Editing Marlborough, Connecticut

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Marlborough, Connecticut
| official_name      = Town of Marlborough
| settlement_type    = [[New England town|Town]]
| image_skyline      = Town Hall, Marlborough CT.jpg
| image_caption      = Town Hall
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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Connecticut}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[County (United States)|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Hartford County, Connecticut|Hartford]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Councils of governments in Connecticut|Region]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut|Capitol Region]]
| established_title  = Incorporated
| established_date   = 1803
| government_type    = [[Board of selectmen|Selectman-town meeting]]
| leader_title       = Selectman
| leader_name        = Louise Concodello (R)
| leader_title1      = Selectman
| leader_name1       = Joseph J. Asklar (R)
| leader_title2      = Selectman
| leader_name2       = Betty O'Brien (D)
| leader_title3      = Selectman/Chair
| leader_name3       = Debbie Bourbeau (U/D)
| leader_title4      = Selectman
| leader_name4       = John Rizza (D)
| leader_title5      = Town Manager
| leader_name5       = David Porter
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_total_sq_mi   = 23.5
| area_land_km2      = 60.5
| area_water_km2     = 0.4
| elevation_m        = 164
| elevation_ft       = 538
| population_total   = 6133
| population_as_of   = 2020
| population_footnotes = 
| population_density_km2 = auto
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code        = 06447
| area_code          = [[Area codes 860 and 959|860/959]]
| website            = {{URL|https://marlboroughct.net}}
| timezone           = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset         = -5
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| utc_offset_DST     = -4
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'''Marlborough''' is a town in [[Hartford County, Connecticut|Hartford County]], [[Connecticut]], United States. It contains the [[census-designated place]] (CDP) of [[Terramuggus, Connecticut|Terramuggus]]. The town is part of the [[Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut|Capitol Planning Region]]. The town's population was 6,133 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US0900345820| title=Census - Geography Profile: Marlborough town, Hartford County, Connecticut| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=December 17, 2021}}</ref> Marlborough is a suburban and rural community. The local high school is [[RHAM High School]]. In 2013, Marlborough ranked third (of 24) in ''Connecticut Magazine's'' biannual ranking of Connecticut small towns.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rating the Towns 2013: Median Home Sale price $175,000-$224,999|url=http://www.connecticutmag.com/Connecticut-Magazine/November-2013/Rating-the-Towns-2013/Median-Home-Sale-price-175000-224999/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621165145/http://www.connecticutmag.com/Connecticut-Magazine/November-2013/Rating-the-Towns-2013/Median-Home-Sale-price-175000-224999/|archive-date=June 21, 2016|website=[[Connecticut Magazine]]}}</ref> Educationally, RHAM High School, which serves Marlborough, Hebron, and Andover students, is one of the top-ranked regional high schools in the state on the SAT in 2017, and 11th highest-performing school in the state on the test.<ref>{{Cite web|last=de la Torre|first=Vanessa|date=August 1, 2017|title=SAT Scores Improve Among Connecticut 11th-Graders, But Achievement Gap Remains|url=https://www.courant.com/education/hc-ct-2017-sat-scores-20170801-story.html|access-date=December 5, 2020|website=courant.com}}</ref> The town is home to Elmer Theines-Mary Hall elementary school which serves Pre-K through 6th grade. The school scores above state average on standardized testing and student progress.<ref>[https://www.greatschools.org/connecticut/marlborough/478-Elmer-Thienes-Mary-Hall-Elementary-School/#Students_with_Disabilities*Test_scores*Math], additional text.</ref>

==History==

The earliest inhabitants of present-day Marlborough, prior to the arrival of the English settlers, were the [[Podunk people]], an indigenous people who spoke an [[Algonquian languages|Algonquian language]]. The town's origins can be traced back to 1648, when (John) Sadler's Ordinary, a rest stop from the colonical era, was established. This establishment, the second of its kind in [[Connecticut Colony]] after Hartford, served as a crossroads during colonial times. Travelers would stop to rest at the Buell House (now the [[Marlborough Tavern]]) located at the heart of what is now Marlborough center. Although the original Sadler's Ordinary (Inn) eventually went out of business, a new Sadler's Ordinary was built in a new location in 1970 and continues to operate today.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rhinelander |first1=David |title=Just an Ordinary Tale of an Early Colonial Tavern |url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1998-07-31-9807310457-story.html |access-date=September 15, 2019 |publisher=Hartford Courant |date=July 31, 1998}}</ref>

