Green (added 1972) Taylor Chapman House – 407 Palisado Ave. (added 1988) Horace H. Ellsworth House – 316 Palisado Ave. (added 1988) George Loomis House – 1003 Windsor Avenue (added 1988) Gordon Loomis House – 1021 Windsor Avenue (added 1988) Ira Loomis, Jr. House – 1053 Windsor Avenue (added 1988) Capt. James Loomis House – 881 Windsor Avenue (added 1988) Capt. James Loomis House – 208–210 Broad Street (added 1988) Oliver Ellsworth Homestead – 778 Palisado Ave. (added 1970) Farmington River Railroad Bridge – spans Farmington River and Pleasant St. west of Palisado Ave. (added 1972) Hartford & New Haven Railroad Depot – 41 Central St. (added 1988) Hartford & New Haven Railroad-Freight Depot – 40 Central St. (added 1988) Deacon John Moore House – 37 Elm St. (added 1977) Palisado Avenue Historic District – Palisado Ave. between the Farmington River and Bissell Ferry Rd. (added 1987) Tobacco farming Tobacco farming in Connecticut has a long history. When the first settlers came to the valley in the 1630s, tobacco was already being grown by the native population. By 1700 it was being exported via the Connecticut River to European ports. The use of Connecticut tobacco as a cigar wrapper leaf began in the 1820s. Area farmers grew tobacco for the two outside layers of cigars, the binder and the wrapper. Approximately of land in Connecticut is covered by Windsor Soil, named after the town. The movie Parrish, starring Troy Donahue and Karl Malden, was set and filmed in the tobacco farms of Windsor. The film was released in 1961. The Connecticut Valley Tobacco Museum, containing authentic farming implements and tools, can be found at Northwest Park in Windsor. Demographics Population As of the census of 2010, there were 29,044 people, 11,233 households, and 7,881 families residing in the town. The population density was 984.5 persons per square mile (380.2/km). There were 11,767 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 54.7% White, 34.3% African American, 0.2% Native American, 4.5% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 3.1% some other race, and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.4% of the population. There were 11,233 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were headed by married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were