Editing East Windsor, Connecticut

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| leader_name        = Jason E. Bowsza (D)
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| leader_name1       = Marie DeSousa (D)<br/>Alan Baker (D)<br/>Sarah Muska (R)<br/>Charlie Nordell (R)
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'''East Windsor''' is a town in [[Hartford County, Connecticut|Hartford County]], [[Connecticut]], United States. The town is part of the [[Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut|Capitol Planning Region]]. The population was 11,190 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US0900324800|title=Census - Geography Profile: East Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut|access-date=December 15, 2021}}</ref> The town has five villages: [[Broad Brook, Connecticut|Broad Brook]], Melrose, Scantic, Warehouse Point and Windsorville.

==History==
{{unreferenced section|date=February 2023}}
In 1633, Settlers laid claim to the area now known as [[Windsor, Connecticut|Windsor]], which included East Windsor. No English settlers lived on the east side of the river. The first English settler in what is today known as East Windsor, was [[William Pynchon]], the founder of [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]. In 1636, he erected a warehouse for his settlement's transshipment of goods at what is now known as "Warehouse Point". Warehouse Point served as the southern border of Springfield, Massachusetts, for 132 years—until 1768—when Warehouse Point, Connecticut, was annexed by the Connecticut Colony. Pynchon selected the site of Warehouse Point because of its location near the [[Enfield Falls]]—the first major falls in the Connecticut River, the [[head of navigation]] where seagoing vessels were forced to terminate their voyages and transship to smaller [[shallop]]s. By constructing a warehouse at Warehouse Point, Pynchon essentially forced all northern Connecticut River business to run through him and his settlement at Springfield.

Meanwhile, most of today's East Windsor was part of the prominent [[Windsor, Connecticut|Windsor]] settlement on the east side of the river. Settlers avoided the East Side of the river due to the [[Podunk people|Podunk tribe]] who inhabited the area, particularly following [[King Philip's War]] in 1675. Simon Wolcott was the first settler in today's East Windsor. East Windsor also included today's [[Ellington, Connecticut|Ellington]] and [[South Windsor, Connecticut|South Windsor]]. Eventually on May 10, 1768, The East Windsor parish was partitioned from Windsor. The center of town became what is now East Windsor Hill in today's South Windsor. The North Part of town center was Scantic.

In 1818, resident Solomon Ellsworth Jr, was blasting a hole for a well alongside his house in town. While in the process, he found some odd bones.  These bones would later be sent to [[Yale University]] and eventually be identified as [[Dinosaur]] fossils, specifically one of an [[Anchisaurus]].  Though not the first fossils to be found, their discovery led to the [[Bone Wars|dinosaur discovery craze]] later in the century as these were the first bones to be known as a dinosaur, four years before [[William Buckland]] determined it. The bones are still at Yale and the Ellsworth Homestead still stands on Rye Street near the South Windsor line.

In 1832, the Broad Brook Mill was created at the waterfall of the Mill Pond.

The town has five sections of town, Warehouse Point, Broad Brook, Scantic, Melrose, and Windsorville. The oldest section of town is Warehouse Point, which, as mentioned, was first used by William Pynchon in the 1630s, and later settled as part of Springfield in the 1680s.  The Scantic section of town was the center of town until the mills were built. The Windsorville section of town was once its own community, featuring a church, post office, mini-mart, and a park. Mulnite Farms is a tobacco farm on Graham Road, established in 1905. In 1897, the town's voluntary fire department was created in the mill. The Broad Brook Elementary school was established in 1951. In 1961, the town hall burned down. The new town hall is on Rye Street, across from the elementary school. The new volunteer fire department building and senior center was built on the same site of the old town hall. On Memorial Day Weekend 1986, the Broad Brook Mill caught on fire during renovations, with the mill and the tire shop (on the site of the mill) burned down and the smoke being seen as far as [[Bradley International Airport]] and Hartford. A new mini strip mall was built on the site of the mill.

