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West Hartford, Connecticut
Pueblo
Blue Back Square
Cuadrado trasero azul
Official logo of West Hartford, Connecticut
Apodo (s): 
WeHa
Lema (s): 
Donde el estilo de la ciudad se encuentra con el encanto del pueblo
Location within Hartford County, Connecticut
Ubicación dentro del condado de Hartford , Connecticut
West Hartford, Connecticut is located in Connecticut
West Hartford, Connecticut
West Hartford, Connecticut
Ubicación dentro del condado de Hartford , Connecticut
West Hartford, Connecticut is located in the United States
West Hartford, Connecticut
West Hartford, Connecticut
West Hartford, Connecticut (Estados Unidos)
Coordenadas: 41 ° 46′04 ″ N 72 ° 45′14 ″ W / 41.76778°N 72.75389°W / 41.76778; -72.75389 Coordenadas : 41 ° 46′04 ″ N 72 ° 45′14 ″ W  / 41.76778°N 72.75389°W / 41.76778; -72.75389
País Estados Unidos
Estado de EE. UU. Connecticut
condadoHartford
área metropolitanaHartford
Establecido1679
Incorporado3 de mayo de 1854
Gobierno
 • TipoAdministrador del consejo
 • Administrador de la ciudadMatthew W. Hart
 • Ayuntamiento de la ciudadShari Cantor (D), Alcalde
Leon Davidoff (D), Vicealcalde
Beth Kerrigan (D)
Ben Wenograd (D)
Liam Sweeney (D)
Carol Blanks (D)
Mary Fay (R)
Lee Gold (R), Líder de la minoría
Chris Williams (R)
Área
 • Total57.7 km 2 (22.3 millas cuadradas )
 • Tierra21,9 millas cuadradas (56,6 km 2 )
 • Agua0,4 millas cuadradas (1,1 km 2 )
Elevación164 pies (50 m)
Población (2010)
 • Total63.268
 • Densidad2.800 / millas cuadradas (1.100 / km 2 )
Zona horariaUTC-5 ( Este )
 • Verano ( DST )UTC − 4 ( este )
código postal
06107, 06117, 06119, 06110
Código (s) de área860
Código FIPS09-82590
ID de función GNIS0213529
Carreteras interestatalesI-84.svg
Carreteras de EE. UU.US 6.svg US 44.svg
Rutas estatalesConnecticut Highway 4.svg Connecticut Highway 71.svg Connecticut Highway 173.svg Connecticut Highway 185.svg Connecticut Highway 189.svg Connecticut Highway 218.svg
Tránsito rápidoCTfastrak symbol.svg
Sitio webwww .westhartfordct .gov

West Hartford es una ciudad en el condado de Hartford, Connecticut , Estados Unidos, a 5 millas (8,0 km) al oeste del centro de Hartford . La población era 63.268 en el censo de 2010 . [1]

El popular centro de la ciudad se conoce coloquialmente como "West Hartford Center", o simplemente "The Center", y se centra en Farmington Avenue y South / North Main Street. West Hartford Center ha sido el centro principal de la comunidad desde finales del siglo XVII.

Incorporada como ciudad en 1854, West Hartford fue anteriormente una parroquia de Hartford, fundada en 1672. [2] Entre las comunidades más al sur de la región metropolitana del Corredor del Conocimiento Hartford-Springfield , West Hartford es el hogar de la Universidad de Hartford y la Universidad. de San José .

West Hartford es el hogar de eventos regulares que atraen a grandes multitudes de las ciudades vecinas, incluida la Serie de Conciertos de Elizabeth Park. [3] La ciudad también alberga el evento anual Celebrate West Hartford, que incluye atracciones de feria, vendedores de comida y puestos de negocios locales. [4]

Historia [ editar ]