In 1747, William Buell and Joel Foote petitioned the colonial General Court for permission to form an Ecclesiastical Society and establish the town of Marlborough. In 1749, they began constructing the [[Marlborough Congregational Church|First Congregational Church]] which was not completed until 1803.<ref>[http://www.marlboroughct.net/content/AboutMarlborough02.htm "Town of Marlborough."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724180005/http://www.marlboroughct.net/content/AboutMarlborough02.htm |date=July 24, 2008 }} Retrieved October 23, 2009.</ref> On October 13, 1803, Marlborough was officially incorporated, encompassing land from portions of three neighboring towns: [[Glastonbury, Connecticut|Glastonbury]], [[Colchester, Connecticut|Colchester]] ([[New London County, Connecticut|New London County]]) and [[Hebron, Connecticut|Hebron]] ([[Tolland County, Connecticut|Tolland County]]).<ref>Conn. Spec. Acts 1803, 2:1157-1158.</ref><ref name="Connecticut Individual County Chronologies">{{Cite web|url=http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Connecticut/documents/CT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#HARTFORD |title=Hartford County |access-date=January 7, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110043227/http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Connecticut/documents/CT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm |archive-date=November 10, 2013 }}</ref> The town took its name from [[Marlborough, Massachusetts]],<ref>{{cite book|title=The Connecticut Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qoEyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA333|year=1903|publisher=Connecticut Magazine Company|page=333}}</ref> which was named after [[Marlborough, Wiltshire]] in [[England]].

By 1907 the town had a population of fewer than 305 residents. It wasn’t until the 1960s that Marlborough was rediscovered as a bedroom community for 
white-collar professionals working in Hartford.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marlborough |date=October 28, 2011 |url=https://connecticuthistory.org/towns-page/marlborough/ |publisher=CThistory.org |access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref> A comprehensive history of the town titled [http://www.marlboroughhistory.com ''Reflections Into Marlborough's History''] was published in 2007.

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|60.9|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|60.5|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 0.73%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US0900345820| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212143239/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US0900345820| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Marlborough town, Hartford County, Connecticut| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=November 28, 2012}}</ref> Marlborough is adjacent to four other Connecticut towns ([[Glastonbury, Connecticut|Glastonbury]] to the north, [[East Hampton, Connecticut|East Hampton]] to the west, [[Colchester, Connecticut|Colchester]] to the south, and [[Hebron, Connecticut|Hebron]] to the east). East Hampton, Colchester and Hebron are each in different [[List of counties in Connecticut|counties]] from each other and from Marlborough.

Route 2, a two-lane highway (sometimes three) in most sections, bisects the town, and there are three Marlborough exits, at South Main Street, Route 66, and West Road, although there are exits westbound only for South Main and eastbound only for West Road. It takes approximately 15– 20 minutes to get to Hartford, 40 minutes to New London, 45 minutes to New Haven, and 40 minutes to Springfield, MA.  Marlborough is generally equidistant between Boston and New York. Boston is an hour and 45 minutes away, while New York City is a two-hour car ride, pending traffic conditions. Popular vacation areas are also reasonable drives from Marlborough. The Berkshire Mountains are an hour and 20 minutes away, and popular Rhode Island beaches, depending on which one you go to, are an hour (Misquamicut, Westerly) to an hour and 20 minutes away (Narragansett).

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1820= 1954
|1850= 832
|1860= 682
|1870= 476
|1880= 391
|1890= 582
|1900= 322
|1910= 302
|1920= 303
|1930= 319
|1940= 476
|1950= 901
|1960= 1961
|1970= 2991
|1980= 4746
|1990= 5535
|2000= 5709
|2010= 6404
|2020= 6133
|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]] of 2010,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |title=U.S. Census website |publisher=United States Census Bureau |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |language=en |access-date=November 15, 2016 }}</ref> there were 6,404 people, 2,292 households, and 1,820 families residing in the town. As of the 2000 census, the population density was {{convert|245.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,057 housing units at an average density of {{convert|88.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 65.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 30.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.8% of the population.

There were 2,292 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 20 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 34.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 43 years.

