Editing Ellington, Connecticut

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Ellington, Connecticut
| official_name      = Town of Ellington
| settlement_type    = [[New England town|Town]]
| image_skyline      = Town Green, Ellington CT.jpg
| image_caption      = The town green
| image_flag         = Flag of Ellington, Connecticut.png
| image_seal         = US-CT-Ellington-Seal.PNG
| motto              = "A Great Place to Grow"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ellington-ct.gov/Plugs/homepage.aspx |title=Town of Ellington Connecticut |publisher=Town of Ellington Connecticut |access-date=September 22, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718155540/http://www.ellington-ct.gov/Plugs/homepage.aspx |archive-date=July 18, 2012 }}</ref>
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| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Connecticut}}
| 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   = 1786
| government_type    = [[Board of selectmen|Selectman-town meeting]]
| leader_title       = [[First Selectman]]
| leader_name        = Lori Spielman (R)
| leader_title1      = Selectmen
| leader_name1       = David Stavens (R)<br/>Melinda Ferry (D)<br/>James Prichard (R)<br/>Ronald Stomberg (R)<br/>John Turner (R)<br/>Michael Madru (D)
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_total_km2     = 89.6
| area_total_sq_mi   = 34.6
| area_land_km2      = 88.2
| area_land_sq_mi    = 34.1
| area_water_km2     = 1.4
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.6
| elevation_m        = 75
| elevation_ft       = 246
| population_total   = 16426
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_density_km2 = 186.2
| population_density_sq_mi = 
| timezone           = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset         = −5
| timezone_DST       = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset_DST     = −4
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code        = 06029
| area_code          = [[Area codes 860 and 959|860/959]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 09-25360
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0212330
| website            = {{URL|http://www.ellington-ct.gov/}}
}}

'''Ellington''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Tolland County, Connecticut|Tolland County]], [[Connecticut]], United States. Ellington was incorporated in May 1786, from [[East Windsor, Connecticut|East Windsor]]. The town is part of the [[Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut|Capitol Planning Region]]. As of the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]], the town population was 16,426.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US0901325360|title=Census - Geography Profile: Ellington town, Tolland County, Connecticut|access-date=December 15, 2021}}</ref>

==History==
Originally the area in what is now Ellington was named by the natives as “Weexskashuck” which translates to “Great Marsh”. The earliest settlers called the area Great Marsh or Goshen. In 1671, the town of [[Windsor, Connecticut|Windsor]], purchased the land of [[East Windsor, Connecticut|East Windsor]] and Ellington from the Native Americans to recover land loss from the Connecticut-Massachusetts border dispute. Though no one attempted to settle the fertile lands for another 50 years. Samuel Pinney was the first settler in today's Ellington (Pinney Road bears his name in town). In 1733, Ellington was established as a Parish of the town of Windsor. East Windsor then split off from Windsor and held land in what is today's East Windsor, South Windsor and Ellington in May 1768. Ellington split off twenty years later and incorporated itself in May 1786. Mostly known as an agricultural community, the [[Crystal Lake, Connecticut|Crystal Lake]] section of town was for a while a popular summer resort location.<ref>[http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-ot-ellington,0,4341641.story?page=1 Staff; "Ellington Town Information"; ''The Hartford Courant''; August 16, 2006]</ref>  Ellington still has a significant amount of property dedicated to agriculture including cattle and corn farming.

Ellington's sole representative to the voting on the adoption of the [[United States Constitution]] by Connecticut was [[Ebenezer Nash]]. Nash was an anti-federalist and voted against the ratification, which passed 128–40.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hollister |first=Gideon Hiram |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-mkBAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22ebenezer+nash%22+%22Connecticut%22&pg=PA612 |title=The History of Connecticut, from the First Settlement of the Colony to the Adoption of the Present Constitution |date=1855 |publisher=Durrie and Peck |pages=612 |language=en}}</ref>

Ellington is home to one of America's oldest [[roadside memorial]]s, remembering a boy killed in a road accident.  A stone in the southwest corner of the town marks the site where Samuel Knight was killed "by a cartwheel rolling over his head in the 10th year of his age, Nov 8, 1812". The Christian [[hymn]], "[[I love to steal awhile away]]" was written by [[Phoebe Hinsdale Brown]] in Ellington based on a personal experience in August 1818.

