Stafford Springs, Connecticut

Stafford Springs is a census-designated place located in Stafford, Connecticut. The population was 4,988 at the 2010 Census.[2] The village was a borough until November 1991, when it was disincorporated.[3]

Stafford Springs
Census-designated place
The Holt Memorial Fountain circa. 1910
Location in Tolland County and the state of Connecticut
Coordinates: 41.9534°N 72.3030°W / 41.9534; -72.3030
Country United States
State Connecticut
CountyTolland
TownStafford
Area
 • Total6.41 sq mi (16.6 km2)
 • Land6.37 sq mi (16.5 km2)
 • Water0.036 sq mi (0.093 km2)
Elevation
607 ft (185 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total4,988
 • Density780/sq mi (300/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
06076
Area code860
FIPS code09-72300
GNIS feature ID2377866[1]
Websitestaffordct.org

Located on the mouth of the Willimantic River,[4] the mill industry grew in the town due to its location and became the largest industry in the area.[5] The village has the Holt Memorial Fountain and the former railroad station.[6]

In the 18th century, the spring at Stafford Springs was famous for its reputed ability to cure "the gout, sterility, pulmonary, hysterics, etc."[7] In 1771, John Adams, then a young lawyer, visited Stafford Springs for several days after suffering from overwork and anxiety.[7]

Stafford Springs was once the headquarters of Station C of the Connecticut State Police, and subsequently was the site of the Troop C Barracks.[8]

Currently Route 32, Route 190, Route 19, and Route 140 pass through or originate in the village.[9]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.41 mi2 (16.6 km2). 6.37 mi2 (16.5 km2) of it is land and 0.036 mi2 (0.093 km2) of it (0.56%) is water.[10]

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18802,081—
18902,35313.1%
19002,64012.2%
19103,05915.9%
19203,38310.6%
19303,4923.2%
19403,401−2.6%
19503,396−0.1%
19603,322−2.2%
19703,3390.5%
19803,3921.6%
19904,10020.9%
20104,988—

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stafford Springs
  2. "American FactFinder - Community Facts: Stafford Springs, Connecticut". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  3. 1992 Census of Wholesale Trade: Geographic Area Series, Connecticut. U.S. Census Bureau. 1994. p. Appendix F: Geographic Notes.
  4. "Stafford". connecticuthistory.org. Connecticut Humanities. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  5. "About Stafford, Connecticut: History". Town of Stafford. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  6. "Holt Memorial Fountain, Stafford Springs". CTMonuments.net. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  7. Frank Chapelle, Wellsprings: A Natural History of Bottled Spring Waters (Rutgers University Press, 2005), pp. 107-08.
  8. Jerry Longo, Images of America: Connecticut State Police (Arcadia Publishing: 2003), p. 2.
  9. "Highway Log Connecticut State Numbered Routes and Roads" (PDF). ct.gov/dot. Connecticut Department of Transportation. December 31, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  10. "US Gazetteer files: 2019". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-11-07.



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