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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Andover, Connecticut
| settlement_type    = [[New England town|Town]]
| image_skyline      = First Congregational Church, Andover CT.jpg
| image_caption      = First Congregational Church (2017)
| image_seal         = AndoverCTSeal.png
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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{USA}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Connecticut}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[County (United States)|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Tolland County, Connecticut|Tolland]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Councils of governments in Connecticut|Region]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut|Capitol Region]]
| established_title  = Incorporated
| established_date   = May 18, 1848
| government_type    = [[Board of selectmen|Selectman-town meeting]]
| leader_title       = [[First Selectman]]
| leader_name        = Jonathan P. Zabel (D)
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_total_km2     = 40.7
| area_total_sq_mi   = 15.7
| area_land_km2      = 40.0
| area_land_sq_mi    = 15.5
| area_water_km2     = 0.6
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.2
| elevation_m        = 122
| elevation_ft       = 400
| population_footnotes = <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061015003016/http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2005_9.csv U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates]</ref>
| population_total   = 3151
| population_as_of   = 2020
| population_density_km2 = 
| timezone           = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset         = &minus;5
| timezone_DST       = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset_DST     = &minus;4
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code        = 06232
| area_codes          = [[Area codes 860 and 959|860/959]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 09-01080
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
| blank1_info        = 213382
| website            = {{URL|https://www.andoverconnecticut.org/|andoverconnecticut.org}}
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'''Andover''' is a rural [[New England town|town]] in [[Tolland County]], [[Connecticut]], United States, roughly 10 miles east of [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]. The population was 3,151 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US0901301080|title=Census - Geography Profile: Andover town, Tolland County, Connecticut|access-date=November 25, 2021}}</ref>

==History==
{{See also|Andover Center Historic District}}
Andover was incorporated on May 18, 1848, from [[Hebron, Connecticut|Hebron]] and [[Coventry, Connecticut|Coventry]]. The name is a transfer from [[Andover, Hampshire]], England.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Connecticut Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qoEyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA330|year=1903|publisher=Connecticut Magazine Company|page=330}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|15.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|15.5|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}  (1.53%) is water. A number of small streams and rivers flow in Andover, among which are the [[Hop River]], Burnap Brook, Skungamaug River, and Straddle Brook. Andover Lake is located in the southeastern corner of town.[https://www.andoverconnecticut.org/about]

The town borders [[Coventry, CT|Coventry]] to the Northeast, [[Columbia, CT|Columbia]] to the Southeast, [[Hebron, CT|Hebron]] to the Southwest, and [[Bolton, CT|Bolton]] to the Northwest.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align= left
|1850= 500
|1860= 517
|1870= 461
|1880= 428
|1890= 401
|1900= 385
|1910= 371
|1920= 389
|1930= 430
|1940= 560
|1950= 1034
|1960= 1771
|1970= 2099
|1980= 2144
|1990= 2540
|2000= 3036
|2010= 3303
|2020= 3151
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
}}
{{See also|List of Connecticut locations by per capita income}}As of the [[2020 United States census]], Andover had a population of 3,151.<ref>{{cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=040XX00US09_060XX00US0901301080&d=DEC%20Demographic%20Profile |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> 
The racial composition of the population was 89.7% white, 1.4% black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 1.0% from some other race and 6.7% reporting two or more race.  3.8% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

As of 2021, 5.7% of the population was born outside the United States. Of the foreign-born population, 5.6% were not [[Citizenship of the United States|US citizens]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2021.DP02?g=060XX00US0901301080&d=ACS%205-Year%20Estimates%20Data%20Profiles |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

As of the 2020 census, the town had 1,271 households, occupying 96% of available housing units. 2.4% of units were for seasonal, recreational, or occasional use. The population density was {{convert|200.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,342 housing units at an average density of {{convert|85.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  
99.8% of the town's population lived in households, with the remaining 0.2% living in noninstitutionalized group quarters.

99.8% of the town's population lived in households, with the remaining 0.2% living in noninstitutionalized group quarters.

Of the 1,271 households, 58.4% were married couples living together; 17.9% with their own children under 18. 7.5% were cohabitating couples; 1.5% with their own children under 18. 15.7% were male householders with no spouse or partner present; 10.9% living alone and 2.0% with their own children under 18. 18.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present; 10.4% living alone and 2.4% with own children under 18.

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The median age was 48.9 years. 50.5% of the population was male and 49.5% female.

97.2% of the population over 25 had a high school diploma or higher. 41.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher and 19.6% had a graduate or professional degree.

As of 2021, the median household income was $102,759, and the median family income  was $116,354. Males had a median income of $73,693 versus $57,212 for females. The per capita income for the town was $48,419.  1.6% of the population had an income in the past year that was below the [[poverty line]], all between the ages of 18 and 64.

