FAST FACTS

Fast Facts

Land area (total Square Miles): 
West Hartford: 21.98; Hartford: 735; State: 4,845

Driving Distances (From Town Hall): 
Hartford: 4.6 miles/6 minutes
New Haven: 41.7 miles/50 minutes
New York, New York: 124.8 miles/2 hours 27 minutes
Washington: 355.6 miles/6 hours 15 minutes

Weather

 

Avg. High  

Avg. Low

Mean 

Avg. Percp

Record High 

Record Low

Jan

35°F

16°F

26°F

3.66 in.

70°F (1932)

-17°F (1961)

Feb

39°F

19°F

29°F

2.65 in.

74°F (1985)

-24°F (1943)

Mar

47°F

27°F

37°F

3.61 in.

86°F (1945)

-4°F (1967)

Apr

59°F

38°F

48°F

3.82 in.

93°F (1990)

11°F (1923)

May

70°F

48°F

59°F

3.99 in.

99°F (1996)

25°F (1984)

Jun

79°F

57°F

68°F

3.83 in.

100°F (1952)

39°F (1980)

Jul

84°F

63°F

74°F

3.93 in.

101°F (1991)

45°F (1963)

Aug

82°F

61°F

72°F

3.83 in.

102°F (1975)

38°F (1982)

Sep

74°F

51°F

63°F

3.83 in.

101°F (1953)

29°F (1963)

Oct

63°F

40°F

51°F

3.91 in.

89°F (1959)

18°F (1940)

Nov

52°F

32°F

42°F

3.79 in.

83°F (1950)

5°F (1996)

Dec

40°F

22°F

31°F

3.44 in.

75°F (1998)

-12°F (1933)

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Population: (2003 U.S. Census Bureau)

  • Population: Hartford County: 871,457; West Hartford: 63,589

  • Persons per Square Mile: West Hartford: 2,547.54 

  • Number of Households (2000 U.S. Census Bureau): 335,098

  • Ethnic Distribution (Hartford County): White: 76.9%; Black/African American: 11.7%; Hispanic/Latino: 11.5%; Asian: 2.4%; Native American: 0.2%

  • Ancestry (top 5 in Hartford County): Italian: 15.7%; Irish: 14.9%; Polish: 10.5%; English: 9.1%; German: 8.2%

  • Gender Distribution: Female: 51.9%; Male: 49.1%

  • Age Distribution (2000 U.S. Census Bureau): Median Age (years): 37.7 Persons under 5 years old: 6.4%; Persons under 18 years old: 24.6%; Persons 65 years old and over: 14.7%

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Educational Attainment:

  • High school graduate: 28.6%

  • Associate degree: 6.7%

  • Bachelor's degree: 17.6%

  • Graduate degree: 12%

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Educational Attainment:

  • Property tax is determined by this formula: 
    Assessment x Mill Rate = Tax

  • Services Subject to Sales and Use Taxes (please use link):
    Click Here

  • Sales tax is 6% excluding the list on the following link: 
    Click Here

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