Según la evidencia arqueológica, la gente de Wampanoag utilizó West Hartford como uno de sus campamentos de invierno. Pescando y cazando a lo largo del río Connecticut , el área de West Hartford ofreció a la gente de Wampanoag un refugio del frío viento invernal y las severas inundaciones primaverales del río. En 1636, el reverendo Thomas Hooker dirigió a un grupo de seguidores desde lo que ahora es Cambridge, Massachusetts hasta el "Gran Río" y estableció Hartford, Connecticut y la colonia de Connecticut.. A medida que la colonia creció, se necesitaron tierras adicionales. En 1672, los propietarios de Hartford ordenaron que se creara una división hacia el oeste. Se dispuso un total de "72 Long Lots" entre la actual Quaker Lane en el este y Mountain Road en el oeste. El límite norte era Bloomfield, y el sur, actual New Britain Avenue. (El límite occidental se amplió en 1830 para incluir parte de Farmington ). En la década de 1670, el área se conocía como la "División Oeste" de Hartford. Este siguió siendo el nombre oficial hasta 1806 cuando la Asamblea General de Connecticut comenzó a referirse a él como "la Sociedad de West Hartford".

Se cree que el primer colono de West Hartford fue Stephen Hosmer, cuyo padre estaba en el primer grupo de colonos de Hartford de Hooker y que más tarde poseyó 300 acres (1.200.000 m 2 ) justo al norte del actual Centro. En 1679, el padre de Stephen Hosmer lo envió a establecer un aserradero en la propiedad. El joven Hosmer eventualmente volvería a vivir en Hartford, pero en su inventario de propiedades de 1693, se enumeran 310 acres (1.300.000 m 2 ) en West Hartford junto con una casa y un aserradero. Durante casi un siglo, la propiedad se traspasaría a toda la familia. Aún quedan pruebas de la primera industria de la ciudad, ya que el estanque y la presa del molino de Stephen Hosmer todavía se pueden encontrar hoy en el lado más occidental de North Main Street.

En el momento de la Revolución Americana, el desierto una vez accidentado había sido en gran parte despejado y se había desarrollado una nueva comunidad agrícola con una población de poco más de 1,000 residentes y 3,000 ovejas. En su núcleo estaba la casa de reuniones parroquial. La Primera Casa de Reuniones Congregacionales se construyó alrededor de 1712 . Ahora en su quinto edificio, la iglesia se encuentra orgullosa en lo que ahora es la esquina sureste de Main Street y Farmington Avenue. Como foco de la vida religiosa, política y social temprana, la casa de reuniones ayudó a darle a esta área un nombre, un título que todavía tiene hoy: "El Centro".

La evidencia en el Hartford Courant y en el censo de la década de 1790 muestra que algunos de los hogares más prósperos dependían de trabajadores y esclavos para el trabajo de campo y la ayuda doméstica. La Sarah Whitman Hooker House fue una de esas residencias y todavía se encuentra en New Britain Avenue. La evidencia muestra que los Hookers poseían varios esclavos. Uno de esos esclavos, Bristow, compró su libertad en 1775 para luchar en la Guerra Revolucionaria.. esclavo por quien se nombra una de las escuelas secundarias de West Hartford, Bristow compró su libertad de Thomas Hart Hooker en abril de 1775 cuando Hooker partió para luchar en la Guerra Revolucionaria. Bristow continuó viviendo con la familia después de que Thomas Hart Hooker fuera asesinado en la guerra. Bristow se convirtió en un experto en agricultura y dejó su propiedad a los dos hijos de los Hookers cuando murió. Es el único afroamericano conocido que ha sido enterrado en el Old Center Burial Yard de West Hartford. [5]

Noah Webster House (West Hartford, CT) - fachada frontal

Viniendo de la industria [ editar ]

Una de las primeras industrias importantes que surgió se centró en la alfarería y el ladrillo. Extendiéndose desde Hartford hasta Berlín hay un depósito considerable de arcilla fina. En 1770, Ebenezer Faxon vino de Massachusetts y se instaló en lo que se convertiría en el Elmwoodsección de West Hartford. Allí estableció una alfarería en South Road (lo que hoy es New Britain Avenue) que aprovechó el paisaje geológico local. Sin embargo, fue Seth Goodwin quien ayudó a establecer una dinastía de alfarería. Goodwin comenzó sus trabajos de alfarería alrededor de 1798. Durante más de cien años, el nombre Goodwin se asoció con la cerámica de West Hartford. Produciendo artículos utilitarios como jarras para la ginebra fabricadas en destilerías locales, diseños de terracota y porcelana fina, la Compañía Goodwin empleó hasta 75 personas en su apogeo. La Compañía de Cerámica Goodwin Brothers (como llegó a ser conocida) se quemó por tercera vez en 1908 y nunca se recuperó. [6]