Of the 1,582 workers 16 years or older, 84.6% drove alone to work. 5.8% carpooled, 0.6% used public transportation, 0.4% walked, and 8.5% worked from home. The mean travel time to work was 26 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2021.DP03?g=060XX00US0901301080&d=ACS%205-Year%20Estimates%20Data%20Profiles |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

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|caption=Reported Ethnic Backgrounds, 2021 ACS 5-Year Estimates<ref>{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2021.DP02?g=060XX00US0901301080&d=ACS%205-Year%20Estimates%20Data%20Profiles|title=DP02: SELECTED SOCIAL ... - Census Bureau Table}}</ref>
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== Infrastructure ==

The Andover Public Library was originally opened in 1896, in the Congregational Church Conference House. It was relocated in 1927 to its present location on Long Hill Road.[https://www.librarything.com/venue/37315/Andover-Public-Library]

===Transportation===
The 918 Willimantic-Coventry Express, operated by [[CT Transit Hartford|CT Transit]], is a bus route that offers weekday service to [[Willimantic CT|Willimantic]], [[Columbia CT|Columbia]], [[Coventry CT|Coventry]], [[Bolton CT|Bolton]], and [[Hartford CT|Hartford]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cttransit.com/sites/default/files/schedules/h_918_wkdysched.pdf}}</ref>

{{jct|country=USA|US|6}} runs roughly northwest–southeast through the center of town, connecting Andover to [[Willimantic, Connecticut|Willimantic]] and [[Providence, Rhode Island]] to the East and [[Bolton, Connecticut|Bolton]] and [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]] to the West.

{{jct|state=CT|CT|316}} begins in the center of Andover at a junction with Route 6. It runs south, connecting to the neighboring town of [[Hebron, Connecticut|Hebron]].

{{jct|state=CT|CT|87}} begins on the Eastern side of Andover at a junction with Route 6. It continues to the Southeast, connecting to neighboring [[Columbia, Connecticut|Columbia]] and eventually terminating just outside of [[Norwich, Connecticut|Norwich]].

==Points of interest==
*Andover Veterans Monument Park is located on Monument Lane in front of the Museum of Andover History. The Agent Orange Monument in memory of those who died because of [[Agent Orange]] during the [[Vietnam War]] was unveiled on June 5, 2021, at the Andover Veterans Monument Park.<ref>Rodriguez Jr., Ismael. "'We've Been Fighting This for 55 Years'", [[VFW Magazine]], volume 109, number 2, October 2021, pages 42-43.</ref>
*Museum of Andover History is located in the Old Town Hall on Monument Lane. It traces the history of Andover since 1600.
*The [[Hop River State Park Trail]] is a [[rail trail]] which passes through Andover with multiple connections to local roads<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ctparks.com/media/520/download?inline}}</ref>
* The [[March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Hutchinson Road|March Route of Rochambeua's Army]] passes through Andover along [[US Route 6|Route 6]] and the historic Hutchinson Road<ref>{{cite web |last1=Prussia |first1=Mailing Address: Washington-Rochambeau National Historic Trail 1400 North Outer Line Drive King of |last2=Us |first2=PA 19406 Phone: 610-783-1006 Washington-Rochambeau National Historic Trail Contact |title=Directions - Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/waro/planyourvisit/directions.htm |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Andover Center Historic District]] is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/002065d4-2fe7-4759-9543-52cc91c1de2b|title=Asset Detail}}</ref>
* [[White's Tavern]], also on the NRHP, is notable for hosting [[Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau|Rochambeau]] and other French officers during the [[American Revolution]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/c966a503-07ff-4be7-ad12-259779d7f824|title=Asset Detail}}</ref>
*[[Nathan Hale State Forest]] is partially located in and accessible from Andover<ref>{{cite web |url=https://explorect.org/nathan-hale-state-forest/ |title=Nathan Hale State Forest }}</ref>

==Education==
Andover is home to Andover Elementary School for grades K–6 while grades 7–12 go to [[RHAM High School|R.H.A.M.]] middle and high schools.<ref>[https://www.greatschools.org/connecticut/andover/61-Andover-Elementary-School/ Link text]</ref>

