31-448: Bloomfield School District may refer to: Bloomfield Public Schools – Bloomfield , Connecticut Bloomfield School District – Bloomfield , Indiana Bloomfield Public Schools – Bloomfield , New Jersey Bloomfield Schools – Bloomfield , New Mexico . Bloomfield School District – Bloomfield , Missouri [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
62-463: A Town council government. The Town Council elects a Chair, who is designated as Mayor, two weeks after the election. Mayor Danielle Wong began her first term as Mayor in November 2022. Bloomfield is reliably Democratic in presidential elections, having last voted Republican in 1956 . According to Bloomfield's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town are: Bloomfield
93-470: A female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. Of all households, 23.5% were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.03. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
124-475: A household in the town was $ 73,519, and the median income for a family was $ 84,735. As of the census of 2000. Males had a median income of $ 42,860 versus $ 36,778 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 28,843. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, About 5.8% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over. Bloomfield has
155-522: A postwar suburb of Hartford starting in the 1950s. Today, Bloomfield's local character varies. While the town's southern and eastern fringes are more densely populated and developed, the northern and western sections maintain a more rural feel with meadows , woods, and some remaining farmland. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 26.3 square miles (68.0 km ), of which 26.1 square miles (67.6 km )
186-704: Is a town in the Farmington Valley region of the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut , United States. As of 2020, the town had a population of 19,795. At the end of the last Ice Age , c. 12,400 years BP of the Younger Dryas , nomadic peoples built a campsite adjacent to the river that would become known as the Farmington River . They were apparently the first people to populate the region that would become known as southern New England , including
217-454: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bloomfield, Connecticut Bloomfield is a suburb of Hartford in the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut , United States. The town's population was 21,535 at the 2020 census , Bloomfield's highest decennial census count ever. Bloomfield is best known as the headquarters of healthcare services company Cigna . Originally land of
248-598: Is home to three secondary schools: the public Bloomfield High School , the inter-district Global Experience Magnet School (serving grades 6–12), and the Metropolitan Learning Center , a CREC school serving grades 6–12. Bloomfield Public Schools (Connecticut) also has: Bloomfield-based amateur soccer team 3rd Eye FC play in the [[United Premier Soccer League#Division 1[11]|United Premier Soccer League Division 1]] New England Conference. Avon, Connecticut Avon ( / ˈ eɪ v ɑː n / AY -vahn )
279-541: Is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km ), or 0.63%, is water. Bloomfield is bordered by Windsor to the northeast, East Granby to the north, Simsbury and Avon to the west, and West Hartford and Hartford to the south. The northern border of Bloomfield is formed by the Farmington River . The west side of the town is flanked by Talcott Mountain , part of the Metacomet Ridge , a mountainous trap rock ridgeline that stretches from Long Island Sound to nearly
310-595: Is the Buckingham neighborhood . The center of town lies flatter that both the east and western parts of town, with both the middle and high school's being in this area that West Avon is located in. More to the east is where the Farmington River also cuts through the town, right near the Avon Congregational Church and a large shopping area and Strip Mall's following Route 44 and U.S. Route 202 As of
341-538: The 2020 census , Avon had a population of 18,932. The racial composition of the population was 82.3% White, 13.1% Asian, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Black or African American, 0.7% from other races and 1.6% from two or more races. As of the 2000 census , there were 15,832 people, 6,192 households, and 4,483 families residing in the town. The population density was 684.8 inhabitants per square mile (264.4/km ). There were 6,480 housing units at an average density of 280.3 per square mile (108.2/km ). The racial makeup of
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#1733094477033372-461: The Hartford Courant . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 23.5 square miles (61 km ), of which 23.1 square miles (60 km ) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km ) is water. The East side of Avon is flanked by Talcott Mountain , part of the Metacomet Ridge , a mountainous trap rock ridgeline that stretches from Long Island Sound to near
403-1004: The Vermont border. Notable features of the Metacomet Ridge in Bloomfield include Penwood State Park and the Tariffville Gorge of the Farmington River, on the borders of East Granby, Simsbury, and Bloomfield. The 51-mile (82 km) Metacomet Trail traverses the ridge. The major east–west throughway in Bloomfield is Route 218 , which starts at the Simsbury Road/Hall Boulevard split at the West Hartford line and inches north toward Cottage Grove Road before heading eastbound. Bloomfield also has two major north–south highways: Blue Hills Avenue ( Route 187 ) and Bloomfield/Tunxis Avenues ( Route 189 ). These highways merge when approaching
434-587: The Vermont border. Talcott Mountain is a popular outdoor recreation resource notable for its towering western cliff faces. The 51-mile (82 km) Metacomet Trail traverses the Talcott Mountain ridge. The Western side of Avon is borders by the Farmington River with Huckleberry and Woodford Hills nearby, both hills are coved in suburban households, with Huckleberry hill having the Huckleberry Hill Recreation Area. Also on Woodford hill there
465-598: The Windsor line but before returning to Bloomfield. Eleven bus routes in Connecticut Transit 's Hartford Division serve Bloomfield: 36, 46, 50, 52, 54, 56, 72, 74, 76, 92, and 153. As of the census of 2010, there were 20,486 people, 8,554 households, and 5,343 families residing in the town. The population density was 753.0 inhabitants per square mile (290.7/km ). There were 8,195 housing units at an average density of 315.0 per square mile (121.6/km ). The racial makeup of
