South Windsor, Connecticut

South Windsor, Connecticut
Town
Location of South Windsor within Hartford County, Connecticut
Coordinates: 41°49′56″N 72°34′11″W / 41.83222°N 72.56972°W / 41.83222; -72.56972Coordinates: 41°49′56″N 72°34′11″W / 41.83222°N 72.56972°W / 41.83222; -72.56972
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
NECTA	Hartford
Region	Capitol Region
Incorporated	1845
Government
• Type	Council-manager
• South Windsor Town Council	Tom Delnicki (R), Mayor Carolyn Streeter-Mirek (R), Deputy Mayor M. Saud Anwar (D) William Carroll (R) Ed Havens (D) Lisa Maneeley (R) Liz Pendelton (D) Matthew Riley (R) Janice Snyder (R)
• Town manager	Matthew B. Galligan
Area
• Total	28.7 sq mi (74.3 km2)
• Land	28.1 sq mi (72.7 km2)
• Water	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
Elevation	72 ft (22 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	25,709
• Density	900/sq mi (350/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	06074
Area code(s)	860
FIPS code	09-71390
GNIS feature ID	0213509
Website	www.southwindsor.org

South Windsor is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 25,709 at the 2010 census.

In 1659, Thomas Burnham (1617–1688) purchased the tract of land now covered by the towns of South Windsor and East Hartford from Tantinomo, chief sachem of the Podunk Indians. Burnham lived on the land and later willed it to his nine children. Beginning in the middle of the 17th century, a few of the settlers of Windsor began using land on the east bank of the Connecticut River for grazing and farming purposes. By 1700, a number of families had made their homes in this area, now known as South Windsor. In 1768, the residents of the area were allowed to incorporate as the separate town of East Windsor, though the area was informally referred to as East Windsor before this time, which then included all of East Windsor, South Windsor and Ellington. Known for its agriculture and ship building, the town supplied more than 200 volunteers during the American Revolution. In 1786, Ellington became an independent town. South Windsor itself was incorporated as a town in 1845. Tobacco was a major crop grown in South Windsor since its founding.

(Old) Main Street, located near the Connecticut River and running north to south from the border of East Hartford to that of East Windsor, is the center of the town's historical district. Wood Memorial Library, Ellsworth School are located on the street. Minister Timothy Edwards is buried in a cemetery located on Main Street, and the town's middle school is named for him. In 1698, Edwards became the first minister for the settlers on the east side of the river, and his church was built on Main Street (in present-day South Windsor). His son, theologian Jonathan Edwards, was born in South Windsor (at the time still part of Windsor). Ulysses S. Grant stayed at a home on the street.