Sarah Whitman Hooker House en West Hartford

En 1879, Edwin Arnold estableció Trout Brook Ice & Feed Company. El hielo de Trout Brook, un arroyo que atraviesa el centro de West Hartford, se cosechó en el invierno, se cortó en bloques y se colocó en una serie de casas de hielo a través de un sistema de escaleras mecánicas. Aislados con aserrín, los bloques de hielo se utilizaron como refrigeración localmente y se enviaron a lugares tan lejanos como la ciudad de Nueva York. A fines del siglo XIX, el ferrocarril de Nueva York, New Haven y Hartford atravesaba parte de Elmwood en la esquina sureste de la ciudad. Una variedad de empresas surgieron en esta área, incluida Whitlock Coil Pipe Company en 1891, y más tarde Royal Typewriter , Wiremold, Abbot Ball, Colt's Manufacturingy Silver Grippers del tío Bill (productor de pinzas). El mayor de los fabricantes de West Hartford fue Pratt & Whitney (ahora Pratt & Whitney Measurement Systems , que luego prestó su nombre a Pratt & Whitney , la corporación aeroespacial con sede en East Hartford ). En 1940 construyó una planta en 20 acres (81.000 m 2 ) y en el apogeo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial empleó a más de 7.000 personas. Permanecería vigente hasta 1991, cuando se adquirió Pratt & Whitney Measurement Systems y se trasladaron las operaciones a Plainville . [7]

Una nueva ciudad [ editar ]

En 1792 se nombró un comité de residentes para pedir permiso a Hartford para separarse, y se les negó. Cinco años después, presentaron una solicitud y otra vez fueron denegadas. En la primavera de 1854, la Asamblea General de Connecticut se reunió en New Haven.(co-capitolio con Hartford en ese momento). Probablemente aprovechando la distancia de Hartford, los delegados de West Hartford entregaron a la Asamblea General una petición fechada el 21 de marzo. Firmada por 153 residentes, la petición afirmaba que las residencias estaban "sujetas a muchos inconvenientes debido a su conexión actual con la ciudad y la ciudad de Hartford y que su conveniencia y prosperidad se promoverían esencialmente al establecerse como una ciudad separada". El 26 de abril, unos 100 residentes de West Hartford presentaron su propio caso contra la secesión. Después de una revisión y una oportunidad para que Hartford presentara un argumento a favor de mantener West Hartford, la Asamblea General votó el 3 de mayo a favor de la independencia de West Hartford.

Sin embargo, la votación de 1854 no fue el final del debate. En 1895, los residentes adinerados del "East Side" de West Hartford solicitaron la anexión de Hartford. Su llamado fue rechazado por otros residentes de West Hartford. Luego, en 1923 y 1924, Hartford quiso anexar West Hartford de nuevo para poder lograr un "Plan Greater Hartford". Los residentes de la ciudad se manifestaron en oposición y el plan fue derrotado por una votación de 2,100 a 6137. [8]

Surgimiento como suburbio de tranvías [ editar ]

Es el transporte el que ha tenido el mayor impacto en West Hartford y su evolución desde una encrucijada tranquila hasta un suburbio moderno. A finales del siglo XVIII y principios del XIX, tres autopistascorrió por West Hartford. Alrededor de estas carreteras surgieron tabernas, herrerías y carretillas, almacenes generales y muchos otros lugares de negocios. Los primeros mapas dan una idea de la importancia de estos caminos secundarios en el desarrollo del comercio y la industria. Luego vinieron los tranvías: a partir de 1845, Fred Brace comenzó a correr en un ómnibus tirado por caballos desde su casa en la esquina de Farmington Avenue y Dale Street hasta el centro de Hartford. Aún más significativas fueron las líneas de tranvías tirados por caballos y más tarde los carritos eléctricos que en 1889 comenzaron a abrirse camino desde el centro de la ciudad de Hartford hasta el campo de West Hartford. Las líneas de tranvía abrieron un terreno que había sido inaccesible para muchos e hizo posible que los profesionales y sus familias se establecieran a lo largo de Prospect Avenue, luego al norte de Farmington Avenue.

