Windsor Locks. The Hartford County town of Windsor Locks sits on the Connecticut Riverâs west bank, roughly halfway between Hartford and Springfield, Massachusetts. Originally part of Windsor, Windsor Locks incorporated in 1854. At the southern end of the Enfield Falls Canal, which opened in 1829, the town took part of its name from the locks.
Homefacts City Report. Gilbert is located in Maricopa County, AZ. The population is 221,136, making Gilbert the 4th largest city in Maricopa County and the 5th largest city in the state of Arizona. There are 65 public schools in Gilbert with an average Homefacts rating of A. The total crime rate for Gilbert is low, and there are 41 registered sex offenders residing in the city.
Gilbert owes its beginnings to William Bobby Gilbert who provided land to the Arizona Eastern Railway in 1902 to construct a rail line between Phoenix and Florence, Arizona. In 1912, many Mormons who had fled the Mormon colonies in Mexico due to the actions of the forces of Pancho Villa settled in Gilbert.