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|69.5|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|68.0|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.5|km2|order=flip}}, or 2.11%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US0900324800| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212163139/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US0900324800| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): East Windsor town, Hartford County, Connecticut| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=November 26, 2012}}</ref>
[[File:Tobacco field in East Windsor Connecticut USA.JPG|thumb|[[Tobacco]] field in the Windsorville section of town]]

East Windsor is bordered by the town of [[Enfield, Connecticut|Enfield]] to the north, [[South Windsor, Connecticut|South Windsor]] to the south, [[Ellington, Connecticut|Ellington]] to the east, and Windsor Locks and [[Windsor, Connecticut|Windsor]] to the west, across the [[Connecticut River]].

By virtue of its location on the Connecticut River, Windsor functioned as a vital port.  Merchants on both sides of the river shipped timber products, brick, livestock, wheat, tobacco and other produce to supply plantations in the West Indies, importing sugar, molasses, salt, and British manufactured textiles, ceramics, hardware and glass on return trips. Windsor's Hooker and Chaffee mercantile firm maintained a store and packing houses right off Windsor's Palisado Green.  Small scale shipbuilding took place at the mouth of the Scantic River in what is now South Windsor, Warehouse Point in what is now East Windsor, and along the Farmington from as far upriver as today's village of Poquonock.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 3400
|1840= 3600
|1850= 2633
|1860= 2580
|1870= 2882
|1880= 3019
|1890= 2890
|1900= 3158
|1910= 3362
|1920= 3741
|1930= 3815
|1940= 3967
|1950= 4859
|1960= 7500
|1970= 8513
|1980= 8925
|1990= 10081
|2000= 9818
|2010= 11162
|2020= 11190
|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>
}}
{{See also|List of Connecticut locations by per capita income}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 9,818 people, 4,078 households, and 2,556 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|373.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 4,356 housing units at an average density of {{convert|165.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 91.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.00% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.83% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.41% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.11% of the population.

There were 4,078 households, out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $51,092, and the median income for a family was $60,694. Males had a median income of $39,785 versus $33,446 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $24,899.  About 3.5% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and politics==

{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 31, 2024<ref>{{cite web |title=Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 31, 2024 |url=https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/electionservices/2024/2024-registration-and-enrollment-statistics/2024_november_reg-party_enrollments.pdf?rev=6ea82a0b09e84203a63f918ff7741019&hash=CBA24E0CAAF8D5CB4062E3DE0BE6B6DA |url-status=dead    <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250309232413/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/electionservices/2024/2024-registration-and-enrollment-statistics/2024_november_reg-party_enrollments.pdf?rev=6ea82a0b09e84203a63f918ff7741019&hash=CBA24E0CAAF8D5CB4062E3DE0BE6B6DA |archive-date=March 9, 2025 |access-date=April 1, 2025 |publisher=Connecticut Secretary of State}}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party
! Active Voters
! Inactive Voters
! Total Voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | 2,612
| align = center | 86
| align = center | 2,698
| align = center | 28.33%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | 2,028
| align = center | 69
| align = center | 2,097
| align = center | 22.02%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| [[Independent voter|Unaffiliated]]
| align = center | 4,421
| align = center | 150
| align = center | 4,571
| align = center | 48.00%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Minor parties
| align = center | 148
| align = center | 8
| align = center | 156
| align = center | 1.64%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | 9,209 
! align = center | 313
! align = center | 9,522
! align = center | 100%
|}

