Page Contents for Windsor Locks, Connecticut

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

Miscellany

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Statistics & Facts

The Connecticut state capital is Hartford.
The population of Windsor Locks is approximately 12,300 (2007), 12498 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 5,101 (2000), 5223 (2010).
The amount of land area in Windsor Locks is 23.396 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0.853 sq kilometers.
The distance from Windsor Locks to Washington DC is 317 miles.
The distance to the Connecticut state capital is 11 miles. (as the crow flies)
Windsor Locks is positioned 41.92 degrees north of the equator and 72.65 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Windsor Locks elevation is 157 feet above sea level.
Windsor Locks per capita income is $ 23,079 (2000).
Windsor Locks median income is $ 58,786 (2007).
The Windsor Locks median home price is $ 208,778 (2007).

Location

in north-central Connecticut about 12 miles from Hartford. Other nearby communities include Suffield Depot, Suffield, Windsor, Southwood Acres, Thompsonville, East Windsor, East Granby and Enfield.
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History & History Related Items

Windsor Locks is named for a set of Canal locks that opened in 1829.
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The incorporation of Windsor Locks

May 1854

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Windsor Locks

Miscellany

The population of Windsor Locks was:
1990 - 12,358
2000 - 12,043
2007 - 12,300

Number of Housing units:
1990 - 4,929
2000 - 5,101

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Median age:
2000 - 38.9 years

Median household income:
2000 - $ 48,837
2007 - $ 58,786

Per capita income:
2000 - $ 23,079

Median house value:
2000 - $ 120,400
2007 - $ 208,778

Windsor Locks is located in the eastern time zone and does participate in daylight savings time during a portion of the year.