Interesting Facts
Date Settled: 1679
Date Incorporated: May 3, 1854
First Early Name: West Division. The town was part of the City of Hartford until its incorporation.
Population: 2000 - 61,046; 1990 census - 60,110; 1980 census - 61,300
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 (Avon) Mountain. Altitude at Town Hall is 120 feet.
Town Hall Address: 50 South Main Street, West Hartford, 06107. For general information, call 561-7500.
Post Offices: West Hartford Center, 102 LaSalle Road; Elmwood, 121 Shield Street; Bishop's Corner, 12 Crossroads Plaza.
Zip Codes: 06107 (generally, Center area and west of Trout Brook Drive); 06110 (generally, Elmwood area, southeast and southwest quadrants of town); 06117 (generally, Bishops Corner area, northeast and northwest quadrants of town); 06119 (generally, easterly and central area from Trout Brook east to Prospect Avenue.)
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), 28 South Main Street; Julia Faxon Branch, 1073 New Britain Avenue; Bishop's Corner Branch, 15 Starkel Road.
