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| population_density_sq_mi = 324.5
| population_metro         = 
| population_note          = 
| timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Standard Time|EST]]
| utc_offset               = −5
| timezone_DST             = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST           = −4
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code              = 06238
| area_code                = [[Area codes 860 and 959|860/959]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 09-17800
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 0213413   
| website                  = {{URL|http://www.coventryct.org/}}
}}

'''Coventry''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɑː|v|ə|n|t|r|i}} {{respell|KAH|vən|tree}}) is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Tolland County]] and in the [[Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut|Capitol Planning Region]], [[Connecticut]], United States. The population was 12,235 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US0901317800|title=Census - Geography Profile: Coventry town, Tolland County, Connecticut|access-date=November 27, 2021}}</ref> The birthplace of Captain [[Nathan Hale]], Coventry is home to the [[Nathan Hale Homestead]], which is now a museum open to the public.

==History==
Coventry was named in October 1711, the first town in the colonies to be named "Coventry" for [[Coventry]] in the [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Connecticut Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qoEyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA331|year=1903|publisher=Connecticut Magazine Company|page=331}}</ref>

===Settlement and founding===
The [[Middle Post Road]], one of the three [[Boston Post Road]]s declared in 1671 with the creation of the Colonial post, ran through Coventry. The Post Roads were meant to connect the colony of [[New York City|New York]], formerly [[New Amsterdam]], with the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]]. Middle Post Road connected Hartford and [[Boston, Massachusetts]] via Coventry and [[Pomfret, Connecticut]], and [[Mendon, Massachusetts|Mendon]] and [[Roxbury, Massachusetts]]. [http://www.ct.gov/dot/cwp/view.asp?a=1380&Q=259692&dotPNavCtr= Chapter 1 DOT History]

The first house in Coventry was said{{by whom|date=October 2011}} to have been built near the shore of [[Wangumbaug Lake]] by Nathaniel Rust, a [[Hartford, Connecticut]] man, originally from [[Northampton, Massachusetts]]. The entire Rust family is said {{by whom|date=October 2011}} to have made their final move to Coventry from Massachusetts in a group of a dozen families in 1709. Along with Nathaniel Rust, the names of some of the earliest settlers were David Lee, Thomas Root, Samuel Gurley, Ebenezer Searl, Joseph Petty, Benjamin James and Benjamin Carpenter. Four other settlers were also from Northampton and two from [[Reading, MA|Reading]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://home.att.net/~CoventryCT/TollandHist.html |title=History of Tolland |access-date=September 14, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813180234/http://home.att.net/~CoventryCT/TollandHist.html |archive-date=August 13, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The land was said{{by whom|date=October 2011}} to have originally been given to men from Hartford by Joshua, Indian sachem. The [[Connecticut General Assembly]], held in Hartford in 1706, appointed William Pitkin, Joseph Tallcot, William Whiting and Richard Lord, as a committee with full power to lay out the bounds of the town and divisions of the land, to admit inhabitants. A 1711 revision added Nathaniel Rust to the committee and the task of procuring a minister of the gospel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://home.att.net/~CoventryCT/1711.html |title=Coventry, CT Charter |access-date=September 14, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060712170843/http://home.att.net/~CoventryCT/1711.html |archive-date=July 12, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Coventry was formally formed as a town in Hartford County in 1712. The first church was established in October 1714.

Coventry became a town in Windham County on May 12, 1726, then became a town in Tolland County when it was originally formed on October 13, 1785.

St. Mary's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Coventry. The church is part of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich|Diocese of Norwich]], located at 1600 Main Street in town.

===To the present===
The old center of the town is in [[South Coventry (CDP), Connecticut|South Coventry]], near the intersection of Main Street ([[Route 31 (Connecticut)|Route 31]]) and Stonehouse Road ([[Route 275 (Connecticut)|Route 275]]). In the 19th century, there was a small industrial center including mills powered by the water from Coventry Lake Brook as it flowed towards the [[Willimantic River]]. South Coventry Village, listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], also includes several [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] houses, a museum, the main branch of the public library and the Bidwell Tavern, a bar/restaurant established in 1822. The Bidwell used to keep Coventry's town records in the "vault" area behind the bar, as well as hosting town meetings.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.courant.com/1994/10/21/bidwell-tavern-draws-from-its-past/ |title=Bidwell Tavern Draws from Its Past - Hartford Courant |date=October 21, 1994 |access-date=September 30, 2011 |archive-date=August 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818111738/http://articles.courant.com/1994-10-21/news/9410210701_1_town-hall-office-building-life-size-statue |url-status=live }}</ref> A few doors away is the W.L. Wellwood General Store, which under new ownership has been renamed "Coventry Country Store". The general store was originally built in 1787 making it the oldest General Store in America (a past owner claimed to have not found an older store). In all, the area has over 100 historical buildings on the national register.

