Greater Hartford

New England City and Town Areas (NECTA) are cluster of cities and towns throughout all of New England defined by the Office of Management and Budget. The Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT Metropolitan NECTA consists of 54 towns, including 25 in Hartford County, 5 in Litchfield County, 6 in Middlesex County, 2 in New London County, 12 in Tolland County, and 4 in Windham County.

{{US Census population

|1900= 195480

|1910= 250182

|1920= 336027

|1930= 421097

|1940= 450189

|1950= 539661

|1960= 847157

|1970= 1034993

|1980= 1051606

|1990= 1123678

|2000= 1148618

|2010= 1212381

|2020= 1213531

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The United States Census Bureau also defines the Hartford–East Hartford–Middletown, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) based on towns as building blocks. The area contains 54 towns of Hartford County, Tolland County, and Middlesex County.[https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Bulletin-20-01.pdf Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas, March 6, 2020] The 2015 population estimate for the MSA is 1,211,324.{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=U.S. Census website |access-date=2015-03-19 }}

A region very similar to the MSA is covered by the combination of the Hartford Service Delivery Area and the Mid-Connecticut Service Delivery Area, covering 56 towns.[http://www.ct.gov/ecd/cwp/view.asp?a=1106&q=251000 CT Dept. of Economic and Community Development] Service Delivery Areas

• Hartford

• Bristol
• East Hartford
• Manchester
• New Britain
• West Hartford

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• Avon
• Berlin
• Bloomfield
• Canton
• Clinton
• Colchester
• Coventry
• Cromwell
• East Hampton
• East Windsor{{ref|1|1}}
• Ellington
• Enfield{{ref|1|1}}
• Farmington
• Glastonbury
• Granby
• Mansfield
• Middletown
• Newington
• Old Saybrook
• Plainville
• Rocky Hill
• Simsbury
• Somers{{ref|1|1}}
• South Windsor
• Southington
• Stafford
• Suffield{{ref|1|1}}
• Tolland
• Vernon
• Wethersfield
• Windsor
• Windsor Locks{{ref|1|1}}{{Refend}}

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• Andover
• Bolton
• Burlington
• Chester
• Columbia
• Deep River
• Durham
• East Granby
• East Haddam
• Essex
• Haddam
• Hartland
• Hebron
• Killingworth
• Marlborough
• Middlefield
• North Stonington
• Portland
• Westbrook
• Willington

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• Union

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{{note|1|1}} Town also included in the Springfield, Massachusetts NECTA

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• Aetna{{cite web| url=https://www.aetna.com/about-us/contact-aetna/office-locations-directions.html|title=Office Locations and Directions|publisher=Aetna}}
• Eversource Energy (co-headquarters in Boston){{cite web| url=http://wtnh.com/2015/01/30/as-it-rebrands-northeast-utilities-to-keep-2-headquarters/|title=As it rebrands, Northeast Utilities to keep 2 headquarters|publisher=WTNH}}
• The Hartford{{cite web| url=http://www.thehartford.com/contact-the-hartford/main-contact|title=Main Contact Information|publisher=The Hartford}}
• Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company{{cite web| url=http://www.munichre.com/HSB/hsb-offices/index.html|title=Main Contact Information|publisher=Hartford Steam Boiler}}
• The Phoenix Companies{{cite web| url=https://www.phoenixwm.phl.com/public/contact/addresses/index.jsp|title=Phoenix Addresses|publisher=Phoenix Wealth Management}}
• Travelers Insurance (home of largest office, headquarters in New York City){{cite web| url=https://www.travelers.com/about-us/careers/life-at-travelers/hartford.aspx|title=Hartford|publisher=Travelers}}
• Virtus Investment Partners{{cite web| url=https://www.virtus.com/contact-us|title=Contact Us|publisher=Virtus Investment Partners}}