During the late 19th century and early 20th century, Ellington became the center of a community of Jewish immigrant farmers who were settled there by the philanthropist [[Baron Maurice de Hirsch]]'s [[Jewish Colonization Association]]. They built a synagogue, [[Congregation Knesseth Israel (Ellington, Connecticut)|Congregation Knesseth Israel]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ellingtonshul.org/ourcommunityshistory.htm |title=Raider, Mark; ''Jewish Immigrant Farmers in the Connecticut Valley: The Rockville Settlement'' |access-date=November 26, 2006 |archive-date=December 8, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061208111823/http://www.ellingtonshul.org/ourcommunityshistory.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> that is still standing and in use by an active [[Modern Orthodox]] congregation today and is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>[http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/CT/Tolland/state.html The National Register of Historic Places listings in Tolland County, Connecticut]</ref>

[[File:EllingtonSupermarketExterior.JPG|thumb|The Ellington Supermarket in May 2006, which has closed now.]]

On January 1, 1967, Ellington made national news when its residents assisted the city fire department in rescuing a pilot whose plane was having engine trouble and was unable to locate a runway in a fog that cut visibility to 200 feet.  Under the direction and quick thinking of Resident State Trooper, Lionel Labreche, [[Connecticut State Police]],  dozens of people assembled at the town's unlit [[airstrip]], Hyde Field, and illuminated the runway with their headlights, allowing the pilot to land safely.<ref>[http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1967/01/02/page/22/article/town-guides-lost-plane-to-safe-landing "Town Guides Lost Plane to Safe Landing— Light Small Airstrip with Cars, Trucks"], ''Chicago Tribune'', January 2, 1964, p1A-2</ref>

In 1991, Ellington was proposed as a potential site for a [[Radioactive waste#Types of radioactive waste|low-level nuclear waste dump]]. Strong dissent from area residents forced the state to abandon the plan.<ref>[http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?RCED-93-81 "NUCLEAR WASTE Connecticut’s First Site Selection Process for a Disposal Facility";''Report to Congressional Requesters'' U.S. General Accounting Office; April 1993]</ref>

As it enters the 21st century, Ellington has had the 6th fastest growth rate of all the towns in Connecticut,<ref name=newsletter>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ellington-ct.gov/docs/ellington/Administration/Town%20of%20Ellington%20Newsletter%20September%202004.pdf |title=''Coming to Terms with Growth''; Town of Ellington Newsletter; September 2004; p2 |access-date=December 6, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923190247/http://www.ellington-ct.gov/docs/ellington/Administration/Town%20of%20Ellington%20Newsletter%20September%202004.pdf |archive-date=September 23, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and has been experiencing changes in growing from a rural farming town into a suburban community. Exemplative of this change was the displacement of the locally owned Ellington Supermarket by competition from the regional [[Big Y]] [[Supermarket|supermarket chain]] when a new Big Y was built adjacent to the older supermarket.<ref>[http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16897010&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=569426&rfi=6 "Customers Bemoan The Imminent Closing Of Ellington Supermarket"; Journal Inquirer; July 8, 2006]</ref> An independent film entitled ''The Supermarket'', was made about the incident.<ref>[http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=17452900&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=569380&rfi=8 "Former Employee Turns Ellington Supermarket Into Film Icon"; Journal Inquirer; November 10, 2006]</ref><ref>[http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/food-stores/4262708-1.html "Former Supermarket Worker Makes Film At Old Store"; Progressive Grocer; November 15, 2006]</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|34.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|34.0|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}}  (1.59%) is water.

