Killingly, Connecticut Explained

Killingly, Connecticut
Official Name:Town of Killingly
Settlement Type:Town
Coordinates:41.8314°N -71.8503°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:U.S. state
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Windham
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Northeastern CT
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:1708
Government Type:Council-manager
Leader Title:Town manager
Leader Name:Mary Calorio
Leader Title1:Council chairman
Leader Name1:Jason W. Anderson
Leader Title2:Town Council
Leader Title3:State Senator
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:129.5
Area Total Sq Mi:50.0
Area Land Km2:125.7
Area Land Sq Mi:48.5
Area Water Km2:3.8
Area Water Sq Mi:1.5
Elevation M:137
Elevation Ft:449
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:17752
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:141.2
Timezone:Eastern
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:Eastern
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:06239, 06241, 06243
Area Code:860/959
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:09-40500
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0213447

Killingly is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. Killingly is the largest town by population in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 17,752 at the 2020 census.[2] It consists of the borough of Danielson and the villages of Attawaugan, Ballouville, Dayville, East Killingly, Rogers, and South Killingly.

History

In 1653, the second John Winthrop, son of Massachusetts Bay Colony's founding governor, obtained a grant of land formerly held by the Quinebaug Indian tribe and known as the Quinebaug (Long Pond) Country. The name Quinebaug comes from the southern New England Native American term, spelled variously North American Indian languages: Qunnubbâgge, North American Indian languages: Quinibauge, etc., meaning "long pond", from North American Indian languages: qunni-, "long", and North American Indian languages: -paug, "pond".[3]

The area in that grant, which is now occupied by Killingly, was first settled by English colonists in 1700. It was first called "Aspinock", a word which may have come from the combination of the native term "aucks" or "ock" (the place of/where) and the name of the English settler, Lieutenant Aspinwall. When the town was incorporated in May 1708, Colony Governor Saltonstall was asked to suggest a name. Saltonstall's ancestral manorial possessions lay in Killanslie and Pontefract, Yorkshire, hence he suggested “Kellingly” (the spelling was later altered).

During the 1830s, Killingly was the state's largest producer of cotton goods, manufacturing textiles in mills from cotton shipped from the Deep South. By the 1930s, it was an important producer of window curtains.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 50sqmi, of which, 48.5sqmi of it is land and 1.5sqmi of it (2.94%) is water.

Principal communities

On the National Register of Historic Places

Demographics

See also: List of Connecticut locations by per capita income. As of the 2010 United States Census,[5] there were 17,370 people, 6,749 households, and 4,528 families in the town. The population density was 358.1/square mile (137.9/km). There were 7,592 housing units at an average density of 156.5/square mile (60.3/km). The racial makeup of the town was 93.1% White, 1.5% African American, 0.4% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.0% of the population.

The borough of Danielson and the town of Killingly contain a small Laotian community. Both are on the nation's list of top 50 cities with the highest percentage of citizens claiming Laotian ancestry.

Of the 6,749 households: 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.98.

The area population contained 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $55,598, and the median income for a family was $68,565. Males had a median income of $49,467 versus $35,429 for females. The per capita income for the town was $26,585. About 8.5% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

Voter registration and party enrollment as of November 2022[6]
PartyActive votersInactive votersTotal votersPercentage
Democraticalign = center 2,375align = center 495align = center 2,870align = center 22.77%
Republicanalign = center 2,529align = center 400align = center 2,929align = center 23.24%
Unaffiliatedalign = center 5,181align = center 1352align = center 6,533align = center 51.84%
Minor partiesalign = center 235align = center 36align = center 271align = center 2.15%
Totalalign = center 10,320align = center 2283align = center 12,603align = center 100%
Presidential Election Results[7]
YearDemocraticRepublicanThird Parties
202041.1% 3,40256.5% 4,6782.4% 201
201636.2% 2,49157.0% 3,9166.8% 467
201254.0% 3,25944.1% 2,6632.0% 118
200855.2% 3,62942.8% 2,8151.9% 127
200451.6% 3,34146.2% 2,9932.3% 147
200056.0% 3,17837.9% 2,1516.0% 342
199652.4% 2,91529.8% 1,65817.8% 989
199232.5% 2,10638.1% 2,46729.4% 1,906
198846.4% 2,56952.3% 2,8991.3% 73
198436.9% 2,08662.9% 3,5540.3% 15
198041.0% 2,28148.0% 2,67511.0% 614
197654.7% 3,07744.8% 2,5210.6% 31
197241.2% 2,27157.0% 3,1401.7% 96
196857.9% 2,98338.7% 1,9953.4% 174
196476.3% 4,01623.7% 1,2450.0% 0
196068.4% 3,35931.6% 1,5510.0% 0
195642.5% 2,31157.6% 3,1330.0% 0
195249.6% 2,70650.2% 2,7430.2% 11
194856.3% 2,77943.0% 2,1200.8% 37
194456.9% 2,54043.1% 1,9230.0% 0
194055.8% 2,53844.2% 2,0070.0% 0
193651.4% 2,04848.6% 1,9390.00% 0
193253.0% 1,76247.0% 1,5630.0% 0
192846.1% 1,33453.8% 1,5570.2% 6
192431.6% 69063.7% 1,3934.8% 104

Transportation

Danielson Airport is a state owned, public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northwest of the central business district of Danielson, a borough in Killingly.[8]

Bus service to the area is provided by the Northeastern Connecticut Transit District.

Notable people

References

  1. Web site: US Census Bureau Population Estimates. April 15, 2020.
  2. Web site: Census - Geography Profile: Killingly town, Windham County, Connecticut. December 17, 2021.
  3. Book: Bright, William. William Bright. Native American placenames of the United States. April 14, 2011. 2004. University of Oklahoma Press. 978-0-8061-3598-4. 405.
  4. Web site: Local History. Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society. April 15, 2020.
  5. Web site: US Census website. US Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  6. Web site: November 1, 2022 . Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of November 2022 . June 6, 2023 . State of Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State . Connecticut Secretary of State .
  7. Web site: General Election Statements of Vote, 1922 – Current. June 22, 2023. CT Secretary of State.
  8. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  9. Book: Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 . Marquis Who's Who . 1967.
  10. Taft . Russell S. . January 1, 1894 . The Supreme Court of Vermont, Part II . . Boston, MA . Boston Book Company . .

External links

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Killingly, Connecticut".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.