Willington, Connecticut

Willington, Connecticut
Town
Town of Willington
Willington Common
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Tolland County and Connecticut  Capitol Planning Region and Connecticut
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Coordinates: 41°53′07″N 72°15′41″W / 41.88528°N 72.26139°W / 41.88528; -72.26139
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	Tolland
Region	Capitol Region
Incorporated	May 1727
Named For	Wellington, Somersetshire
Government
• Type	Selectman-town meeting
• First selectman	Peter Tanaka (R)[1]
• Selectman	G. Matthew Clark (R) [2]
• Selectman	George A. Marco (Unaffiliated)[3][4]
Area
• Total	33.5 sq mi (86.8 km2)
• Land	33.3 sq mi (86.2 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation	761 ft (232 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	5,566
• Density	167/sq mi (64.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	06279
Area code(s)	860/959
FIPS code	09-85950
GNIS feature ID	0213534
Website	www.willingtonct.org

Willington is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 5,566 at the 2020 census.^[5]

The Willimantic River borders the town on the west. Willington is approximately 25 miles northeast of Hartford on Interstate 84, which also provides a connection to Boston, via the Massachusetts Turnpike. Providence, RI is accessible via U.S. Route 44. Larger communities nearby include Coventry, Stafford, Tolland, and Willimantic. The University of Connecticut is located in adjacent Mansfield. A new public library (formerly located within Hall Memorial School) opened in autumn 2006.