En la década de 1880, Hartford comenzó a experimentar un auge económico. Como tal, los líderes empresariales de Hartford comenzaron a construir sus mansiones a lo largo de Prospect Avenue . Prospect Hill, situado en una cresta de una milla de largo (1,6 km) con impresionantes vistas de la floreciente ciudad, se convirtió en la dirección más prestigiosa de la zona. Las casas son características de los estilos arquitectónicos populares en ese período que se representan, en particular los renacimientos de finales del siglo XIX y XX . Muchas casas en el área en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos, incluida la Residencia del Gobernador de Connecticut , construida en 1908. Prospect Avenue se encuentra junto al Parque Elizabeth , diseñado por el aclamado arquitecto paisajista Frederick Law Olmsteden 1896 y el nombre de la esposa de Charles M. Pond , quien legó la tierra a la ciudad de Hartford . En 1900, el Hartford Golf Club abrió sus enlaces al otro lado de Asylum Avenue, al oeste de Prospect Avenue, lo que se sumó a la sensibilidad suburbana ideal del área. [9]

En 1895, Wood, Harmon and Company creó una de las primeras subdivisiones de la ciudad en una propiedad conocida como Stanley Farm, un tramo que se inclina hacia arriba desde la línea del tranvía que luego corría a lo largo de Farmington Avenue, frente al Reservoir No. 1. Llamado Buena Vista, era lo promocionó como "El nuevo y hermoso suburbio de Hartford". Su literatura destacó el "espléndido servicio de automóviles eléctricos suburbanos" y la proximidad al embalse No. 1. [10]

Distrito histórico de West Hill en West Hartford 2

Siguieron otros desarrollos como "Elmhurst" en Elmwood (1901) y Sunset Farm (1917). Uno de los más exclusivos de estos primeros desarrollos fue West Hill . Ubicado en la antigua finca de Cornelius Vanderbilt , hijo del famoso imán financiero y del transporte, fue una creación de Horace R. Grant. Diseñado por algunos de los mejores arquitectos de Hartford en la década de 1920, West Hill es históricamente importante porque es un excelente ejemplo de un desarrollo inmobiliario planificado de principios de la década de 1920 que procedió bajo restricciones de diseño específicas para lograr un éxito sobresaliente como un vecindario prestigioso y bien diseñado. . La arquitectura es característica del Renacimiento Colonial y el Renacimiento Tudor. styles popular in the period. It was declared a National Historic District in 1996.[11]

The automobile[edit]

Old Noah Webster Memorial Library building

By the 1920s and 30s the impact of the automobile was felt in West Hartford as the town became more accessible to Hartford's middle and working class citizens. Between 1910 and 1930 the population of West Hartford grew from 4,808 to 24,941 residents. Then with the end of the Great Depression, World War II, and the exodus from urban centers, West Hartford witnessed a tremendous influx of people as its population swelled from 33,776 in 1940 to 62,382 people by 1960. This era ushered in major housing developments and retail spaces throughout the community.

In the 50s, the primary avenues — Albany, Asylum and Farmington — became important arteries for commuters, and the access made West Hartford attractive to middle-class families. During the decade, the town built one new elementary school each year to accommodate the growing population. In the 1960s, construction began on Interstate 84, completed in 1969. The interstate had many ramifications on the community, the most visible was that it bisected the town, isolating the more industrial and ethnically diverse neighborhood of Elmwood with a physical barrier from the rest of West Hartford.[12] Furthermore, The interstate allowed for increased accessibility as the population increased with the Baby Boom and development, and recalibrated the traditional retail sites.

Subsequent residential development continued on through the late '70s, particularly in the town's northern, western and far southwestern fringes, as evidenced by the many large colonial, ranch, and split level-style homes in these areas. In 1971, the Bishops Corner development was inaugurated. Housing tenants such as Lord & Taylor, F.W. Woolworth, and Doubleday Book Shop drew shoppers from across the region; the Center with its largely independently owned stores, were negatively impacted by the new retail traffic patterns.[13]

Towards the town's southwest fringe lies Westfarms Mall. Opened in 1974 with original anchors JC Penney, G. Fox & Co., and Sage-Allen, the mall further recalibrated retail in West Hartford. It became well known for its lavish ceilings and waterfall-style fountain. Sitting astride I-84, conveniently connected to the town’s main internal arteries, and comprising more than 1,300,000 square feet (120,000 m2) of stores and restaurants, it is the third largest indoor mall in Connecticut.[14]

