Windsor Locks Wedding

Windsor Locks Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 12,044, at the 2000 census.but a July 1, 2002 Census estimate put the town's population at 12,237.

Situated on the Connecticut River, the town is named after a set of canal locks. These were opened in 1829 and formed part of the Enfield Falls Canal that circumvented nearby shallows on the river.[1]

Windsor Locks is the site of Bradley International Airport, and one-third of the town's area consists of the airport.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 24.2 km (9.4 mi). 23.4 km (9.0 mi) of it is land and 0.9 km (0.3 mi) of it (3.53%) is water.

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 12,043 people, 4,935 households, and 3,306 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 514.9/km (1,333.8/mi). There were 5,101 housing units at an average density of 218.1/km (565.0/mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.47% White, 2.67% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 2.57% Asian, 0.75% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.22% of the population.