Stafford Springs is a census-designated place located in Stafford, Connecticut. The population was 4,780 at the 2020 Census.[2] The village was a borough until November 1991, when it was disincorporated.[3]
Located near the source 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]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 2,081 | — | |
| 1890 | 2,353 | 13.1% | |
| 1900 | 2,640 | 12.2% | |
| 1910 | 3,059 | 15.9% | |
| 1920 | 3,383 | 10.6% | |
| 1930 | 3,492 | 3.2% | |
| 1940 | 3,401 | −2.6% | |
| 1950 | 3,396 | −0.1% | |
| 1960 | 3,322 | −2.2% | |
| 1970 | 3,339 | 0.5% | |
| 1980 | 3,392 | 1.6% | |
| 1990 | 4,100 | 20.9% | |
| 2010 | 4,988 | — | |
| 2020 | 4,780 | −4.2% |
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stafford Springs
- ^ "Stafford Springs CDP, Connecticut". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ 1992 Census of Wholesale Trade: Geographic Area Series, Connecticut. U.S. Census Bureau. 1994. p. Appendix F: Geographic Notes.
- ^ "Stafford". connecticuthistory.org. Connecticut Humanities. October 28, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ^ "About Stafford, Connecticut: History". Town of Stafford. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ^ "Holt Memorial Fountain, Stafford Springs". CTMonuments.net. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ^ a b Frank Chapelle, Wellsprings: A Natural History of Bottled Spring Waters (Rutgers University Press, 2005), pp. 107-08.
- ^ Jerry Longo, Images of America: Connecticut State Police (Arcadia Publishing: 2003), p. 2.
- ^ "Highway Log Connecticut State Numbered Routes and Roads" (PDF). ct.gov/dot. Connecticut Department of Transportation. December 31, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2019". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
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