Outside the library at Blue Back Square in West Hartford, Connecticut

Blue Back Square[edit]

Opening in 2007, Blue Back Square is a pioneer mixed-use development in the Center that blends retail and residential living space on a large scale. The five-building complex contains 220,000 square feet (20,000 m2) of ground floor retail space and 120 luxury space. Medical office space encompasses 137,000 square feet (12,700 m2), and other professional offices total another 62,500 square feet (5,810 m2) square feet. A six-screen movie theatre as well as two 500-space parking garages were also built.[15] Named after Noah Webster's popular spelling book, Blue-Back Speller, the development has significantly altered the Center and furthered West Hartford's status as a regional dining and shopping destination.[16]

Geography[edit]

American Beech Tree, West Hartford, CT

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 22.3 square miles (57.7 km2), of which 21.9 square miles (56.6 km2) is land and 0.42 square miles (1.1 km2), or 1.91%, is water.[1]

The west side of West Hartford is flanked by the Metacomet Ridge, a mountainous trap rock ridgeline that stretches from Long Island Sound to nearly the Vermont border. Notable features of the Metacomet Ridge in West Hartford include Talcott Mountain and a number of highland water reservoirs belonging to the Metropolitan District, which maintains watershed and recreation resources on the property. The 51-mile-long (82 km) Metacomet Trail traverses the ridge. The town's web site indicates that the highest point in town is 778 feet (237 m) above sea level on Talcott (Avon) Mountain. The altitude at Town Hall is 120 feet (37 m).

West Hartford is adjacent to and west of Hartford, the state capital, and borders Bloomfield, Newington, New Britain, Farmington, and Avon. West Hartford is approximately 100 miles (160 km) southwest of Boston and 120 miles (190 km) northeast of New York City. Interstate 84 runs through West Hartford.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18504,411—
18601,296−70.6%
18701,53318.3%
18801,82819.2%
18901,9305.6%
19003,18665.1%
19104,80850.9%
19208,85484.2%
193024,941181.7%
194033,77635.4%
195044,40231.5%
196062,38240.5%
197068,0319.1%
198061,301−9.9%
199060,110−1.9%
200063,5895.8%
201063,268−0.5%
2014 (est.)63,324[17]0.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[18]
1850 census is the
parish of Hartford.
See also: List of Connecticut locations by per capita income

As of the 2010 Census,[19] there were 63,268 people, 25,258 households, and 16,139 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,888.9 people per square mile (1,117.0/km2). There were 25,332 housing units at an average density of 1,152.3/square mile (445.0/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 79.6% White, 6.3% African American, 0.2% Native American, 7.4% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.8% from other races, and 2.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.8% of the population.

Of West Hartford residents, 49.85% reported a religious affiliation. Out of all residents, 31.74% were Catholic, 3.29% Presbyterian, 2.19% Baptist, 2.19% Methodist, 1.59% Jewish, 1.39% Lutheran, 1.31% Episcopalian, 1.19% Pentecostal, 0.4% Mormon, 3.38% of another Christian denomination, and 0.34% were Muslim.[20]

There were 25,258 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.2 males.

In 2018, the median household income was $99,280 and the per capita income for the town was $54,601.[21] About 3.7% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under the age of 18 and 9.6% ages 65 or older.

Economy[edit]

Top employers[edit]

Top employers in West Hartford according to the town's 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report[22]

#Employer# of Employees
1Town of West Hartford1,000–2,000
2University of Hartford1,000–2,000
3Hebrew Health Care500–999
4Wiremold500–999
5UTC-Aerospace Systems/Goodrich Corporation250–499
6Colt's Manufacturing Company250–499
7American School for the Deaf250–499
8American Medical Response250–499
9St. Mary's Home250–499
10The Cheesecake Factory250–499

Government[edit]

West Hartford has had council–manager government since 1919. It was the first town in the state and one of the first in the country to adopt this form of government, where the council acts as the elected policy board and the town manager serves as the chief executive officer responsible for carrying policies out. In 1921, voters switched to elections by the single transferable vote, using it for two elections, before the General Assembly overturned it in 1923.[23] Town Council members are elected at large for two years and represent all of West Hartford, and the town clerk is elected for four years. Elected by the Town Council in 2017, Matthew W. Hart is the Town Manager.[24]