Ellington is bordered by the towns of [[East Windsor, Connecticut|East Windsor]], [[South Windsor, Connecticut|South Windsor]], [[Vernon, Connecticut|Vernon]], [[Tolland, Connecticut|Tolland]], [[Willington, Connecticut|Willington]], [[Stafford, Connecticut|Stafford]], [[Somers, Connecticut|Somers]], and [[Enfield, Connecticut|Enfield]].

The town has a [[Salient (geography)|panhandle]] extending to the east that extends to the [[Willimantic River]] and encompasses [[Crystal Lake, Connecticut|Crystal Lake]]. A large portion of the town's eastern portion is occupied by the [[Shenipsit State Forest]] which is bounded on the south by [[Shenipsit Lake]] and on the north by [[Soapstone Mountain]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dep.state.ct.us/stateparks/maps/shenipsitgis.pdf |title=''Map of Shenipsit State Forest''; Connecticut DEP |access-date=November 26, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061206133045/http://dep.state.ct.us/stateparks/maps/shenipsitgis.pdf |archive-date=December 6, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Neighborhoods===
*[[Crystal Lake, Connecticut|Crystal Lake]]
*[[Ellington Center, Connecticut|Ellington Center]]
*Sadd's Mill
*Highland Ave
*Windermere
*Woodside Acres
*Mosley Plains
*Gasek Farms
*Crystal Ridge

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1820= 1196
|1850= 1399
|1860= 1510
|1870= 1452
|1880= 1569
|1890= 1539
|1900= 1829
|1910= 1999
|1920= 2127
|1930= 2253
|1940= 2479
|1950= 3099
|1960= 5580
|1970= 7707
|1980= 9711
|1990= 11197
|2000= 12921
|2010= 15602
|2020= 16426
|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 12,921 people, 5,195 households, and 3,470 families residing in the town. Ellington's population increased 20.8% between 2000 and 2010, making one of just four municipalities in Connecticut to achieve a growth rate of at least 20% for that period.<ref>https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-8.pdf "Connecticut: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts," U.S. Census Bureau, June 2012, page 32. Retrieved May 18, 2014.</ref> The population density was {{convert|379.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 5,417 housing units at an average density of {{convert|159.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 96.23% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.99% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.29% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.44% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.87% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.40% of the population.

There were 5,195 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The [[Median household income|median income]] for a household in the town was $62,405, and the median income for a family was $77,813. Males had a median income of $47,334 versus $32,460 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $27,766.  About 2.7% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 25, 2005<ref>{{cite web|title = Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 25, 2005 | publisher = Connecticut Secretary of State | access-date = October 2, 2006 | url = http://www.sots.ct.gov/ElectionsServices/lists/2005OctRegEnrollStats.pdf |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060923151511/http://www.sots.ct.gov/ElectionsServices/lists/2005OctRegEnrollStats.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = September 23, 2006}}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party
! Active Voters
! Inactive Voters
! Total Voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | 1,926
| align = center | 67
| align = center | 1,993
| align = center | 22.61%
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | 1,905
| align = center | 55
| align = center | 1,960
| align = center | 22.23%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| [[Independent voter|Unaffiliated]]
| align = center | 4,679
| align = center | 177
| align = center | 4,856
| align = center | 55.09%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Minor parties
| align = center | 5
| align = center | 1
| align = center | 6
| align = center | 0.07%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | 8,515
! align = center | 300
! align = center | 8,815
! 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|url-status=live|access-date=May 2, 2021|website=CT Secretary of State|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514171359/https://authoring.ct.gov//SOTS/Election-Services/Statement-Of-Vote-PDFs/General-Elections-Statement-of-Vote-1922 |archive-date=May 14, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Election Night Reporting|url=https://ctemspublic.pcctg.net/#/selectTown|url-status=live|access-date=May 2, 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>
|-
!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}}|'''50.4%''' ''4,787''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.6% ''4,515''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.0% ''189''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.2% ''3,531''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.4%''' ''4,199''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.4% ''437''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.3% ''3,598''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.2%''' ''3,894''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.5% ''114''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.9%''' ''4,236''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.8% ''3,519''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.3% ''99''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.7% ''3,467''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.9%''' ''3,700''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.4% ''104''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''48.9%''' ''3,113''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.7% ''2,910''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.4% ''339''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''47.7%''' ''2,643''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|38.9% ''2,152''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|13.4% ''737''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.8% ''2,173''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''35.3%''' ''2,205''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|29.9% ''1,858''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.7% ''2,171''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.5%''' ''2,873''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.8% ''39''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.9% ''1,538''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''67.5%''' ''3,246''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.6% ''23''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.5% ''1,599''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''46.9%''' ''2,172''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|18.6% ''860''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.4% ''1,995''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.1%''' ''2,376''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.5% ''20''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.7% ''1,432''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.6%''' ''2,242''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.7% ''23''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.6% ''1,328''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''48.3%''' ''1,377''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.1% ''146''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''69.0%''' ''1,795''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|31.0% ''806''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|48.2% ''1,246''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.8%''' ''1,340''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1956 United States presidential election|1956]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.5% ''753''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.5%''' ''1,311''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|}

