First Early Name: West Division. The town was part
of the City of
Population: 2000 Census -61,046 2004 – 64,225
Area: 22.2 square miles; 14,080 acres. There are 205 miles of accepted streets and 245 miles of sidewalks in town.
Highest Point: 778 feet above sea level on Talcott (
Town Hall Address:
Post Offices:
Zip Codes: 06105,06107, 06110, 06117 and 06119
Schools: Public - 11 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high schools. Private and parochial - 10, including elementary through high schools. Colleges and Universities University of Hartford, Bloomfield Avenue; St. Joseph College, Asylum Avenue; University of Connecticut Greater Hartford Campus and School of Social Work, Asylum Avenue.
Places of Worship: 7 Catholic, 9 Jewish, 16 Protestant
Libraries: Noah Webster Library (Main Library), 20 South Main Street; Julia Faxon Branch, 1073 New Britain Avenue; Bishop's Corner Branch, 15 Starkel Road.
Public Recreation Areas: Two municipal golf courses - Rockledge,
18 holes and Buena Vista, nine holes; Veterans Memorial Skating Rink; indoor
pools at Cornerstone Aquatics Center, and four outdoor pools at Fernridge, Beachland, Eisenhower
and Kennedy parks; six public parks, the four mentioned and Wolcott Park and Westmoor Park. Two senior centers,
The
Police Department is located in the Police-Court facility at
STATE HOUSE
District
18: Andrew M. Fleischmann,
(D),
District
19: Beth Bye, (D),
District
20: David McCluskey,
(D),
STATE SENATE
District 5, West Hartford, Jonathan Harris, (D), 101A Shadow Lane, West Hartford, CT 06110 Tel. 561-1198 - website
CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVE for West Hartford: John Larson, (D), Town of East Hartford, 221 Main Street 2nd
Floor, Hartford, 06106 Tel. 860-278-8888 - website
Scott Slifka (D), Mayor,
Charles T. Coursey,
(D),Deputy Mayor,
Tim Brennan (D),
Joseph Verrengia (D),
Shari
Cantor, (D), 39 Colony Rd., West Hartford, CT 06117, Tel. 233-8351
Carolyn Thornberry (D),
Leon Davidoff (R), Minority Leader,
Steven Adler (R),
Joseph Visconti (R),
Town Council Webpage – click here
Town Council Meetings and Agendas – click here
Essie S. Labrot, (D), 50 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06107, Tel: 561-7447
Terry Schmitt, (D), Chairperson,
John M. Darcey,
(D),
Vice Chairperson,
Bruce Putterman,
(D),
Harry J. Captain, (D),
Clare Kindall,
(D),
Lib Brassil Spinella, (R), 43 Castlewood Road15,
Diane Mudge,
(R),
To email all members of the board click here
Board of Education Webpage – click here
Superintendent of Schools - David P. Sklarz,
Ph.D.
Phone: (860) 561 – 6651
Director of Library Services - Pat
Holloway
Phone: 860-561-6972
Town Assessor -
Joanne F. Ferraresso
Assessment Office (Click here
for their web page)
50 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06107
(860) 561-7414, Fax: 561-7590
Median Household Income 2007 - $70,770 State Average - $61,879
Median Sales Price of House
$145,000 – 1998 $255,990 – 2005 $300,000 – 2007
9,940
Students K-12 total in 2007
$103,502,000
- Education Budget
Cost Per Pupil (2007 Ed. Budget divided by # of students) - $10,412
CMT-CT Mastery Test Reading Grade 4 - % At or Above State Goal 2005 - 74% 2007 – 68%
CMT-CT Mastery Test Math Grade 4 - % At or Above State Goal 2005 - 81% 2007 - 75%
CMT-CT Mastery Test Writing Grade 4 - % At or Above State Goal 2005 - 75% 2007 -
77%
CMT-CT Mastery Test Reading Grade 6 - % At or Above State Goal 2005 - 75% 2007 – 73%
CMT-CT Mastery Test Math Grade 6 - % At or Above State
Goal 2005 - 68% 2007 – 75%
CMT-CT Mastery Test Writing Grade 6 - % At or Above State Goal 2005 - 72% 2007 – 75%
CMT-CT Mastery Test Reading Grade 8 - % At or Above State Goal 2005 - 75% 2007 – 78%
CMT-CT Mastery Test Math Grade 8 - % At or Above State
Goal 2005 - 68% 2007 – 69%
CMT-CT Mastery Test Writing Grade 8 - % At or Above State Goal 2005 - 72% 2007 – 75%
Combined Math And
Verbal Average SAT Scores
2005 – 1099 (Verbal – 544 Math – 555)
2007 – 1081 (Verbal – 539 Math – 542)
Current
No Child Left behind School Report – click here.