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Stafford Springs, Connecticut

Stafford Springs is a census-designated place located in Stafford, Connecticut, United States. 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), of which 6.37 mi2 (16.5 km2) is land and 0.036 mi2 (0.093 km2) (0.56%) is water.[10]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stafford Springs
  2. ^ "Stafford Springs CDP, Connecticut". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  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. October 28, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  5. ^ "About Stafford, Connecticut: History". Town of Stafford. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  6. ^ "Holt Memorial Fountain, Stafford Springs". CTMonuments.net. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  7. ^ a b 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 November 7, 2020.

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