==Economy==
Ellington is a rapidly growing community, and is going through the process of [[suburbanization]],<ref name=newsletter/><ref>{{cite journal |author=Sacks, Michael P. |title=Suburban Sprawl, Urban Decline and Racial/Ethnic Segregation: Shifting Dimensions of Inequality in a U.S. Metro Area |publisher=The Office of Population Research at Princeton University |date=September 2004 |url=http://iussp2005.princeton.edu/download.aspx?submissionId=50818 |format=PDF |access-date=January 30, 2007}}</ref> which is related to the phenomenon of [[urban sprawl]].

Top employers in Ellington according to the town's 2023 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report<ref>{{cite web|url=https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1699383957/ellingtonctgov/vvslh82fxi1ea4fu5hne/PDFSigendFinalReportandFinancialStatements.pdf|title=Town of Ellington Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Year July 1, 2022- June 30, 2023|publisher=Town of Ellington|access-date=February 17, 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
|Town of Ellington
|543
|-
|2
|Country Pure Foods
|196
|-
|3
|Indian Valley Faily YMCA
|118
|-
|4
|[[Big Y]]
|112
|-
|5
|Kloter Farms Country Store
|100
|-
|6
|Earthlight
|84
|-
|7
|LuAnn's Bakery
|75
|-
|8
|Barn Yard/Great Country Garage
|68
|-
|9
|Dymotek
|63
|-
|10
|Oakridge Dairy
|56
|}

==Education==
Ellington Public Schools belong to the [[Ellington Public Schools]] school district.<ref>{{cite web|url=  http://www.ellingtonpublicschools.org/page.cfm?p=2138|title= Ellington Public Schools|publisher= Ellington Public Schools |access-date= September 22, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.greatschools.org/connecticut/ellington/Ellington-School-District/|title= Ellington School Districtn School District|publisher= Great Schools, Inc |access-date= September 19, 2012}}</ref> The district has five public schools:

===Elementary schools===
*Center School (K–6)
*Crystal Lake School (K–6)
*Windermere School (K–6)

===Middle school===
*Ellington [[Middle school|Middle School]], formerly Longview Middle School (7–8)

===High school===
*[[Ellington High School]]

==Infrastructure==

===Roads===

Though no [[Interstate Highway System|Interstate Highways]] pass through Ellington it is approximately equidistant from both [[Interstate 84 (east)|Interstate 84]] and [[Interstate 91]], each being approximately a ten- to fifteen-minute drive from most parts of town.