• Barnes Group (Bristol){{cite web| url=http://www.barnesgroupinc.com/contact.aspx|title=Contact Us|publisher=Barnes Group Inc.}}
• Carrier Corporation{{ref|2|2}} (Farmington){{cite web|url=http://www.utc.com/Pages/Locations.aspx|title=Locations|publisher=United Technologies}}
• Cigna (Bloomfield){{cite web| url=http://www.cigna.com/aboutcigna/contact-us/|title=Cigna Contacts|publisher=Cigna}}
• Colt's Manufacturing Company (West Hartford){{cite web|url=http://www.colt.com/Contact.aspx|title=Contact Us|publisher=Colt Manufacturing}}
• Connecticut Natural Gas (East Hartford)
• Doosan Fuel Cell America (South Windsor){{cite web| url=http://www.doosanfuelcell.com/en/contactus/contactus.do|title= Contact Us|publisher=Doosan}}
• ESPN Inc. (Bristol){{cite web| url=http://espncareers.com/locations#connecticut|title= Our Locations|publisher=ESPN}}
• Gerber Scientific (Tolland){{cite web| url=http://www.gerbertechnology.com/contact-us/|title= Contact Us|publisher=Gerber Technologies}}
• Henkel (Rocky Hill, U.S. headquarters){{cite web| url=http://www.henkelna.com/about-henkel/henkel-locations.htm?region=North+America&country=United+States®ionId=3&countryId=51|title=Henkel Locations|publisher=Henkel}}
• Kaman Aircraft (Bloomfield){{cite web| url=https://ec.kamandirect.com/us/catalog/KITBranchLocator.jsp;jsessionid=4DKZY2XbHvpTlAsp9eVOK2vP|title= Corporate Office|publisher=Kaman Industrial Technologies}}
• Legrand (West Hartford, U.S. headquarters){{cite web| url=http://www.legrand.us/aboutus/careers/locations.aspx#.Vd-APH3W0wA|title=Locations|publisher=Legrand}}
• Otis Elevator{{ref|2|2}} (Farmington)
• Pratt & Whitney{{ref|2|2}} (East Hartford)
• Stanadyne (Windsor){{cite web| url=http://www.stanadyne.com/contact/|title=USA Contact Info|publisher=Stanadyne}}
• Stanley Black & Decker (New Britain){{cite web|url=http://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com/contact/contact-us|title=Contact Us|date=30 March 2017 |publisher=Stanley Black & Decker}}
• Systematic Automation (Farmington){{cite web|url=http://www.systauto.com/contact-us/|title=Contact Us|publisher=Systemic Automation}}
• Trumpf (Farmington, U.S. headquarters){{cite web| url=http://www.us.trumpf.com/en/about-trumpf/trumpf-inc/trumpf-locations-in-north-america.html|title=TRUMPF Locations in North America|publisher=Trumpf}}
• United Technologies (Farmington)
• Voya Financial (Windsor, home of largest office, headquarters in New York City){{cite web|url=http://www.ing.com/Investor-relations/Divestment-of-Voya-Financial/Voya-Financial.htm|title=Voya Financial – At a Glance|publisher=ING|access-date=2015-08-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822212430/http://www.ing.com/Investor-relations/Divestment-of-Voya-Financial/Voya-Financial.htm|archive-date=2015-08-22|url-status=dead}}

{{note|2|2}} Division of United Technologies (Otis and Carrier are under the UTC Building & Industrial Systems division)

Public, four-year universities in the area include:.{{cite web| url=http://www.ct.edu/cscu|title=Colleges & Universities|publisher=Connecticut State Colleges & Universities – Board of Regents for Higher Education}}{{cite web| url=http://uconn.edu/academics/schools-and-colleges/|publisher=University of Connecticut|title=Schools and Colleges | University of Connecticut |date=5 February 2019 }}

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• Central Connecticut State University (New Britain)
• University of Connecticut (Storrs, main campus)
• University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine (Farmington)
• University of Connecticut School of Law (Hartford)
• University of Connecticut School of Medicine (Farmington)

Public, two-year community colleges in the area include:

• Asnuntuck Community College (Enfield)
• Capital Community College (Hartford)
• Manchester Community College (Manchester)
• Middlesex Community College (Middletown)
• Tunxis Community College (Farmington)

Private, nonprofit, four-year universities in the area include:{{cite web| url=http://www.theccic.org/Community-Partnerships/College-Profiles/|title=College Profiles|publisher=Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges}}

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• Goodwin College (East Hartford)
• Hartford Seminary (Hartford)
• Rensselaer at Hartford (Hartford)
• Trinity College (Hartford)
• University of Hartford (West Hartford)
• University of Saint Joseph (West Hartford)
• Wesleyan University (Middletown)

There are numerous hospitals in the Greater Hartford area, including five teaching hospitals (of which, one is a pediatric hospital) and two psychiatric hospitals.

