ZIP Code 06062

Plainville is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 17,525 at the 2020 census. The town has a total area of 25.3 square kilometres (9.8 sq mi), of which 9.7 square miles (25.2 km²) is land and 0.077 square mile (0.72 km²), or 0.72%, is water. The east side of the town is bordered by two prominent peaks of the Metacomet Ridge: Pinnacle Rock and Bradley Mountain. It is one of the only municipalities to own its own airport, Robertson Field, the oldest airport in Connecticut. It has three elementary schools: Frank Wheeler School, Linden Street School, and Plainville Middle School, which serves 6 grades to 8th grade. Plainville has also been something of a minor transportation hub since the nineteenth century, when it was served by the Farmington Canal. It sits on the intersection of two rail lines, one running north from New Haven and the other running eastwest between Waterbury and Berlin, running between Berlin and Waterbury. It also hosts the annual Plainville Wings & Wheels fly-in car show and support the Petit Family Foundation and the Plainville Community Pantry. It holds an annual Hot Air Balloon Festival at the end of August at Norton Park, gathering many. of townspeople together for fun-filled nights of games, music, and fireworks. It hosts an annual PumpkinFest in October, featuring live music, a kid's costume parade, games, a large variety of food trucks, and many local vendors.

History

Plainville first was inhabited by Europeans around 1650. By the 1660s, the land was incorporated as land for nearby Farmington. In the year 1869, it separated from Farmington due to the distance of the town center and the growth of Plainville downtown. Plainville is located in the town of Farmington, New York. It is located on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and the Hartford, Providence, and Fishkill Railroad. The town has a population of 2,000. It was founded in 1650, and was incorporated in 1660, as a land grant to Farmington in the 1650s. It became a separate town in 1869 because of the installation of the railroad in the area. The city is home to the Plainville High School, which was established in 1858. It has a total population of 3,000, with 1,000 students. It also has a high school, which opened in 1859. The high school has a football field and a track and field field, which were built in the 1960s and 1970s. The school is also home to a bowling alley and a swimming pool, which have been added in the 1970s and 1980s.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 25.3 square kilometres (9.8 sq mi) The east side of the town is bordered by two prominent peaks of the Metacomet Ridge: Pinnacle Rock and Bradley Mountain. The 51-mile (82 km) Metacometric Trail traverses those peaks. The town is located in the eastern part of the state, near the border with New Hampshire and New Mexico. It has a population of 2,788. The city's population was 2,856 at the 2010 census. It is one of the smallest cities in the United States, with the largest population in the state of New Hampshire, at 2,638. It also has the lowest population growth rate of any city in the country, at 0.2%. It is the only city in New Hampshire with a population over 1,000, and the smallest in the nation with more than 100,000 people. It was the site of the first recorded human settlement in the area, in 1881. The last recorded population was in 1891, when the town's first post-Civil War settlement was recorded. The current population of the city is 2,938. The area has a land area of 9.7 square miles (25.2 km²), of which 0.077 square mile (0.2km²) is land and 0.72 sq mi, or 0.7% of the total area, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2020, there were 17,525 people, 8,187 households, and 4,565 families residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 87.1% White, 1.7% Black or African American, 0.9% Native American, 4.0% Asian,0.00% Pacific Islander, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.3%. The median home value was $219,700 and median rent was $1,027. The median income for a household was $70,012. About 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0 per cent of those under age 18 and 8.0 percent of those age 65 or over. The town is located on the U.S.-Mexico border and was once part of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is now part of New Mexico and has a population of about 17,000. It was the site of a World War II-era naval base, which was destroyed by a Japanese bombing in the 1950s. The U.N. World Heritage Site is located in the area and was built in the 1960s and 1970s as part of a military base. It has been home to a number of military installations, including the United States Air Force base and the United Nations. It also has a National Park Service base, where it is possible to see the remains of the World War I-era USS Constitution.

Economy

There were approximately 2,007 active businesses in Plainville as of 2021. Major industries are health care, manufacturing, construction, and retail. The Town of Plainville is one of the only municipalities to own its own airport, Robertson Field. The town is located on the Connecticut Turnpike, which runs from New Haven to Hartford. It is the only town in the state to have its own international airport, which is located in the town's downtown area. Plainville has a population of 2,000, and is home to the U.S. Army's Plainville Barracks, which was established in 1864. The city's population is 2,200, and it is the second largest town in Connecticut, after New Haven, with 2,300 residents. It also has the fourth largest population in the United States, behind New York City and Stamford, and the sixth largest in the world. The population is 3,000. It has an economy of $1.2 billion, and has a unemployment rate of 0.7%. The town has a GDP of $2.1 billion, or about $50 million less than the national average, and a population growth rate of 1.7 percent. The economy is based on manufacturing, health care and construction. It was founded in 1858. The towns population was 1,000 in 1859, and grew to 2,100 in 1871. It now has a total of 3,200 people, or 1.6 percent of the state's population.