===Elections===

{| class="wikitable"  style="float:right; margin:1em; font-size:95%;"
|+ East Windsor town vote<br/> by party in presidential elections<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://authoring.ct.gov/SOTS/Election-Services/Statement-Of-Vote-PDFs/General-Elections-Statement-of-Vote-1922|title=General Elections Statement of Vote 1922|website=CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Election Night Reporting|url=https://ctemspublic.pcctg.net/#/selectTown|url-status=live|access-date=May 1, 2021|website=CT Secretary of State|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428192536/http://ctemspublic.pcctg.net:80/ |archive-date=April 28, 2016 }}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! 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}}|'''53.22%''' ''3,008''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.96% ''2,541''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.82% ''103''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.05% ''2,441''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.16%''' ''2,606''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.79% ''254''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.84%''' ''2,857''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.02% ''2,112''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.13% ''57''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''58.81%''' ''3,106''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.77% ''2,100''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.42% ''75''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.34%''' ''2,571''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.84% ''2,074''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.82% ''86''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.60%''' ''2,313''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.50% ''1,673''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.90% ''250''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.42%''' ''2,104''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.26% ''1,295''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|15.32% ''615''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''39.25%''' ''1,891''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|33.17% ''1,598''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|27.58% ''1,329''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|48.36% ''1,940''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.52%''' ''2,027''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.12% ''45''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.45% ''1,454''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.26%''' ''2,317''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.29% ''11''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.82% ''1,572''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''43.31%''' ''1,628''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|14.87% ''559''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.26%''' ''1,926''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.29% ''1,674''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.44% ''16''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.48% ''1,536''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.24%''' ''1,873''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.27% ''44''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.22%''' ''1,595''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.79% ''1,359''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|6.99% ''222''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''69.37%''' ''2,172''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|30.63% ''959''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.28%''' ''1,673''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.72% ''1,409''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1956 United States presidential election|1956]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.15% ''1,039''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''62.85%''' ''1,758''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|+ Election results from statewide races
|-
!Year
!Office
!Results
|-
| rowspan=3|2018
| [[Connecticut gubernatorial election, 2018|Governor]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Bob Stefanowski|Stefanowski]] 52.06–41.47%
|-
| [[United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2018|U.S. Senator]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Chris Murphy|Murphy]] 52.44–46.50%
|-
| [[U.S. Representative]] 
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[John B. Larson|Larson]] 53.54–45.15%
|-
| rowspan=3|2016
| [[2016 United States presidential election|President]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Donald J. Trump|Trump]] 49.16–46.05%
|-
| [[United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2018|U.S. Senator]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Richard Blumenthal|Blumenthal]] 58.72–38.88%
|-
| [[U.S. Representative]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[John B. Larson|Larson]] 54.91–42.65%
|-
| rowspan=2|2014
| [[Connecticut gubernatorial election, 2014|Governor]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Thomas C. Foley|Foley]] 53.71–44.71%
|-
| [[U.S. Representative]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[John B. Larson|Larson]] 54.57–43.42%
|-
| rowspan=3|2012
| [[2012 United States presidential election|President]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Barack Obama|Obama]] 56.8–42.0%
|-
| [[United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2012|U.S. Senator]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Chris Murphy|Murphy]] 52.3–45.4%
|-
|[[U.S. Representative]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[John B. Larson|Larson]] 65.1–32.7%
|-
| rowspan=3|2010
| [[Connecticut gubernatorial election, 2010|Governor]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Thomas C. Foley|Foley]] 56.0–42.0%
|-
| [[United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2010|U.S. Senator]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Richard Blumenthal|Blumenthal]] 50.7–47.4%
|-
|[[U.S. Representative]] 
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[John B. Larson|Larson]] 53.1–45.3%
|-
| rowspan=2|2008
| [[2008 United States presidential election|President]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Barack Obama|Obama]] 58.8–39.8%
|-
| [[U.S. Representative]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[John B. Larson|Larson]] 69.6–27.1%
|-
| rowspan=3|2006
|[[Connecticut gubernatorial election, 2006|Governor]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[M. Jodi Rell|Rell]] 63.8–34.7%
|-
| [[United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2006|U.S. Senator]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Independent}}|[[Joe Lieberman|Lieberman]] 46.8–39.8–12.5%
|-
| [[U.S. Representative]] 
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[John B. Larson|Larson]] 71.7–28.3%
|-
| rowspan=3|2004
| [[2004 United States presidential election|President]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[John Kerry|Kerry]] 54.3–43.8%
|-
| [[United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2004|U.S. Senator]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Chris Dodd|Dodd]] 66.8–31.1%
|-
| [[U.S. Representative]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[John B. Larson|Larson]] 56.8–43.2%
|-
|}

==Education==

===Elementary===
East Windsor Elementary School System serves students in pre-kindergarten through grade four. The Connecticut Children's Place runs from grade five through grade 12. Its principal is Joyce Welch. Homebound schooling runs from Pre-K through 12. The Broad Brook Elementary School principal is Laura Foxx.

===Middle school===
East Windsor Middle School serves students in grades five through eight. Its principal is Timothy Field.