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• Connecticut Children's Medical Center (Hartford)
• Hartford Hospital (Hartford)
• The Hospital of Central Connecticut (New Britain and Southington)
• Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center (Hartford)
• University of Connecticut Health Center, John Dempsey Hospital (Farmington)

All of the above hospitals are affiliated with the University of Connecticut School of Medicine{{citation|title=Affiliated Hospitals and Clinical Sites|url=http://medicine.uchc.edu/about/hospitals.html|access-date=11 December 2014|publisher=UConn School of Medicine}}

• Connecticut Valley Hospital, owned and operated by the state of Connecticut (Middletown)
• The Institute of Living, a division of Hartford Hospital (Hartford)

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The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts is one of the largest indoor performing arts venues in the area. It houses two theaters within the complex: the 2,800-seat Mortensen Hall and the 906-seat Belding Theater, and is home to the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, the premiere orchestra in Connecticut. Other theaters in the area include the Hartford Stage and TheaterWorks.

The area is also home to the Xfinity Theatre, a 7,500-seat open-air amphitheater. The lawn outside the theater is capable of holding roughly 22,500 people, bringing total capacity to around 30,000 people.

In Hartford exurbs, the Connecticut Repertory Theatre on the main campus of the University of Connecticut in Storrs, the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, and the Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center in Simsbury serve as pillars of the New England theatrical and performing arts scene.

The Connecticut Convention Center is located in downtown Hartford adjacent to the Hartford Marriot Downtown. The facility has more than {{convert|140000|sqft|m2|-3}} of exhibition space, a {{convert|40000|sqft|m2|-3|adj=on}} ballroom, and {{convert|25000|sqft|m2|-2}} of space for meetings and conferences. Since 2005, it has hosted ConnectiCon, an annual, multi-genre, pop culture convention.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/ConnectiCon-Brings-Thousands-to-Hartford-98104484.html|title=ConnectiCon Brings Thousands to Hartford|date=2010-07-09|author=Jennifer Sposato}}

The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks also hosts many events, with three large hangars available for use. One of the more popular events held there is FlightSimCon.

In addition, AOPA has held their annual aviation summit in Hartford.{{cite web | url=http://www.aopa.org/aopa-live?watch=hwMG1uMjpyJnRv6zQJRvbKWVBFr5nkhT | title=AOPA Live Video Gallery | date=24 August 2022 }}

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• American Clock & Watch Museum (Bristol)
• Connecticut Historical Society (Hartford)
• The Children's Museum, Connecticut (West Hartford)
• Connecticut Science Center (Hartford)
• Connecticut State Library, Museum of Connecticut History (Hartford)
• Connecticut Trolley Museum (East Windsor)
• New Britain Museum of American Art (New Britain)
• New England Air Museum (Windsor Locks)
• Old State House (Hartford)
• Wadsworth Atheneum (Hartford)

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Greater Hartford is home to multiple minor league professional sports teams and college teams. There are currently no major league professional sports teams. However, it was home to the Hartford Whalers ice hockey team from 1974 to 1997. The Whalers came to Hartford playing in the World Hockey Association, until they were admitted to the National Hockey League in 1979. In 1997, the team relocated to North Carolina, where they were renamed the Carolina Hurricanes.

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Throughout the mid-1990s, the New England Patriots were negotiating with the state of Connecticut for a brand new football stadium located in downtown Hartford to replace the aging Foxboro Stadium where they played. The team eventually agreed to another proposal that saw the construction of Gillette Stadium. With the Patriots no longer in the equation, the state instead decided to construct a smaller football stadium on the former United Technologies-owned airfield in East Hartford. Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field seats approximately 40,000 spectators and is home to the Connecticut Huskies football team.

Greater Hartford is also home to the Travelers Championship golf tournament (formerly known as the Greater Hartford Open/Buick Championship).

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Major shopping centers in the area include:

• Blue Back Square (West Hartford)
• Enfield Square Mall (Enfield)
• The Shoppes at Buckland Hills (Manchester)
• Westfarms Mall (West Hartford)

The Hartford Courant is the daily broadsheet newspaper serving the Greater Hartford area. Founded in 1764 as the Connecticut Courant, it is generally considered to be the oldest continually published newspaper in the United States. It is owned by Tribune Publishing.

From 1817 to 1976, the area was also served by another daily newspaper, the Hartford Times.

