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Wallingford, Connecticut
Wallingford, Connecticut
Wallingford, Connecticut
History
Wallingford was established on October 10, 1667, when the Connecticut General Assembly authorized the "making of a village on the east river" to 38 planters and freemen. The “long highway” located on the ridge of the hill above the sandy plain along the Quinnipiac River is the present Main Street in Wallingford. On May 12, 1670, Wallingford was incorporated and about 126 people settled in the town. Six acre lots were set out and by the year 1675, 40 houses stretched along today’s Main Street. In 1775 and again in 1789, George Washington passed through Wallingford. Location in Connecticut During the nineteenth century, WallingCoordinates: 41°27′23″N 72°48′15″W / 41.45639°N ford industry expanded with a considerable 72.80417°W / 41.45639; -72.80417 concentration of small pewter and Britannia United States Country ware manufacturers. By mid-century, Robert Connecticut State Wallace acquired the formula for nickel silver South Central Region Region and established with Samuel Simpson, R. 1670 Named Wallace & Company the forerunner of Wallace Silversmiths. It was also during this periGovernment od that many of the small silver and Britannia Mayor-council - Type William W. Dickinson, Jr. - Mayor plants were combined to form the International Silver Company with its headquarters Area in Meriden, Connecticut and several plants in 39.9 sq mi (103.3 km2) - Total Wallingford. 39.0 sq mi (101.1 km2) - Land In October, 1871, Wallingford’s train sta2) 0.9 sq mi (2.2 km - Water tion was completed for the New York, New 151 ft (46 m) Elevation Haven and Hartford Railroad. Noted for its Population (2005)[1] mansard roof, ornamental brackets and stone 44,736 - Total quoins — the interlocking exterior corners — 1,147/sq mi (443/km2) - Density the station is among the few remaining of its kind that were built during President Grant’s Eastern (UTC-5) Time zone administration at the height of railway expan- Summer (DST) Eastern (UTC-4) sion. The town undertook an overhaul to the 06492 ZIP code roof and exterior with the help of state and 203 Area code(s) federal grants in the early 1990s. The station 09-78740 FIPS code is served by the Northeast Regional route of 0213522 GNIS feature ID Amtrak. http://www.town.wallingford.ct.us/ Wallingford was the birthplace of Aaron Website Jerome (1764-1802), the great-great-grandWallingford is a town in New Haven County, father of Sir Winston Churchill; inventor and Connecticut, United States. The population publisher Moses Yale Beach (1800–1868), was 43,026 at the 2000 census. who would go on to found the Associated Press; singer Morton Downey; conservative talk show host Morton Downey, Jr. (1932-2001); and Georgia governor and
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signer of the Declaration of Independence Lyman Hall. It was also the childhood home of World War I flying ace Raoul Lufbery. The town produces its own electricity and maintains an electric company with rates well below the state’s average.
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Hall Mark T. Sheehan High School or website Mark T. Sheehan Public Middle Schools Dag Hammarskjold (also named New England Spotlight School) James H. Moran Public Elementary Schools Rock Hill Pond Hill Moses Y Beach Cook Hill Parker Farms Yalesville Evart C. Stevens Highland Pariochial Schools Holy Trinity Private Schools Choate Rosemary Hall
Geography
Bank, Opera House and Congregational Church, from a postcard sent in 1912 According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.9 square miles (103.3 km²), of which, 39.0 square miles (101.1 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.2 km²) of it (2.16%) is water. The Town of Wallingford sits astride the Quinnipiac River in northern New Haven County. It is five miles (8 km) south of Meriden and about thirteen miles (19 km) north of New Haven. Situated in the Hartford-New Haven-Springfield corridor, Wallingford is traversed by U.S. Route 5, Interstate 91, State Highways Route 15 (Wilbur Cross Parkway), Route 68, Route 71 and Route 150.
