Granby, Connecticut
Granby, Connecticut | |
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Town of Granby | |
Eastern) | |
ZIP Codes | 06035, 06060, 06090 |
Area code(s) | 860/959 |
FIPS code | 09-32640 |
GNIS feature ID | 0213434 |
Major highways | |
Website | www |
Granby is a town in northern
History
Granby was founded by people who lived in Simsbury and settled as early as 1723. Granby was part of Simsbury until 1786, when it became independent.[2] The name is from Granby, Massachusetts in return, where it was named in honor of John Manners, Marquess of Granby.
Part of Southwick, Massachusetts, known as "the Notch" seceded from Massachusetts in 1774, just before the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. This territory became part of Granby when it seceded from Simsbury, but was returned to Southwick as part of an 1803–1804 border dispute compromise. (See History of Massachusetts.)
In 1707, Daniel Hayes (born c. 1685 – died 1756), then aged twenty-two, was captured and kidnapped by a hostile indigenous tribe and carried off to
The first unauthorized coins minted in the American colonies, and the first in Connecticut, were struck by Dr.
In 1858, the eastern part of the town broke off and formed to become East Granby, the town is one of the newly established town in the state.
In 2009 Connecticut Magazine ranked Granby the #3 overall Connecticut small town (population 10,000–15,000) to live in, and #1 small town in Hartford County.[6]
The town seal depicts the Dewey-Granby Oak, a large white oak estimated to be 450–500 years old, thought to be one of the oldest trees in New England.[7]
Geography
According to the
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1820 | 3,012 | — | |
1850 | 2,498 | — | |
1860 | 1,720 | −31.1% | |
1870 | 1,517 | −11.8% | |
1880 | 1,340 | −11.7% | |
1890 | 1,251 | −6.6% | |
1900 | 1,299 | 3.8% | |
1910 | 1,383 | 6.5% | |
1920 | 1,342 | −3.0% | |
1930 | 1,388 | 3.4% | |
1940 | 1,544 | 11.2% | |
1950 | 2,693 | 74.4% | |
1960 | 4,968 | 84.5% | |
1970 | 6,150 | 23.8% | |
1980 | 7,956 | 29.4% | |
1990 | 9,369 | 17.8% | |
2000 | 10,347 | 10.4% | |
2010 | 11,282 | 9.0% | |
2020 | 10,903 | −3.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[9] |
As of the
There were 3,781 households, out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.1% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $81,151, and the median income for a family was $90,057. Males had a median income of $63,093 versus $42,203 for females. The
Government and politics
Once a Republican stronghold, Granby has become friendlier to Democrats in recent presidential elections.[11] Granby voters flipped from supporting Republican Mitt Romney in 2012 to Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016.[12][13] This mirrored a national trend of suburban voters shifting from Donald Trump. In 2020, Democrat Joe Biden won Granby by more than 10 percentage points.[14]
Year | Democratic | Republican | Third Parties
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2020 | 54.68% 4,029 | 42.97% 3,166 | 2.35% 173 |
2016 | 47.84% 3,114 | 45.58% 2,967 | 6.58% 428 |
2012 | 48.28% 3,079 | 50.50% 3,221 | 1.22% 78 |
2008 | 53.23% 3,456 | 45.39% 2,947 | 1.37% 89 |
2004 | 48.25% 3,015 | 49.74% 3,108 | 2.02% 126 |
2000 | 45.73% 2,576 | 48.80% 2,749 | 5.47% 308 |
1996 | 42.56% 2,196 | 44.22% 2,282 | 13.22% 682 |
1992 | 35.74% 1,998 | 39.03% 2,182 | 25.22% 1,410 |
1988 | 38.31% 1,882 | 60.68% 2,981 | 1.02% 50 |
1984 | 28.19% 1,247 | 71.47% 3,161 | 0.34% 15 |
1980 | 28.42% 1,196 | 52.58% 2,213 | 19.01% 800 |
1976 | 35.60% 1,253 | 63.86% 2,248 | 0.54% 19 |
1972 | 32.36% 1,044 | 66.68% 2,151 | 0.96% 31 |
1968 | 35.82% 954 | 59.90% 1,595 | 4.28% 114 |
1964 | 55.16% 1,368 | 44.84% 1,112 | 0.00% 0 |
1960 | 34.88% 850 | 65.12% 1,587 | 0.00% 0 |
1956 | 23.05% 446 | 76.95% 1,489 | 0.00% 0 |
Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of November 1, 2022[16] | |||||
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Party | Active Voters | Inactive Voters | Total Voters | Percentage | |
Republican | 2,440 | 189 | 2,629 | 29.20% | |
Democratic | 2,473 | 183 | 2,656 | 29.50% | |
Unaffiliated | 3,203 | 343 | 3,546 | 39.39% | |
Minor parties | 151 | 19 | 170 | 1.88% | |
Total | 8,267 | 734 | 9,001 | 100% |
Education
Granby's public school system consists of one primary school, one intermediate school, one middle school, and one high school.
