Killingly, Connecticut

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Killingly, Connecticut
Town of Killingly
Killingly, Connecticut Town Hall.jpg
Killingly Town Hall
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Windham County Connecticut incorporated and unincorporated areas Killingly highlighted.svg
Killingly, Connecticut
Killingly, Connecticut
Killingly, Connecticut
Coordinates: 41°49′53″N71°51′01″W / 41.83139°N 71.85028°W / 41.83139; -71.85028
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
U.S. state Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut
County Windham
Region Northeastern CT
Incorporated1708
Government
  Type Council-manager
  Town managerMary Calorio
  Council chairmanJason W. Anderson
Area
  Total
50.0 sq mi (129.5 km2)
  Land48.5 sq mi (125.7 km2)
  Water1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2)
Elevation
449 ft (137 m)
Population
 (2020) [1]
  Total
17,752
  Density366/sq mi (141.2/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code
06239, 06241, 06243
Area codes 860/959
FIPS code 09-40500
GNIS feature ID0213447
Website www.killingly.org
Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1820 2,803
1840 3,685
1850 4,54323.3%
1860 4,9268.4%
1870 5,71216.0%
1880 6,92121.2%
1890 7,0271.5%
1900 6,835−2.7%
1910 6,564−4.0%
1920 8,17824.6%
1930 8,8528.2%
1940 9,5477.9%
1950 10,0154.9%
1960 11,29812.8%
1970 13,57320.1%
1980 14,5197.0%
1990 15,8899.4%
2000 16,4723.7%
2010 17,3705.5%
2020 17,7522.2%
US Decennial Census [2]

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. [3] It consists of the borough of Danielson and the villages of Attawaugan, Ballouville, Dayville, East Killingly, Rogers, and South Killingly.

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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 Qunnubbâgge, Quinibauge, etc., meaning "long pond", from qunni-, "long", and -paug, "pond". [4]

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).

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Davis Park

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. [5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 50.0 square miles (129 km2), of which 48.5 square miles (126 km2) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) (2.94%) is water.

Principal communities

On the National Register of Historic Places

Demographics

Main St. in Danielson, Connecticut Danielson CT.jpg
Main St. in Danielson, Connecticut

As of the 2010 United States Census, [6] 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/km2). There were 7,592 housing units at an average density of 156.5/square mile (60.3/km2). 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.[ citation needed ]

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 [7]
PartyActive votersInactive votersTotal votersPercentage
Democratic 2,3754952,87022.77%
Republican 2,5294002,92923.24%
Unaffiliated 5,18113526,53351.84%
Minor parties235362712.15%
Total10,320228312,603100%
Presidential Election Results [8]
Year Democratic Republican Third Parties
2020 41.1% 3,40256.5%4,6782.4% 201
2016 36.2% 2,49157.0%3,9166.8% 467
2012 54.0%3,25944.1% 2,6632.0% 118
2008 55.2%3,62942.8% 2,8151.9% 127
2004 51.6%3,34146.2% 2,9932.3% 147
2000 56.0%3,17837.9% 2,1516.0% 342
1996 52.4%2,91529.8% 1,65817.8% 989
1992 32.5% 2,10638.1%2,46729.4% 1,906
1988 46.4% 2,56952.3%2,8991.3% 73
1984 36.9% 2,08662.9%3,5540.3% 15
1980 41.0% 2,28148.0%2,67511.0% 614
1976 54.7%3,07744.8% 2,5210.6% 31
1972 41.2% 2,27157.0%3,1401.7% 96
1968 57.9%2,98338.7% 1,9953.4% 174
1964 76.3%4,01623.7% 1,2450.0% 0
1960 68.4%3,35931.6% 1,5510.0% 0
1956 42.5% 2,31157.6%3,1330.0% 0
1952 49.6% 2,70650.2%2,7430.2% 11
1948 56.3%2,77943.0% 2,1200.8% 37
1944 56.9%2,54043.1% 1,9230.0% 0
1940 55.8%2,53844.2% 2,0070.0% 0
1936 51.4%2,04848.6% 1,9390.00% 0
1932 53.0%1,76247.0% 1,5630.0% 0
1928 46.1% 1,33453.8%1,5570.2% 6
1924 31.6% 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. [9]

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

Notable people

References

  1. "US Census Bureau Population Estimates" . Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  2. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  3. "Census - Geography Profile: Killingly town, Windham County, Connecticut" . Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  4. Bright, William (2004). Native American placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 405. ISBN   978-0-8061-3598-4 . Retrieved April 14, 2011.
  5. "Local History". Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  6. "US Census website". US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of November 2022" (PDF). State of Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State. Connecticut Secretary of State. November 1, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  8. "General Election Statements of Vote, 1922 – Current". CT Secretary of State. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  9. FAA Airport Form 5010 for LZD PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  10. Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Marquis Who's Who. 1967.
  11. Taft, Russell S. (January 1, 1894). "The Supreme Court of Vermont, Part II". The Green Bag . Boston, MA: Boston Book Company.