North Coventry's settlement is less dense, and its housing and businesses are of more recent construction. In the 18th century, this section of the town was largely used for dairy and vegetable farming. As the United States expanded westward, many farming families left the rocky fields of Connecticut for the more fertile land of the [[Ohio River]] valley. Most of the farms in North Coventry were abandoned, and the land reclaimed by second-growth forest. In the 1960s and 1970s, tract housing developments were built on some of this land, mainly raised ranch or split-level houses on one acre (4,000 m<sup>2</sup>) lots. Development slowed from the mid-1970s through the 1990s, but several new developments were constructed in North Coventry after 1990. These tend to feature larger houses on two acre (8,000 m<sup>2</sup>) lots. 
Coventry was incorporated in May 1712.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|38.4|sqmi|km2}} of which {{convert|37.7|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}} (1.67%) is water.

=== Climate ===
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This [[climate|climatic]] region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Coventry has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=986160&cityname=Coventry,+Connecticut,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Coventry, Connecticut Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref>

===Principal communities===
* North Coventry
* [[South Coventry Historic District|South Coventry]] 
* [[Coventry Lake, Connecticut|Coventry Lake]]

==Demographics==
{{See also|List of Connecticut locations by per capita income}}
{{US Census population
|1790= 2130
|1800= 2021
|1810= 1938
|1820= 2058
|1850= 1984
|1860= 2085
|1870= 2657
|1880= 2043
|1890= 1875
|1900= 1632
|1910= 1606
|1920= 1582
|1930= 1554
|1940= 2102
|1950= 4043
|1960= 6356
|1970= 8140
|1980= 8895
|1990= 10063
|2000= 11504
|2010= 12435
|2020= 12235
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
}}

At the 2010 [[census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 3, 2015 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 12,435 people, 4,783 households and 3,426 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|330.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,783 occupied housing units. 316 vacant housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 94.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.90% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.80% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.40% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.60% of the population.

There were 4,783 households which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. Of all households, 20.9% were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.01.

23.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 12.1% from 15 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 33.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.5 years. 50.6% of the population were male and 49.4% were female. 38.4% of the males were over the age of 18. 38.2% of the females were over the age of 18.   For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.

The [[median household income]] was $86,244, and the median family income was $91,931. Males had a median income of $65,572 versus $53,690 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $34,524 About 2.4% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 1.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Politics==
{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 29, 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/Registration_and_Enrollment_Stats/Nov19RE.pdf?la=en|title=Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 29, 2019|publisher=Connecticut Secretary of State|format=PDF|access-date=January 4, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party
! Active voters
! Inactive voters
! Total voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2,520
| style="text-align:center;"| 79
| style="text-align:center;"| 2,599
| style="text-align:center;"| 28.57%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2,084
| style="text-align:center;"| 63
| style="text-align:center;"| 2,147
| style="text-align:center;"| 23.60%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| [[Independent voter|Unaffiliated]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 4,050
| style="text-align:center;"| 158
| style="text-align:center;"| 4,208
| style="text-align:center;"| 46.26%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Minor parties
| style="text-align:center;"| 138
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
| style="text-align:center;"| 142
| style="text-align:center;"| 1.56%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! style="text-align:center;"| 8,792
! style="text-align:center;"| 304
! style="text-align:center;"| 9,096
! style="text-align:center;"| 100%
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |Presidential Election Results<ref>{{cite web|title=General Election Statements of Vote, 1922 – Current|url=https://authoring.ct.gov//SOTS/Election-Services/Statement-Of-Vote-PDFs/General-Elections-Statement-of-Vote-1922|access-date=December 22, 2020|website=CT Secretary of State}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Election Night Reporting|url=https://ctemspublic.pcctg.net/#/selectTown|access-date=December 22, 2020|website=CT Secretary of State}}</ref>
|-
!Year
![[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
![[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
![[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.6%''' ''4,011''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.6% ''3,545''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.8% ''216''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.5% ''3,083''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''48.2%''' ''3,262''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|6.3% ''426''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.3%''' ''3,358''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.7% ''2,621''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.0% ''126''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''58.7%''' ''3,888''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.6% ''2,621''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.7% ''111''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.3%''' ''3,588''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.5% ''2,641''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.2% ''141''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.5%''' ''3,005''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|35.6% ''1,927''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|8.9% ''481''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.4%''' ''2,591''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|30.4% ''1,564''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|19.2% ''989''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''42.7%''' ''2,393''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|26.2% ''1,465''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|31.1% ''1,743''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.9%''' ''2,341''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.8% ''2,111''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.3% ''58''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.7% ''1,682''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.7%''' ''2,637''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.6% ''24''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.1% ''1,520''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''40.8%''' ''1,671''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|22.1% ''901''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.9%''' ''1,955''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.4% ''1,859''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.7% ''25''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.1% ''1,680''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.8%''' ''2,267''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.1% ''46''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|1968
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''48.1%''' ''1,546''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.3% ''1,455''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|6.6% ''214''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''68.8%''' ''2,033''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|31.2% ''923''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.6% ''1,409''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.4%''' ''1,613''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1956 United States presidential election|1956]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32.6% ''881''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''67.4%''' ''1,821''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|}

