Harwinton, Connecticut

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Harwinton (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell) is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 5,484 at the 2020 census.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The town is part of the Northwest Hills Planning Region. The town is served by Regional School District 10.

History

Prior to settlement by colonists, Harwinton sat at the confluence of various tribal territories, notably that of the Tunxis tribe.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The Connecticut Colony granted and split the area of modern-day Harwinton to the townships of Hartford and Windsor in May 1729. The area was first settled in January 1730 by Daniel Messenger. Townships were formally established in the following years in the Hartford and Windsor allotments.

Harwinton was incorporated as an independent town in October 1737.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The name of the town alludes to Hartford and Windsor, Connecticut (HAR + WIN) followed by the suffix -ton, meaning town.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

Harwinton is in eastern Litchfield County; it is bordered to the northwest by the city of Torrington and to the east by Burlington in Hartford County. Hartford, the state capital, is Template:Convert to the east, and Bristol is Template:Convert to the southeast.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Harwinton has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert are land and Template:Convert of it, or 1.12%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref> The town is bordered to the west by the Naugatuck River. The southeastern portion of the town contains the Roraback Wildlife Area and several reservoirs.

Principal communities

Campville
Harwinton Center (part of Northwest Harwinton CDP)

Demographics

Template:US Census population Template:See also Per the 2020 United States census,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> there were 5,484 people and 1,641 family households living in the town. The population density was 178 inhabitants per square mile (68.7/km²). There were 2,313 housing units at an average density of 74.1 per square mile (28.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.0% White, 0.67% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.46% from other races, and 5.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.14% of the population.

There were 2,179 occupied households, out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 people.

In the town, the population distribution was 20.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 18.7% from 25 to 44, 31.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.7 years. The population was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.

According the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2018 to 2022, the median household income in the town was $102,078 and per capita income was $53,705. An estimated 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 31, 2023<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Party		Active voters	Inactive voters	Total voters	Percentage
Template:Party color cell	Republican	1,508	69	1,577	34.26%
Template:Party color cell	Democratic	935	58	993	21.57%
Template:Party color cell	Unaffiliated	1,816	133	1,949	42.34%
Template:Party color cell	Minor Parties	77	7	84	1.82%
Total		4,336	267	4,603	100%

Transportation

Connecticut Route 4 connects the town to Torrington in the northwest and to Hartford in the east. Route 118 connects the town westward to Litchfield center, with a junction for the Route 8 expressway in the western part of Harwinton. Route 222 runs south from Harwinton to Thomaston center. Route 72 leads south then east to the city of Bristol.