===High school===
East Windsor High School serves students in grades nine through twelve. Its principal is Allison Anderson.

==Transportation==
[[U.S. Route 5 in Connecticut|U.S. Route 5]] runs through the town from the border with [[South Windsor, Connecticut|South Windsor]] to [[Enfield, Connecticut|Enfield]].

East Windsor is halfway between [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]] and [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]], each {{convert|12|mi}} away. [[Interstate 91]] serves East Windsor with exits 44 and 45. [[Windsor Locks station]] is the nearest passenger train station.

[[Bradley International Airport]] is {{convert|5|mi|0}} away. Skylark Airport is a small airstrip to help young aviators learn how to fly.

==Crime==
[[File:East Windsor Crime.png|thumb|Graph of East Windsor Crime Statistics]]

East Windsor [[crime]], according to city-data.com<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/city/East-Windsor-Connecticut.html|title=East Windsor, Connecticut (CT 06016) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders|website=www.city-data.com}}</ref> is relatively low against U.S. averages. Between 1999 and 2004, not including 2003, there was one [[murder]], 26 [[rapes]], 43 [[robbery|robberies]], 41 [[assault]]s, 254 [[burglary|burglaries]], 1248 [[theft]]s, and 177 [[car theft]]s.
[[File:East-Windsor-CT-Woods.png|thumb|upright|The Woods near the Scantic River]]

==Points of interest==
*The [[Connecticut Trolley Museum]] and the [[Connecticut Fire Museum]] are located in the [[Warehouse Point]] section of town.
*The [[East Windsor Academy]] Museum operated by the historical society is located in the Scantic neighborhood.
*The [[East Windsor Hill]] section of the nearby town of [[South Windsor, Connecticut|South Windsor]] was the boyhood home of the theologian [[Jonathan Edwards (theologian)|Jonathan Edwards]].
*The Melrose School, now called the Melrose Library, is a one-room schoolhouse that was active until the early 20th century.  It is located in the Melrose section of town and is now used for local functions.
*[[St. John's Episcopal Church (Warehouse Point, Connecticut)]] is on the National Register of Historic Places.

==Notable people==

* [[Lorrin Andrews]], Congregational Church clergyman missionary to Hawaii, judge, and first Associate Justice of [[Hawaii State Supreme Court]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location = Chicago | year = 1963}}</ref>
* [[John Warner Barber]], engraver whose books of state, national, and local history featured his vivid engravings
* [[Israel Bissell]], post-rider who alerted the colonists of the [[Battles of Lexington and Concord|British attack on April 19, 1775]]
* [[Daniel Bissell (spy)|Daniel Bissell]], Soldier and spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War
* [[Samuel Robbins Brown]], missionary to [[China]] and [[Japan]] with the [[Dutch Reformed Church]]
* [[Eliphalet Chapin]], cabinetmaker and furniture maker 
* [[Aaron Civale]], pitcher for the [[Milwaukee Brewers]]
* [[Jonathan Edwards (theologian)|Jonathan Edwards]], theologian
* [[Frederick Holbrook]], Governor of [[Vermont]]
* [[Jerry Marquis]], former [[NASCAR]] driver
* [[Walter Loomis Newberry]], businessman and philanthropist
* [[Ryan Preece]], NASCAR driver
* [[Eli Terry]], first inventor to receive a United States patent for a clock mechanism
* [[Lizabeth A. Turner]] (1829–1907), National President, [[Woman's Relief Corps]]
* [[Erastus Wolcott]], 18th-century member of the [[Connecticut General Assembly]] representing East Windsor<ref>{{Cite web|last=Buel|first=Richard|date=1999|title=Wolcott, Erastus (1722-1793), influential Connecticut political leader and judge|url=https://www.anb.org/view/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-0101002|url-status=live|access-date=February 20, 2021|website=American National Biography|language=en|doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0101002|isbn=978-0-19-860669-7 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180605043958/http://www.anb.org/view/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-0101002 |archive-date=June 5, 2018 }}</ref>

==References==

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==External links==
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*[http://www.eastwindsor-ct.gov/ Town of East Windsor official website]
*[http://www.eastwindsorchamber.com East Windsor Chamber of Commerce]

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