Industry
Wallingford has diversified its commercial and industrial base over the past decade attracting high technology industries as compared to traditional heavy manufacturing. It is the home of a large variety of industries and major corporations spanning the spectrum of the medical, health care, service, hitech specialty metal manufacturing and research development. The development of the Barnes Industrial Park, Casimir Pulaski Industrial Park, Wharton Brook Industrial Park, and the South Turnpike Road area have greatly contributed to this transition. The Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, the Town’s largest taxpayer, has established a research and development facility in Wallingford’s MedWay Industrial Park. An Interchange Zone which permits very restrictive commercial development of office parks, research and development centers and hotels has been created at the intersection of Interstate 91 and Route 68..
Principal communities
• • • • • East Wallingford Quinnipiac (partly in North Haven) Tracy Wallingford Center Yalesville
Education
Wallingford is home to the Choate Rosemary Hall school (which graduated John F. Kennedy, John Dos Passos, Glenn Close, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Douglas, Bill Simmons, and Adlai Stevenson) Public High Schools Lyman Hall High School or website Lyman
Appearances in pop culture
Penny Marshall’s film Riding in Cars with Boys includes scenes that take place in Wallingford; although not filmed in Wallingford Drew Barrymore’s character is portrayed as a young girl eager to leave her hometown. More recently, A.D. Calvo, a
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Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 25, 2005 [3] Party Democratic Republican Unaffiliated Minor Parties Total Active Voters 6,919 4,714 14,862 39 26,534 Inactive Voters 278 257 770 0 1,305 Total Voters 7,197 4,971 15,632 39 27,839 Percentage 25.85% 17.85% 56.15% 0.15% 100%
Wallingford resident, wrote and directed his first feature, The Other Side of the Tracks, which takes place almost entirely in Wallingford. In addition, Mayor William Dickinson has a cameo appearance in the film as a bartender. Wallingford locations featured in the film include Trackside Pizza, Jake’s Bar, Choate Rosemary Hall, and an 1841 farmhouse situated on the east side of town. Scenes from the independent feature film "Without Mercy" about the death of Ken McElroy were shot in Wallingford, though the setting was actually Skidmore, Missouri. In the TV show Gilmore Girls, the fictional town of Stars Hollow’s ZIP code is shown as 06492, the same as the real town of Wallingford.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 43,026 people, 16,697 households, and 11,587 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,102.7 people per square mile (425.7/km²). There were 17,306 housing units at an average density of 443.5/ sq mi (171.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.77% White, 1.02% African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.75% Asian, 1.16% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.52% of the population. There were 16,697 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% 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 3.07.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $57,308, and the median income for a family was $68,327. Males had a median income of $47,017 versus $34,074 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,947. About 2.4% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over. Currently, Wallingford is the twenty-third most populous community of Connecticut’s 169 cities and towns, ranks 21st in terms of 2001 Equalized Net Taxable Grand List ($3,723,201,280) and is 97th in the state in terms of estimated 2002 nominal income per capita ($29,788) of its residents.
Points of interest
Bridge and falls at Quinnipiac River in Wallingford, 1907 • Center Street Cemetery • Choate Rosemary Hall • John Barker House
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• • • • • • • • • • • Birthplace of Edward Stowe Intentional Theatre Nehemiah Royce House Oakdale Theatre/Chevrolet Theatre Octagon House Old Gungywamp Paul Mellon Arts Center Reverend Samuel Street Home Samuel Parsons House Yalesville Underpass Trail of Terror
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• Franklin Johnson House, added November 23, 1998 • Theophilus Jones House, added January 30, 1992 • Nehemiah Royce House, added August 24, 1998 • Samuel Parsons House, added April 12, 1982 • Samuel Simpson House, added June 18, 1986 • Wallingford Center Historic District, added December 2, 1993 • Wallingford Railroad Station, added November 19, 1993
National Register of Historic Places
References
[1] U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates [2] "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. [3] "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 25, 2005" (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State. http://www.sots.ct.gov/ElectionsServices/ lists/2005OctRegEnrollStats.pdf. Retrieved on 2006-10-02. [4] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://www.nr.nps.gov/.
Library and Marlborough House, about 1909 Ten buildings and districts in Wallingford are listed on the National Register of Historic Places:[4] • John Barker House, added August 3, 1974 • Joseph Blakeslee House, added April 13, 1998 • Center Street Cemetery, added August 1, 1997
External links
• Town website
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