==Places of interest==
* '''[[Wangumbaug Lake]]''', also known as Coventry Lake, covers {{convert|373|acre|km2}}. The lake is fed by springs, and has one natural outlet, known as Coventry Lake Brook. The brook flows towards South Coventry center and ultimately into the Willimantic River. Patriots Park, located on Wangumbaug Lake, contains a guarded beach, playground, picnic area, lodge facilities, Community Center, and band shell for summer concerts. It is also home of the Coventry Lake Water Ski Team, Coventry Lake Community Rowing (CLCR), Coventry High School Rowing, E.O. Smith HS Rowing, [[UConn]] Men and Women's Crew Teams and UConn Sailing Club. The boat launch is run by the State of Connecticut. Occasionally, during the winter months, the lake will freeze over and residents have the opportunity to [[ice skating|skate]] or [[ice fishing|fish]] on the ice. A [[lake island]], [[Underwood Island]], is located 100 yards from the coast of the lake.
* '''[[Nathan Hale Homestead]]''', first established around 1740 by Deacon Richard Hale (1717&ndash;1802), the present structure has been standing since 1776 and was built to house the combined family of Deacon Hale and his second wife Abigail (Cobb) Adams. The original house, birthplace of Nathan Hale in 1755, is said to have been on the property, just southeast of the 1776 house. The original {{convert|450|acre|km2}} of the Hale farm now make up a large portion of the Nathan Hale State Forest. Today the Hale family home, located on South Street, is a museum open seasonally for tours and education programs. It is also home to a Farmer's market, with food trucks and local small businesses. It is run on Sundays in the summer months of the year.
* The '''[[Strong House (Coventry, Connecticut)|Strong-Porter House Museum]]''', {{circa|1730}}, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and serves as the Coventry Historical Society's museum. Five rooms of the house, as well as several outbuildings, including a carpenter shop, carriage sheds, and barn are open to the public.
* The '''[[Brick School House (Coventry, Connecticut)|Brick School House]]''', second construction completed in 1825 after original burned, it is one of the four remaining district schoolhouses in Coventry and was used through 1953.
*'''Caprilands Herb Farm''', {{circa|1740}} colonial farmstead, home for over 65 years to the late herbalist and author, [[Adelma Simmons|Adelma Grenier Simmons]].
* '''Hytone Farm''', owned and operated by the Peracchio family since the early 1940s and a fully operational dairy farm since 1960, they raise all their own [[Holstein cattle|Holstein]] cows, currently have 165 young stock and use over {{convert|350|acre|km2}} of corn and grass for silage. Hytone Farm has received many Distinguished Farming awards through their years.
* '''[[Museum of Connecticut Glass]]''' is a new museum focusing on glassmaking in the state.<ref>[http://www.glassmuseum.org/ Connecticut Glass Museum] website</ref>

===On the National Register of Historic Places===
[[File:Strong House.JPG|thumb|Strong-Porter House]]

* [[Brigham's Tavern]] – 12 Boston Tpke. (added April 25, 1982)
* [[Capron-Phillips House]] – 1129 Main St. (added May 27, 1982)
* [[Captain Nathan Hale Monument]] – 120 Lake St. (added February 28, 2002)
* [[Coventry Glass Factory Historic District]] – US 44 and N. River Rd. (added September 27, 1987)
* [[Elias Sprague House]] – 2187 South St. (added December 2, 1987)
* [[Loomis-Pomeroy House]] – 1747 Boston Tpk. (added May 26, 1994)
* [[Nathan Hale Homestead]] – 229 South St. (added November 22, 1970)
* [[Parker-Hutchinson Farm]] – Parker Bridge Rd. (added May 29, 1982)
* [[South Coventry Historic District]] – Roughly, Main St. and adjacent streets from Armstrong Rd. to Lake St. and Lake from High St. to Main (added June 6, 1991)
* [[Strong House (Coventry, Connecticut)|Strong-Porter House]] – 2382 South St. (added February 15, 1988)

==Annual events==
Memorial Day-Memorial Day Parade – Capt. Nathan Hale is recognized along with members of the Armed Forces.

