Plainville, Connecticut

Plainville, Connecticut

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Plainville, Connecticut
settlement_type = Town


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mapsize = 250px
map_caption = Location in Connecticut
established_title = Incorporated
established_date = 1869
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government_type = Council-manager


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subdivision_type = NECTA
subdivision_name = Hartford
subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_name1 = Central Connecticut
leader_title = Town manager
leader_name = Robert Lee
leader_title1 = Town council
leader_name1 = Helen Bergenty
Robert Ciotto
Kirby Deegan
Daniel Hurley
Jason Rupaka
Lynn Szach
Christopher J. Wazorko
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 25.4
area_land_km2 = 25.3
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 9.8
population_as_of = 2000
population_total = 17382
population_density_km2 = 692
population_density_sq_mi = 1792
timezone = Eastern
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = Eastern
utc_offset_DST = -4
area_land_sq_mi = 9.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1
elevation_m = 58
elevation_ft = 190
latd = 41 |latm = 40 |lats = 29 |latNS = N
longd = 72 |longm = 51 |longs = 25 |longEW = W
region =
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 06062
website = http://www.plainvillect.com/
area_code = 860
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 09-60120
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0213488
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Plainville is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 17,328 at the 2000 census. The town name can be confused with Plainfield, Connecticut.

Geography

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Government

Plainville is run by a Town Manager, Town Council form of government. Robert Lee is the current town manager (as of August 2006). The Town Council comprises 7 members elected every 2 years. The Municipal Center located at 1 Central Square near the center of town.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 17,328 people, 7,385 households, and 4,645 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,776.0 people per square mile (685.5/km²). There were 7,707 housing units at an average density of 789.9/sq mi (304.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.52% White, 2.25% African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.67% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.19% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.57% of the population.

There were 7,385 households out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the town the population was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $48,136, and the median income for a family was $60,586. Males had a median income of $41,541 versus $31,281 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,257. About 4.2% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education System

The school system consists of three elementary schools, Louis Toffolon School, Frank T. Wheeler School, and Linden Street School.

There is one middle school serving grades 6-8, the Middle School of Plainville. The middle school adopts the same mascot and colors as the town high school, with the exception that they are sometimes known as the "Li'l" Blue Devils."

Plainville High School is the town high school. The school mascot is the Blue Devil and the colors are blue and white, same as nearby Central Connecticut State University.

Culture

Plainville holds an annual Hot Air Balloon Festival at the end of August at Norton Park, gathering many of the townspeople together for fun-filled nights of games, music, and fireworks. The event is sponsored by Plainville Fire Company. However, wanting to improve the soccer fields with an irrigation system at Norton Park, the Plainville Town Council is planning to discontinue the Balloon Festival due to the fire trucks usually parking on the soccer fields. The town is to vote on the subject but no set date has been said by the council as of the end of July 2007 Fact|date=July 2007.

External links

* [http://www.plainvillect.com/ Town of Plainville]
* [http://www.plainvilleschools.org/ Plainville Community Schools]
* [http://www.enjoycentralct.com/index.cfm Central Regional Tourism District]


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