![]() According to the 2018 American Community Survey, the population density was 1,146.8 people per square mile. Īs of the census of 2010, there were 45,135 people and 18,518 households residing in the town. later became part of the International Silver Company, which was headquartered in the neighboring city of Meriden. as well as Wallingford's Watrous Manufacturing Co. In terms of Wallingford's manufacturing and design history, silver-producing companies like Hall, Elton & Co., Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. The Bristol-Myers Squibb Company moved out in 2017 and the structures were demolished in 2018. ![]() The Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, the town's largest taxpayer, has established a research and development facility in Wallingford's MedWay Industrial Park. An Interchange Zone which permits restrictive commercial development of office parks, research and development centers and hotels was created at the intersection of interstate 91 and Route 68. The development of the Barnes Industrial Parks, Casimir Pulaski Industrial Park, Centract Park and MedWay Industrial Park have greatly contributed to a diversified tax base. Wallingford is home to a large variety of industries and major corporations spanning the spectrum of the medical, health care, service, hi-tech specialty metal manufacturing and research development. It killed at least 29 and likely 34 people in Wallingford, the most by any tornado event in Connecticut history. The 1878 Wallingford tornado struck on August 9 of that year. Winifred Benham was thrice tried for witchcraft and acquitted all three times. In 1697 Wallingford was the site of the last witchcraft trial in New England. ![]() Starting on May 12, 1670, there were 126 people who lived in temporary housing, and five years later in 1675 there were 40 permanent homes. This original plot of land near the Quinnipiac River is now considered Main Street. The Connecticut General Assembly created the town on October 10, 1667.
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