Connecticut municipalities, as with neighboring Massachusetts and Rhode Island), provide nearly all local services (such as fire and rescue, education, snow removal, etc.), as county government has been abolished since 1960.[25]

Infrastructure[edit]

Transportation[edit]

Airports[edit]

Bradley International Airport, in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, is twenty minutes north of downtown Hartford. It features over 150 daily departures to over 30 destinations on nine airlines. Other airports serving the Hartford area include:[26]

  • Hartford–Brainard Airport, found in Hartford off I-91 and close to Wethersfield, serves charter flights and local flights.
  • Westover Metropolitan Airport, located in Chicopee, Massachusetts, 27 miles (43 km) north of Hartford, serves commercial, local, charter, and military flights.
  • Tweed New Haven Airport, located in New Haven, Connecticut, is served by American Eagle and Southern Airways Express.

Railroad[edit]

At present, Amtrak does not serve West Hartford directly. The town center is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Hartford's Union Station.

West Hartford is a planned stop along the Hartford Line, a commuter rail service from New Haven to Springfield that uses the current Amtrak-owned New Haven–Springfield Line, with a possible shuttle bus connection in Windsor Locks to Bradley International Airport.[27] Service launched on June 16, 2018.[28] The State of Connecticut has secured funding for the construction of a new train station at Flatbush Avenue at the corner of New Park Avenue.[29] In 2019 Governor Lamont’s CT2030 transportation investment plan, which included tolling cars and trucks in 14 locations, was soundly rejected by Republicans and Democrats, leaving less funding for rail projects. Currently there is not enough funding to build a rail station in West Hartford.[30]

Bus[edit]

West Hartford is served by several bus routes of Connecticut Transit. Major roads served are Albany Avenue (Route 58), New Britain Avenue (Routes 37, 39, and 128), Park Street (Routes 31 and 33), South/North Main Street (Route 153) Farmington Avenue (Routes 60, 62, 64, and 66), Asylum Avenue (Route 72), Hillside Avenue (Route 63), and Boulevard/South Quaker Lane (Route 69).

Bus rapid transit[edit]

CTfastrak, Connecticut's first bus rapid transit corridor, opened in 2015, providing a separated right-of-way between Hartford and New Britain.[31] West Hartford is served by two stations:

  • Elmwood: Corner of New Park Avenue and New Britain Avenue
  • Flatbush Avenue: Corner of Flatbush Avenue and New Park Avenue

Highways[edit]

I-84 runs from Scranton to its intersection with I-90 in Sturbridge, just over the Massachusetts border, passing through West Hartford. Hartford is also served by:

  • US 44
  • I-84 / US 6
  • Route 9
  • Route 4
  • Route 71
  • Route 173
  • Route 185
  • Route 189
  • Route 218

Utilities[edit]

  • Electricity: Eversource Energy
  • Water: Metropolitan District Commission
  • Natural gas: Connecticut Natural Gas
  • Telephone, ADSL/Fiber internet, IPTV television: Frontier Communications
  • Cable television/Cable internet: Comcast

Education[edit]

Public schools[edit]

The American School for the Deaf

The town is home to two public high schools, Conard (home of the Conard Chieftains) and Hall (home of the Hall Warriors), as well as 11 elementary schools and three middle schools in the West Hartford Public Schools system. The elementary schools are Aiken, Braeburn, Bugbee, Charter Oak, Duffy, Morley, Norfeldt, Smith, Webster Hill, Whiting Lane and Wolcott. The middle schools are King Philip, Sedgwick, and the newest, Bristow Middle School, on the former site of Kingswood-Oxford Middle School. The elementary schools are evenly distributed to either King Philip or Sedgwick, and those who enroll at Bristow are chosen by lottery. After middle school, students continue on to high school with their same student body. Sedgwick's graduates go to Conard High School, and King Philip's go to Hall. Bristow students return to the school district they were in during elementary school. The two high schools hold many events and recognize the tension between the two high schools.