== Politics ==

{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 31, 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/electionservices/2024/2024-registration-and-enrollment-statistics/2024_november_reg-party_enrollments.pdf?rev=6ea82a0b09e84203a63f918ff7741019&hash=CBA24E0CAAF8D5CB4062E3DE0BE6B6DA}}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party
! Active Voters
! Inactive Voters
! Total Voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | 710
| align = center | 17
| align = center | 727
| align = center | 29.3%
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | 676
| align = center | 31
| align = center | 707
| align = center | 28.5%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| [[Third Party (United States)|Minor Parties]]
| align = center | 36
| align = center | 4
| align = center | 40
| align = center | 1.6%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| [[Independent voter|Unaffiliated]]
| align = center | 971
| align = center | 33
| align = center | 1,004
| align = center | 40.5%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | 2,393
! align = center | 85
! align = center | 2,478
! align = center | 100%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |'''Presidential Election Results'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=General Election Statements of Vote, 1922 – Current|url=https://authoring.ct.gov//SOTS/Election-Services/Statement-Of-Vote-PDFs/General-Elections-Statement-of-Vote-1922|website=CT Secretary of State|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2024 Connecticut Election Results |url=https://apnews.com/projects/election-results-2024/connecticut/?r=0 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!Year
![[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
![[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
![[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|49.3% ''1,032''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.4%''' ''1,035''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.3% ''27''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.6%''' ''1,058''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.7% ''998''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.7% ''35''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''47.0%''' ''896''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.7% ''891''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|6.3% ''121''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.1%''' ''976''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.7% ''774''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.2% ''22''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''58.4%''' ''1,090''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.9% ''745''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.7% ''31''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.4%''' ''980''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.1% ''796''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.5% ''28''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.9%''' ''871''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|38.2% ''609''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|6.9% ''111''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''48.5%''' ''711''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.7% ''480''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|18.8% ''275''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''40.0%''' ''634''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|30.2% ''480''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|29.8% ''472''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.5% ''604''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.9%''' ''649''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.6% ''21''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.5% ''435''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.5%''' ''758''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32.5% ''374''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''47.9%''' ''552''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|19.6% ''226''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.8% ''487''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.6%''' ''526''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.6% ''6''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.3% ''446''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.7%''' ''624''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.0% ''11''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.0% ''419''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.1%''' ''469''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|6.9% ''66''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.3%''' ''556''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.7% ''508''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.6% ''391''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.4%''' ''505''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1956 United States presidential election|1956]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32.7% ''240''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''67.3%''' ''494''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|}

Local government in Andover is organized by a [[board of selectmen]], consisting of 5 members. Per the town charter, no political party can have more than three members on the board at one time. As of 2025 the first selectman was Jeffrey J. Maguire ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]) and the vice first selectman was Jeffrey A. Murray ([[Republican party (united states)|R]]). The board also included Scott R. Person (D), Anne Peterson Cremè (D), and one vacant seat. The next election is scheduled for 2027.<ref>{{cite web |title=Board of Selectmen {{!}} Andover, CT |url=https://www.andoverconnecticut.org/board-selectmen |website=www.andoverconnecticut.org}}</ref>

The approved town budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 was $12,836,706.61.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.andoverconnecticut.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif5346/f/uploads/town_of_andover_budget_fy_24-25_approved_at_referendum.pdf}}</ref>

Andover is a part of [[Connecticut's 55th House of Representatives district|District 55]] for the Connecticut House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican [[Steve Weir]] since 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Steve Weir |url=https://ctmirror.org/representative/steve-weir/ |website=CT Mirror}}</ref> In the Connecticut State Senate, Andover is a part of [[Connecticut's 4th State Senate district|District 4]], represented by Democrat [[MD Rahman]] since 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=MD Rahman |url=https://ctmirror.org/senator/md-rahman/ |website=CT Mirror}}</ref> At the federal level, Andover is located in [[Connecticut's 2nd congressional district|Connecticut's 2nd Congressional District]], which has been represented by Democrat [[Joe Courtney (politician)|Joe Courtney]] since 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT2, 2007-2026], Representative for Connecticut's 2nd Congressional District |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/joe_courtney/412193 |website=GovTrack.us |language=en}}</ref>

==Notable people==
{{bulleted list
| [[Daniel Burnap]] (1759-1838) - Clock-maker - Born in Andover<ref>{{cite web |title=Daniel Burnap |url=http://www.robinsonlibrary.com/technology/manufactures/metal/burnap.htm |date=13 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113023013/http://www.robinsonlibrary.com/technology/manufactures/metal/burnap.htm |archive-date=November 13, 2010 }}</ref>
|[[William Buell Sprague]] (1795-1876) - [[Congregationalism|Congregational]] and [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]] clergyman and biographer - Born in Andover<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=James Grant |last2=Fiske |first2=John |title=Appleton's cyclopaedia of American biography |url=https://archive.org/details/appletonscyclopa05wils/page/638/mode/2up |publisher=New York, D. Appleton |date=1900}}</ref>
| [[Abby B. Hyde]] (1799-1872) - Hymn-writer - Died in Andover<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hatfield |first1=Edwin Francis |title=The Poets of the Church: A Series of Biographical Sketches of Hymn-writers with Notes on Their Hymns |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1X9Na4_B8TsC&pg=PA349 |publisher=A. D. F. Randolph |language=en |date=1884}}</ref>
| [[Milton Badger]] (1800-1873) - Congregational Minister - Born in Andover<ref>{{cite web |title=Badger, Milton, Dd from the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia. |url=https://www.biblicalcyclopedia.com/B/badger-milton-dd.html |website=McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia Online |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Theodore A. Bingham]] (1858-1934) - [[New York City Police Commissioner]] 1906-09 - Born in Andover<ref>{{cite web |title=6EN. BINGHAM DIES AT SUMMER HOME; Former Police Commissioner of New York Succumbs in Canada at Age of 76. RULED WITH AN IRON HAND His Rugged Leadership Brougf Political Protests -- Served in Bridge Department Also. |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1934/09/07/94560794.html?pageNumber=21 |website=The New York Times |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links==
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* [https://www.andoverconnecticut.org/ Town of Andover]
* [https://andoverconnecticut.homestead.com/museum.html Museum of Andover History]

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