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East Hartford is a town in the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States. The population was 51,045 at the 2020 census. The town is located on the east bank of the Connecticut River, directly across from Hartford. It is home to aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney.
East Hartford is known as the crossroads of New England and is located an equal distance from New York and Boston with convenient and easy access to major highways, airports, railways and other modes of transportation, making East Hartford a convenient community to grow your business or family.
- Wickham Park. This marvelous park on the east side of town is maintained by a non-profit foundation and charges a small fee for cars. I feel it’s a small price to pay to visit something truly special.
- Great River Park. At East Hartford’s Great River Park there’s two miles of illuminated riverfront fringed by trees and grassy areas. People cross the Founders Bridge or the Charter Oak Bridge to take in Hartford’s cityscape from the east bank at sunset.
- Pratt & Whitney Hangar Museum. On Tuesdays and Thursdays you can visit a hangar at the Pratt & Whitney Campus. Awaiting you here is an amazing collection of engines from the company’s earliest days to the 21st century.
- Hartford. In East Hartford I gravitated towards the big city across the river for things to do. Hartford offers all the dining, culture and entertainment you’d want from a big urban center.
- miguel20172017. East Hartford, CT2 contributions. Laid back atmosphere... and cheap, generous pours for their assortment of beers. Only negative would be the sour cherry brew.
- Mrs. P. 1 contribution. Beautiful tour and garden. Elegant historical home being redone with Victorian furniture on the first floor. Very nice (and free) tour describing family’s activities in the 1800s and about East Hartford.
- dfbf. Earth 181 contributions. Good for small school football. As a visitor, this was my first trip to a UConn game. The biggest problem is the quality of the current team, but this isn't a bad stadium for a small school located in a residential area.
- b w. Coral Springs, FL 119 contributions. So peaceful. A lovely passive park on the river. We walked the trail, and found each stop along the way picture perfect.
East Hartford, urban town (township), Hartford county, central Connecticut, U.S., across the Connecticut River from Hartford. The area, called Podunk by the Indians, was first settled in 1639 by John Crow.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
About. In 2022, East Hartford, CT had a population of 50.9k people with a median age of 37.8 and a median household income of $64,244. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of East Hartford, CT declined from 50,971 to 50,942, a −0.0569% decrease and its median household income grew from $58,922 to $64,244, a 9.03% increase.
East Hartford History. The part of the land Known as East Hartford was once inhabited by the Podunk Indians, in 1635 the town saw its first permanent colonists when Thomas Hooker and his followers came from Cambridge, Massachusetts to found Hartford.