- Kelly Lane Primary School (Grades: K–2)
- Wells Road Intermediate School (Grades: 3–5)
- Granby Memorial Middle School (Grades: 6–8)
- Granby Memorial High School (Grades: 9–12)
Economy
Top employers
Top employers in Granby according to the town's 2023 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report[17]
# | Employer | # of Employees |
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1 | Town of Granby | 300-375 |
2 | Meadowbrook of Granby | 100-249 |
3 | Imperial Nursery/Monrovia | 100-249 |
4 | Stop and Shop | 100-249 |
5 | Geissler's Supermarket | 100-249 |
6 | Keller Williams Classic Reality | 100-249 |
7 | Salmon Brook Vet Hospital | 50-99 |
8 | State Line Energy | 50-99 |
9 | High Meadow Day Camp | 50-99 |
10 | Farmington Valley YMCA | 50-99 |
National Register of Historic Places
- Allen's Cider Mill
- Frederick H. Cossitt Library
- Granby Center Historic District
- Samuel Hayes II House
- Judah Holcomb House
- Nathaniel Holcomb III House
- Rowe and Weed Houses
- West Granby Historic District
Notable people
- NHL player, played with the Hartford Whalers
- Joe Bouchard (born 1948), musician, member of Blue Öyster Cult
- VJ
- Chauncey Forward (1793–1839), congressman from Pennsylvania
- Bryan Nash Gill (1961–2013), artist
- George S. Godard (1865–1936), librarian
- Philip C. Hayes (1833–1916), congressman from Illinois
- Byron Kilbourn (1801–1870), surveyor and politician
- Rebecca Lobo (born 1973), former Women's National Basketball Association player
- Garrett Lucash (born 1978), figure skater
- Theodore Mills Maltbie (1842–1915), lawyer and politician
- William M. Maltbie (1880–1961), Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court
- Aaron Draper Shattuck (1832–1928), painter of the White Mountain School
Notes
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Granby town, Hartford County, Connecticut". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ "Town of Southwick, Massachusetts". Archived from the original on August 5, 2007. Retrieved October 14, 2007.
- ^ Phelps 1845, pp. 37–44.
- ISBN 978-1-60354-007-0. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
- ^ American Numismatic Society (1897). Proceedings of the American Numismatic and Archeological Society. p. 16. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
- ^ "Rating the Towns 2009: Cities 10,000-15,000". Connecticut Magazine. November 1, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ^ "The Ancient Oak of Granby". February 25, 2011.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Granby town, Hartford County, Connecticut". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "General Elections Statement of Vote 1922".
- ^ Statement of Vote ct.gov
- ^ Statement of Vote ct.gov
- ^ Statement of Vote ct.gov
- ^ "General Election Statements of Vote, 1922 – Current". CT Secretary of State. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of November 1, 2022" (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "Town of Granby Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023". Town of Granby. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
References
- Phelps, Noah Amherst (1845). History of Simsbury, Granby, and Canton; from 1642 To 1845. Hartford: Press of Case, Tiffany and Burnham.