496-658: The Poquonock Native Americans , the area was first settled in 1660 as part of Windsor, organized as the Parish of Wintonbury in 1736. Wintonbury comes from three names from neighboring towns Win dsor, Farming ton , and Sims bury . It was finally incorporated as the town of Bloomfield by the Connecticut General Assembly on May 28, 1835. Initially, the town's local economy was agriculturally based, mostly in shade tobacco, remaining as such until it developed as
527-470: The accident died in 2008 from complications directly as a result of the crash. Former Governor M. Jodi Rell proposed safety improvements for this road in the aftermath of the accident. In September 2007, the driver of another truck lost control. The truck, traveling westbound on U.S. Route 44 at Route 10, crashed into the Nassau Furniture building at about 11 am, taking out a column that supports
558-635: The canal intersected the Talcott Mountain Turnpike linking Hartford to Albany, New York. Hopes of industrial and commercial growth spurred Avon to incorporate. In 1830, the Connecticut General Assembly incorporated Northington as the town of Avon, after County Avon in England. Such expansion never came and, in the 1900s, the rural town became a suburban enclave. In the 1960s Avon rejected the proposal for Interstate 291 coming through
589-447: The cooperative regional automated circulation and online catalog database system, CONNECT, to which 45 libraries belong. Through this system, over 4 million volumes are available through interlibrary loan, the statewide reciprocal borrowing arrangement which encompasses over 160 libraries. Once predominantly Republican, Avon has shifted to be friendlier to Democrats in recent elections. In 2008 , Avon voters gave Democrat Barack Obama
620-414: The intersection of Route 44 and Route 10 at the foot of Avon Mountain. On July 29, 2005, the driver of a dump truck lost control of his brakes and swerved to avoid traffic waiting in his lane at the stoplight. On the eastbound side of the road, the truck then collided with rush hour traffic waiting at the light. Four people, including the driver of the truck, died in the crash. Another driver involved in
651-587: The majority of the vote. After flipping back red for Mitt Romney in 2012 , town voters gave a majority to Hillary Clinton in 2016 . In 2020 , Democrat Joe Biden won Avon by more than 20 points. These recent shifts mirrored a national trend of suburban voters shifting leftward. The Avon Public Schools district contains one high school ( Avon High School ), one middle school (Avon Middle School) for grades 7–8, an intermediate school (Thompson Brook School) for grades 5–6, and two elementary schools (Roaring Brook School and Pine Grove School). In addition,
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#1733094477033682-512: The region that would become Avon. Over the Paleoindian period the site was revisted multiple times by other nomadic peoples until it gradually became buried by sediment from the river's occasional flooding. In the winter of 2019, the campsite remains were excavated in Avon, along with stone tools and artifacts constructed from materials in neighboring regions. Avon was settled by Europeans in 1645 and
713-512: The roof of the building. No major injuries resulted from the crash. The accidents prompted the State of Connecticut to modify Route 44 through the addition of a runaway truck ramp just above the Avon Old Farms Inn and the straightening and widening of the road on the western slope of the mountain. The accidents and the reconstruction of the road have been heavily covered by local media, including
744-494: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about schools, colleges, or other educational institutions which are associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bloomfield_School_District&oldid=233089082 " Category : Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
775-455: The southern edge of the town and successfully denied the expressway going through the town. The section of Talcott Mountain , known as Avon Mountain, between Avon and West Hartford , is known for the climb of U.S. Route 44 , and the most direct path to Hartford from much of the Farmington Valley and Litchfield County . One of the worst traffic accidents in Connecticut history occurred at
806-563: The town was 35.7% White , 57.5% African American , 0.03% Native American , 1.9% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 1.70% from other races , and 3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.6% of the population. There were 8,554 households, out of which 19.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.0% had someone living alone who
837-399: The town was 94.93% White , 0.98% African American , 0.05% Native American , 2.96% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.28% from other races , and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.57% of the population. There were 6,192 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were married couples living together, 4.7% had
868-401: The town's 2023 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report The Avon Free Public Library can be traced back to 1791 when Rev. Rufus Hawley started collecting money from residents to purchase books for a community library. In 1798, Samuel Bishop, a prominent citizen, began offering library services within his home with a collection of 111 titles. The library is a member of Library Connection, Inc. ,
899-414: Was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males. In 2022, the median household income was $ 146,153 and the per capita income for the town was $ 89,357. About 0.9% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over. Top employers in Avon according to
930-448: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.94. In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.9 years. For every 122 females there were 100 males. For every 130 females age 18 and over, there were 100 males. The median income for
961-402: Was originally a part of neighboring Farmington . In 1750, the parish of Northington was established in the northern part of Farmington, to support a Congregational church more accessible to the local population. Its first pastor was Ebenezer Booge, a graduate of Yale Divinity School who arrived in 1751. The Farmington Canal's opening in 1828 brought new business to the village, which sat where