Several Connecticut State Roads run through town:
* [[Connecticut Route 30]] – (Stafford Rd.) The north–south arterial in the [[Crystal Lake, Connecticut|Crystal Lake]] section of town.
* [[Connecticut Route 32]] - (River Rd.) Passes north-south through the very eastern edge of town, connects Willington to Stafford. No direct connections to the rest of town (Though CT 140 in [[Stafford Springs, Connecticut|Stafford Springs]] intersects with it)
* [[Connecticut Route 83]] – (West Rd. & Somers Rd.) The main north–south arterial running through the middle of the town.
* [[Connecticut Route 74]] – (Wapping Wood Rd. & Windsorville Rd.) On the Southern edge of town, a major road in Ellington's Five corners.
* [[Connecticut Route 140]] – (Sadds Mill Rd., Maple St., Crystal Lake Rd., & Sandy Beach Rd.) The town's main East/West arterial, running the complete width of town.
* [[Connecticut Route 286]] – (Pinney St. & Main St.) An arterial running North from Five Corners to the center of town where it turns East and becomes Ellington's Main St.

===Rail===
Ellington was formerly served by a seven-mile-long [[Rail transport|rail line]] built in 1876 running from [[Vernon, Connecticut|Vernon]] to [[Melrose, Connecticut|Melrose]], that roughly paralleled Pinney St. and Sadds Mill Rd. The rail line became defunct in the middle part of the 20th century.<ref>[http://www.vernondepot.com/ ''Vernon Depot/The Hartford, Providence & Fishkill Railroad/Vernon, Connecticut'']</ref> The [[New England Central Railroad]] (following the Willimantic River) also briefly clips through the very eastern edge of Ellington, though has no stops.
[[File:Sandy Beach, Crystal Lake, Ellington Connecticut USA.JPG|thumb|Ellington's town beach, Sandy Beach, located on [[Crystal Lake (Ellington)|Crystal Lake]]]]

===Airports===

* [[Ellington Airport (Connecticut)|Ellington Airport]] – A [[General aviation]] airport located adjacent to the town's [[Industrial park]] on [[Connecticut Route 83|Route 83]]. In addition to private aviation, a [[Flight training]] school and a [[helicopter]] school operate there. [[Parachuting]] is a common weekend activity from the airport.<ref>[http://www.airnav.com/airport/7B9 Airnav.com summary for Ellington Airport (7B9)]</ref>
* [[Skylark Airpark]] – A General aviation airport located in the neighboring town of [[East Windsor, Connecticut|East Windsor]].
* [[Bradley International Airport]] – Connecticut's main [[Airport|commercial airport]], is located approximately ten miles West of town in [[Windsor Locks, Connecticut|Windsor Locks]].

===Water===
Crystal Lake, in the eastern section of town, is used by many for [[Recreational boating|boating]].

==Notable people==

* [[John H. Brockway]] (1801–1870), [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]]
* [[Henry Billings Brown]] (1836–1913), US Supreme Court justice
* [[Orlow W. Chapman]] (1832–1890), politician; [[Solicitor General of the United States]]
* [[Stephen Jenks]] (1772–1856), composer of music
* [[Mike Massaro]], [[NASCAR on NBC]] pit reporter and journalist
* [[Mike McGuirl]] (born 1998) - player for [[Hapoel Haifa B.C.|Hapoel Haifa]] in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
* [[Frank Mozzicato]] (born 2003), 7th overall pick of the 2021 MLB draft, signing with the Kansas City Royals
* [[Steve Park]] (born 1967), winner in the [[NASCAR Cup Series]] on multiple occasions
* [[Henry Weston Smith]] (1827–1876), [[Methodist]] preacher
* [[Mike Vranos]] (born 1961), founder of the [[hedge fund]] Ellington Management Company

==See also==
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*[[Congregation Knesseth Israel (Ellington, Connecticut)|Congregation Knesseth Israel]]
*[[Crystal Lake, Connecticut|Crystal Lake]], [[Connecticut]]
*[[Country Pure Foods]]

==References==

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==External links==
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*[http://www.ellington-ct.gov/ Town of Ellington Connecticut] Portal style website, Government, Business, Library, Recreation and more

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There are three different public elementary schools in Ellington,ct the schools are, center school, windermere, and crystal lake. There is also one public middle school, and a public high school.

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