The median income for a household in the town was $139,255 and the median income for a family was $159,376. Males had a median income of $98,789 versus $64,959 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $58,805. About 0.3% of families and 1.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 0.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and politics==

{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 27, 2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://authoring.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/Registration_and_Enrollment_Stats/2020-Voter-Registration-Statistics.pdf|title=Connecticut Voter Registration}}</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 | 1,410
| align = center | 106
| align = center | 1,516
| align = center | 30.64%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | 1,248
| align = center | 83
| align = center | 1,331
| align = center | 26.91%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| [[Independent voter|Unaffiliated]]
| align = center | 1,874
| align = center | 114
| align = center | 1,988
| align = center | 40.19%
|-
| {{party color cell|Libertarian Party (United States)}}
| Minor Parties
| align = center | 106
| align = center | 6
| align = center | 112
| align = center | 2.26%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | 4,638
! align = center | 309
! align = center | 4,947
! align = center | 100%
|}

{| class="wikitable"  style="float:right; margin:1em; font-size:95%;"
|+ Marlborough town vote<br /> by party in presidential elections<ref>{{Cite web|title=General Elections Statement of Vote 1922|url=https://authoring.ct.gov/SOTS/Election-Services/Statement-Of-Vote-PDFs/General-Elections-Statement-of-Vote-1922|access-date=December 5, 2020|website=CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website|language=en}}</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}}|[[United States presidential election, 2020|2020]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.2%''' ''2,119''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.8% ''1,861''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.0% ''79''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[United States presidential election, 2016|2016]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.36% ''1,687''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''48.53%''' ''1,766''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.11% ''186''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[United States presidential election, 2012|2012]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.04%''' ''1,791''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.53% ''1,668''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.43% ''50''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[United States presidential election, 2008|2008]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.93%''' ''2,071''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.05% ''1,594''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.03% ''38''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[United States presidential election, 2004|2004]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.96%''' ''1,850''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.11% ''1,710''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.93% ''70''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[United States presidential election, 2000|2000]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.99%''' ''1,654''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.50% ''1,411''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.52% ''179''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[United States presidential election, 1996|1996]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''48.25%''' ''1,379''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|35.93% ''1,027''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|15.82% ''452''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[United States presidential election, 1992|1992]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''37.02%''' ''1,187''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|33.00% ''1,058''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|29.98% ''961''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[United States presidential election, 1988|1988]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.61% ''1,230''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.15%''' ''1,493''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.23% ''34''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[United States presidential election, 1984|1984]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32.84% ''825''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.88%''' ''1,680''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.28% ''7''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[United States presidential election, 1980|1980]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32.66% ''771''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''47.18%''' ''1,114''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|20.16% ''476''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[United States presidential election, 1976|1976]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.48% ''850''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.01%''' ''1,095''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.51% ''10''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[United States presidential election, 1972|1972]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.41% ''603''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''62.68%''' ''1,038''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.91% ''15''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[United States presidential election, 1968|1968]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.27% ''469''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.45%''' ''536''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|7.29% ''79''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[United States presidential election, 1964|1964]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''65.35%''' ''594''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.65% ''315''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[United States presidential election, 1960|1960]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.29% ''409''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.71%''' ''494''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[United States presidential election, 1956|1956]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.15% ''243''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.85%''' ''490''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|}

==Notable people==

* [[Larry Boardman]] (born 1936), boxer born in Marlborough
* [[Chris Cillizza]] (born 1976), journalist born in Marlborough
* [[Mary Hall]] (1843–1927), [[suffragist]], first female lawyer in Connecticut, born in Marlborough
* [[A.J. Pollock]] (born 1987), Major League Baseball player with the Arizona Diamondbacks; born in Marlborough, attended RHAM High School in Hebron, CT
* [[William Henry Richmond]] (1821–1922), anthracite coal mine operator born in Marlborough<ref>"William Henry Richmond," ''National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Volume 9.'' New York: James T. White and Company, 1899; pp. 103-104.</ref>
* [[Gretchen Ulion]] (born 1972), [[1998 Winter Olympics]] ice hockey gold medalist

==Points of interest==

* [[Marlborough Congregational Church]], placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993
* Marlborough Arts Center – A non-profit regional arts center housed in the restored Charles W. Hall building <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://marlborougharts.org/|title=MARLBOROUGH ARTS CENTER – A Non-Profit Regional Center for Fine Arts, Performing Arts and Fine Crafts|website=marlborougharts.org}}</ref>
* [[Marlborough Tavern]]

==References==

{{Reflist|2}}

==Further reading==

* Mary Hall, [https://archive.org/details/celebrationcente00hall ''Report of the Celebration of the Centennial of the Incorporation of the Town of Marlborough: August 23d and 25th, 1903.''] Hartford: Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1904.
* Romano Ghirlanda, [https://marlboroughhistory.org/store/ols/products/reflections-into-marlboroughs-history ''Reflections into Marlborough's History.''] Hartford, 2007.

==External links==

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*{{official website|https://marlboroughct.net/}}
*[http://www.marlboroughhistory.org/ ''Marlborough Historical Society'']

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