Private schools[edit]

  • Saint Thomas the Apostle School
  • Saint Timothy Middle School
  • Northwest Catholic High School
  • St. Brigid-St. Augustine Partnership School
  • American School for the Deaf
  • Kingswood Oxford School
  • Renbrook School
  • Hebrew High School of New England
  • Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford
  • German School of Connecticut

Colleges and universities[edit]

White Oak Tree, West Hartford, CT

Institutions of higher learning in the town include:

  • University of Hartford
  • University of Saint Joseph

The University of Connecticut Greater Hartford Campus was formerly located in West Hartford adjacent to the University of Saint Joseph campus, however it was moved to downtown Hartford in 2017.[32]

Media[edit]

Print
  • The Jewish Ledger, weekly newspaper
  • West Hartford Life, monthly newspaper
  • West Hartford News, weekly newspaper
  • West Hartford Press, weekly newspaper
Radio
  • WNWW
  • WWUH
  • WNPR
TV
  • West Hartford Community Television (WHCTV)
  • WVIT

Notable people[edit]

Noah Webster statue in West Hartford Center in front of the public library, created by West Hartford sculptor Korczak Ziółkowski. One mile (1.6 km) to the south is the Noah Webster House, where Webster was born in 1758.

In alphabetical order:

  • Chip Arndt, gay rights activist, philanthropist, and co-winner of The Amazing Race 4
  • Stephen Barnett (1935–2009), legal scholar who opposed the Newspaper Preservation Act of 1970[33]
  • E. Alexander Bergstrom (1919–73), conservationist
  • Manute Bol (1962–2010), NBA player
  • Ben Bova, science fact and fiction author
  • Tim Brennan, guitar player and songwriter for Dropkick Murphys
  • Chris Carrabba, singer–songwriter from Dashboard Confessional
  • John Droney, politician and lawyer
  • Dominick Dunne (1925–2009) and John Gregory Dunne, (1932–2003), writers, were born in Hartford and grew up in West Hartford
  • John L. Flannery - chairman & CEO, General Electric (GE)
  • John Franklin Enders, Nobel Laureate 1954 for Medicine
  • Martin Hayes, Six Time All Ireland Fiddle Champion
  • Grayson Hugh (singer-songwriter), songs featured in Oscar-winning films Thelma and Louise and Fried Green Tomatoes
  • Katharine Houghton Hepburn (1878–1951), social activist
  • Liz Janangelo, professional golfer on the LPGA Tour
  • Jared Jordan, drafted 45th by Los Angeles Clippers in the 2007 NBA Draft
  • Charlie Kaufman, Academy Award winner and screenwriter of Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • Joan R. Kemler, state representative and the first woman to serve as Connecticut State Treasurer (1986–87)
  • Edward Lorenz, mathematician and meteorologist, early pioneer of chaos theory, inventor of the strange attractor notion, made the term "butterfly effect" popular
  • Frank Luntz, Republican pollster
  • Kenny Mayne, ESPN personality
  • Joseph Mascolo, actor and soap opera veteran
  • Brett H. McGurk, Special Adviser to the United States Ambassador to Iraq
  • Edward Morley, namesake of Morley Elementary School, scientist best known for the Michelson–Morley experiment
  • John O'Hurley, actor on Seinfeld television series and former Family Feud host.
  • Peter Paige, actor
  • John P. Reese, money manager and financial columnist
  • Ryen Russillo, ESPN personality
  • William Thompson Sedgwick, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a key figure in shaping U.S. public health
  • Michael Schur, creator of Parks and Recreation and The Good Place
  • Scott Van Pelt, ESPN personality
  • Kyle Wallack, head hockey coach at Albertus Magnus College
  • Noah Webster, lexicographer, textbook author, Bible translator, spelling reformer, writer, and editor
  • John Woodruff, congressman
  • Gregory S. Woodward, president of the University of Hartford
  • Korczak Ziolkowski (1908–82), sculptor of Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota
  • Alex Mighten, professional soccer player for Nottingham Forest in Nottingham, UK

Points of interest[edit]

Blue Back Square
  • Bishops Corner
  • Blue Back Square
  • Elizabeth Park
  • Elmwood
  • Fern Park
  • Noah Webster House
  • Park Road
  • West Hartford Center
  • West Hartford Reservoir
  • Westfarms Mall
  • Westmoor Park

See also[edit]

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in West Hartford, Connecticut

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External links[edit]

  • Town of West Hartford official website
  • West Hartford History
  • West Hartford Center