Arts and culture

Plainville holds an annual Hot Air Balloon Festival at the end of August at Norton Park. Robertson Field is the oldest private airport in Connecticut. In the nineteenth century, Plainville was served by the Farmington Canal. It sits on the intersection of two rail lines, one running north from New Haven and the other running eastwest between Waterbury and Berlin. The town is home to the Plainville Community Food Pantry and the Petit Family Foundation. It also hosts an annual PumpkinFest in October, a downtown, outdoor festival featuring live music, a kid's costume parade, games, a large variety of food trucks, a haunted house, and many local vendors, downtown restaurants, and businesses. In June at Robertson Field, the airport hosts the annual Plainville Wings & Wheels fly-in and car show. This event supports the petit family foundation and the Plainley Community Food pantry. It is also the home of Plainville's first high school, which was founded in 1854. The school is now a part of the University of Connecticut. The city is also home to Plainville High School, which opened in 1855. It was the site of the town's first football game, held in the spring of 1856. Plainville is the location of the Connecticut State Museum, which dates back to 1859. It has also been home to a number of museums, including the National Museum of American History and the Connecticut Museum of Natural History, which is located in the town center.

Education

Plainville has three elementary schools: Louis Toffolon School, Frank T. Wheeler School, and Linden Street School. There is one middle school, the Middle School of Plainville, which serves grades 6 to 8. Plainville High School is the only town high school. The school mascot is the Blue Devil, and the colors are blue and white, same as nearby Central Connecticut State University. The baseball team has a rich tradition, with another state title log inwon in 2012. The Plainville cheer team are Central Connecticut Conference Grand Champions, having won the title in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, & 2022. They were CIAC co-ed champions in 2019 and placed top 3 in New England in 2022. The school has three high schools: Plainville Junior High, Plainville Senior High, and Plainville Middle School. The middle school adopts the same mascot and colors as the town highSchool. The high school has a baseball team that won the state title in 2012, and has a cheer team that has won the league title five times in the last five years. The town also has a high school football team, which has won several league titles. The High School has a middle school that serves grades 5 to 8, and an elementary school for grades 3 to 5. The Middle School has three middle schools for grades 6-8, serving grades 1 to 5, 6-7, and 8-12. The elementary school has one high school for ages 9-12, serving students in grades 7 to 12.

Government

Plainville is run by a Town Manager/Town Council form of government. Michael Paulhus is the current town manager (as of 2022). The Town Council comprises seven members elected every two years. The Municipal Center is located at 1 Central Square near the center of town. It is open to the public on weekdays, and to the media on weekend mornings and afternoons. The town has a population of 2,000. It has an average income of $30,000 per year, and an average life expectancy of 48 years. It's located in the central part of the town, near the central square and the town center. It also has a high school, with grades K-12, and a junior high, high and high school. It was founded in 1872, and is the oldest town in the state. The city's first post office was opened in 1876. It closed in 1881. It reopened in 1883, and the current post office is located in 1894. It opened a second post office in 1891. The municipal center was built in 1892. It now has a parking lot and a municipal center, which is used for public events and other events. It can be reached by phone at 1-800-273-8255, or by walking to the Municipal Center on Central Square in Plainville, Vermont, or to the town hall on Main Street in the downtown area of Plainville. For confidential support, call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 or visit a local Samaritans branch, or click here.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut = 17.8. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 52. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 11. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Plainville = 3.3 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 2,243 individuals with a median age of 42.6 age the population dropped by -0.37% in Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,800 residents per square mile of area (690/km²). There are average 2.29 people per household in the 7,468 households with an average household income of $58,731 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 8.20% of the available work force and has dropped -3.68% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 24.44%. The number of physicians in Plainville per 100,000 population = 291.3.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Plainville = 49.5 inches and the annual snowfall = 43.2 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 113. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 191. 82 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 14.4 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 52, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut which are owned by the occupant = 66.37%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 44 years with median home cost = $169,090 and home appreciation of -8.09%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $19.40 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $8,016 per student. There are 14 students for each teacher in the school, 243 students for each Librarian and 329 students for each Counselor. 8.54% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 13.09% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 7.04% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).