the median family income was $91,931. Males had a median income of $65,572 versus $53,690 for females. The per capita income for the town was $34,524 About 2.4% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 1.1% of those age 65 or over. Education Coventry Grammar School, K – Grade 2 G. H. Robertson Intermediate School, Grade 3 – Grade 5 Capt. Nathan Hale Middle School, Grade 6 – Grade 8 Coventry High School, Grade 9 – Grade 12 Notable people George N. Barnard (1819–1902), photographer who joined Mathew Brady in recording the American Civil War Lorenzo Dow (1777–1834), figure in the Second Great Awakening Austin Cornelius Dunham, businessman Elisha W. Edgerton (1815–1904), businessman and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Nathan Hale (1755–1776), captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and official State Hero of Connecticut, was born in town. Empty grave in Nathan Hale Cemetery David Hayes (1931–2013), artist, American Modern Master of painted steel sculptures Benoni Irwin (1840–1896), American portrait painter and summer resident; drowned in Coventry Lake Jesse Root (1736–1822), resident who served in the Continental Congress representing Connecticut from 1778 until 1782 and sat as chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1796 to 1807 Adelma Grenier Simmons (1903–1997), author and one of the leading herbal figures in America in the 20th century Allan Sherman (1924–1973), hunter, fisherman, antique home renovator; author of outdoor novellas "Walk Like A Squirrel" and "Wrestling The New England Wild Turkey" Sister cities Coventry, New York Coventry, Rhode Island Coventry, Vermont Twin town Coventry is twinned with Coventry in the United Kingdom. Notes Cole, J. R., History of Tolland County, Connecticut W.W. Preston and Co., 1888 Philips, David E., Legendary Connecticut / / Climate This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Coventry has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. External links Official Coventry website Coventry Public Schools The Coventry Historical Society References Towns in Tolland County, Connecticut Towns in Connecticut Greater Hartford