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Welcome to the Southington Home page. The Southington Home page provides as much information as possible on Southington. Knowing Southington’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Southington’s Home page, you will also find Southington’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Southington has a population of 43753. 47.9% of Southington’s inhabitants are Male, and 52.1 are female. 58.8% of Southington is married and 83.6% own their own home. The Average Home price is $285,847, and the average rent is $1,124. Household median income in Southington is $101,098, and the individual median income is $47,656. Southington’s Ethnic is the following: White(91.6%), Hispanic(5.2%), Asian(2.8%), Multiple(2.7%), Black(1.5%), Other(1.3%).


Southington is situated about 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Hartford, about 80 miles (130 km) northeast of New York City, 105 miles (169 km) southwest of Boston and 77 miles (124 km) west of Providence. It includes the areas of Plantsville, Marion and Milldale, each of which has its own post office and distinct architecture.


The town rests in a valley of two mountains on its east and west sides. The town is located along exits 28 through 32 of Interstate 84, exit 4 of Interstate 691, and bisected by Connecticut Route 10. Southington has the nickname of "The Apple Valley", due to the many orchards that still dot its landscape.


The Quinnipiac River flows through the town. It is home to Mount Southington ski area, which has drawn visitors since the 1960s. Southington is located at geographical coordinates 41° 35′ 48" North, 72° 52′ 40" West (41.596588, −72.87767). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.6 square miles (94.9 km2), of which 35.9 square miles (93.0 km2) are land and 0.73 square miles (1.9 km2), or 1.99%, is water.The Metacomet Ridge, a rugged trap rock mountain ridge that extends from Long Island Sound to the Massachusetts/Vermont border, passes through Southington.


Notable peaks along the ridge form the eastern edge of town: Bradley Mountain, Ragged Mountain, Short Mountain, and part of the Hanging Hills. The ridge is traversed by the 51-mile-long (82 km) Metacomet Trail. Southington's west ridge is rich with many geological formations. This includes North Hamlin Brook, Roaring Brook, and Soltys Pond.


Soltys Pond was named after Alexander Soltys, who settled in the area in 1713. The most well-known geological formation in the area is one of several in the world known as the Great Unconformity.Located less than one mile northwest of the Great Unconformity on Southington Mountain is Hushak Rock, known informally for decades as White Rock.


The overlook has expansive views of the region and can be seen from much of Route 229 and area neighborhoods. The state of Connecticut officially named Hushak Rock in 2017 for longtime Southington civic leader and World War II pilot Walter J. Hushak (b. 1923).


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