* '''CoventryFest''': With fireworks, food and live music. Held in early July at Patriot's Park on the lake.
* June 6: '''Captain Hale's Birthday Party'''—held at the Hale Homestead
* July: '''Colonial Encampment and Muster'''—held by the Nathan Hale Ancient Fife & Drums at the Hale Homestead.
* December: "Old-Fashioned Christmas in Coventry". Main Street first Saturday in December.

==Education==
* '''Coventry Grammar School''', K – Grade 2
* '''G. H. Robertson Intermediate School''', Grades 3–5
* '''Capt. Nathan Hale Middle School''', Grades 6–8
* '''[[Coventry High School (Connecticut)|Coventry High School]]''', Grades 9–12
* '''Coventry Academy''', Grades 8–12

==Notable people==
* [[George N. Barnard]] (1819–1902), photographer who joined [[Mathew Brady]] in recording the [[American Civil War]]
* [[Lorenzo Dow]] (1777–1834), figure in the [[Second Great Awakening]]
* [[Elisha W. Edgerton]] (1815–1904), businessman and member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]]
* [[Nathan Hale]] (1755–1776), captain in the [[Continental Army]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]] and official State Hero of Connecticut, was born in town. Empty grave in Nathan Hale Cemetery
* [[David Hayes (sculptor)|David Hayes]] (1931–2013), artist, American [[Modernism|Modern]] Master of painted steel sculptures
* [[Benoni Irwin]] (1840–1896), American portrait painter and summer resident; drowned in Coventry Lake
* Mark Putnam, the first FBI agent to be convicted of murder, in the [[Murder of Susan Smith|Susan Smith murder]] case.
* [[Jesse Root]] (1736–1822), resident who served in the [[Continental Congress]] representing Connecticut from 1778 until 1782 and sat as chief justice of the [[Connecticut Supreme Court]] from 1796 to 1807
* [[Adelma Simmons|Adelma Grenier Simmons]] (190–1997), author and one of the leading [[herbs|herbal]] figures in America in the 20th century
* [[Allan Sherman]] (1924–1973), hunter, fisherman, antique home renovator; author of outdoor novellas ''Walk Like a Squirrel'' and ''Wrestling the New England Wild Turkey''

==Sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the United States}}
* [[Coventry, New York]]{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}}
* [[Coventry, Rhode Island]]{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}}
* [[Coventry, Vermont]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}}

===Twin town===
Coventry is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with [[Coventry]] in the United Kingdom.<ref name="Coventry twinnings">{{cite web|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/what-point-coventrys-twin-towns-3038605 |title=Coventry's twin towns |access-date=August 6, 2013 |last=Griffin |first=Mary |date=August 2, 2011 |work=Coventry Telegraph |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806032050/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/what-point-coventrys-twin-towns-3038605 |archive-date=August 6, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Coventry twins">{{cite web|url=http://www.coventry.gov.uk/directory/25/twin_towns_and_cities|title=Coventry – Twin towns and cities|access-date = August 6, 2013|work=Coventry City Council.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412062545/http://www.coventry.gov.uk/directory/25/twin_towns_and_cities|archive-date=April 12, 2013 }}</ref>

== See also ==
* {{Portal inline|Connecticut}}

== References ==
=== Citations ===
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=== General and cited references ===
* {{Cite book |last=Cole |first=J. R. |year=1888 |title=History of Tolland County, Connecticut, Including Its Early Settlement and Progress to the Present Time |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GoFuNsz4UYgC |volume=1(?) |location=New York |publisher=W. W. Preston and Co. |lccn=01016755 |oclc=11352985}}
* {{Cite book |last=Philips |first=David E. |year=1992 |title=Legendary Connecticut: Traditional Tales from the Nutmeg State |url= |url-access= |edition=2nd |location=Willimantic, CT |publisher=Curbstone Press |isbn=1-880684-05-5 |oclc=26218340}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.coventryct.org/ Official Coventry website]
* [http://www.coventrypublicschools.org/ Coventry Public Schools]
* [http://www.coventrycthistoricalsociety.org/ The Coventry Historical Society] ({{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060723025016/http://www.coventrycthistoricalsociety.org/ |date=July 23, 2006 }})

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