Greater Hartford and Greater New Haven form a single television market. This television market is served by the following broadcast television stations:

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• WFSB (CBS)
• WTNH (ABC)
• WCCT (The CW)
• WEDH (PBS)
• WHPX (Ion Television)
• WVIT (NBC)
• WCTX (My Network TV)
• WTIC (Fox)

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• WUVN (Univision)
• WHCT (Azteca)
• WUTH (UniMás)
• WRDM (Telemundo)

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Highway transportation in Greater Hartford is primarily run by two mainline Interstates:

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• {{jct|state=CT|I|91}}

There were several plans to expand the highway system (with at least one plan calling for a full beltway). Various plans encountered resistance due to budgetary and environmental concerns. However, some highways were ultimately constructed, if only partially:

• {{jct|state=CT|I|291}} (serves as the northeastern portion of the partial beltway)
• {{jct|state=CT|I|384}} (spur route into eastern Connecticut)
• {{jct|state=CT|I|691}} (originally a connection to Willimantic)

In the area, four major U.S. Routes serve the area's towns/cities:

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• {{jct|state=CT|CT|3}} (initially part of the larger I-491 plan)
• {{jct|state=CT|CT|9}} (serves as the southwestern portion of the partial beltway)
• {{jct|state=CT|CT|15}}
• {{jct|state=CT|CT|72}}

Public bus transportation is operated by the Hartford division of CTTransit. It provides service to 30 local routes and 12 express routes seven days a week throughout the metropolitan area.{{cite web|url=http://www.cttransit.com/About/index.asp |title=CTTransit - Connecting the Community |access-date=2015-08-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814133137/http://cttransit.com/About/index.asp |archive-date=2015-08-14 }}

2015 saw the opening of the CTfastrak, a bus rapid transit system that runs from downtown New Britain to Hartford Union Station. The dedicated busway is over 9 miles long and stops at 10 stations.{{cite web|title=What Is CTfastrak|url=http://www.ctfastrak.com/about/what-is-ctfastrak|publisher=State of Connecticut|access-date=18 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014173042/http://www.ctfastrak.com/about/what-is-ctfastrak|archive-date=2013-10-14|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last1=Krafcik|first1=Mike|title=CTFastrak Set To Open In March; Economic Growth Expected Along Busway|url=http://foxct.com/2014/07/17/ct-fasttrack-developments/|access-date=19 July 2014|publisher=WTIC Fox CT|date=17 July 2014}}{{cite news|last1=LaPorte|first1=Mike|title=The Busway to the Future: Insider to CTfastrak before Opening to Public|url=http://livewiremcc.org/2014/11/05/the-busway-to-the-future-insider-to-ctfastrak-before-opening-to-public/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211050837/http://livewiremcc.org/2014/11/05/the-busway-to-the-future-insider-to-ctfastrak-before-opening-to-public/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 11, 2014|access-date=11 December 2014|work=The Live Wire|agency=Manchester Community College|date=5 November 2014}}

Bradley International Airport {{Airport codes|BDL|KBDL|BDL}} is located in the town of Windsor Locks, approximately 10 miles from Hartford. Bradley is the second-largest airport in New England (behind Logan International Airport), and was ranked the 55th busiest airport in the United States in 2008.{{cite web | last = Hanseder | first = Tony | title = Hartford Bradley BDL Airport Overview | url = http://www.ifly.com/bradley-international-airport | access-date = September 20, 2012}}{{cite web | url = http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy08_primary_np_comm.pdf | title = 2008 Passenger Boarding Statistics | publisher = Federal Aviation Administration| access-date = February 11, 2010}} Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, and US Airways account for more than half of the airport's passenger traffic.{{cite web | url = http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=BDL&Airport_Name=Hartford,%20CT:%20Bradley%20International&carrier=FACTS| title = Hartford, CT Bradley International FACTS | publisher = Research and Innovative Technology Administration| access-date=July 3, 2012}}[http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=BDL&Airport_Name=Hartford,%20CT:%20Bradley%20International&carrier=FACTS RITA | BTS | Transtats]. Transtats.bts.gov. Retrieved on July 15, 2013. The Bradley Airport Connector provides highway access to the airport from Interstate 91.

Bradley is a dual-use civil/military airport, with the Bradley Air National Guard Base serving as the home of the Connecticut Air National Guard 103d Airlift Wing.

Hartford–Brainard Airport {{Airport codes|HFD|KHFD|HFD}} is a smaller reliever airport located in the southeastern section of Hartford. It is primarily used for general aviation purposes.{{FAA-airport|ID=HFD|use=PU|own=PU|site=02827.*A}}, effective 2007-07-05

Several Amtrak routes run through the metropolitan area, including the Northeast Regional, Vermonter, as well as a daily shuttle between New Haven and Springfield, Massachusetts.

The Hartford Line is a commuter rail service between New Haven, Connecticut, and Springfield, Massachusetts, using the Amtrak-owned New Haven–Springfield Line. CTrail-branded trains provide service along the corridor, and riders can use Hartford Line tickets to travel on board most Amtrak trains along the corridor at the same prices. The service launched on June 16, 2018.

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