History · Crystal Lake

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Crystal Lake is a village, census-designated place, and part of the town of Ellington, in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Crystal Lake had a population of 2,152. The CDP includes an eponymous lake.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,945 to 2,152 (+11%). Half of its homes were built before 1977.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Crystal Lake yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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