Storrs | |
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 Tolland County and Connecticut Capitol Planning Region and Connecticut | |
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| Coordinates:41°48′30″N72°14′58″W / 41.80833°N 72.24944°W /41.80833; -72.24944 | |
| Country |  United States |
| U.S. state |  Connecticut |
| County | Tolland |
| Region | Capitol Region |
| Town | Mansfield |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.7 sq mi (14.8 km2) |
| • Land | 5.7 sq mi (14.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.039 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 636 ft (194 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 15,979 |
| • Density | 2,820/sq mi (1,090/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 06268, 06269 |
| Area codes | 860/959 |
| FIPS code | 09-73980 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2377867 |
Storrs[1] (/stɔːrz/storz) is a village[2] andcensus-designated place (CDP)[1] in thetown ofMansfield in easternTolland County, Connecticut, United States. The village is part of theCapitol Planning Region. The population was 15,979 at the2020 census.
Storrs is dominated economically and demographically by the main campus of theUniversity of Connecticut and the associatedConnecticut Repertory Theatre.
Storrs was named afterCharles and Augustus Storrs, two brothers who founded theUniversity of Connecticut (originally called theStorrs Agricultural College) by giving the land (170 acres (0.69 km2)) and $6,000 in 1881.[3] In the aftermath of September 2005'sHurricane Katrina,Slate named Storrs "America's Best Place to Avoid Death Due to Natural Disaster."[4]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the community has an area of 14.9 km2 (5.7 mi2), of which 14.7 km2 (5.7 mi2) is land and 0.1 km2 (0.04 mi2) (0.53%) is water.
Climate data for Windham County, Connecticut (includingUniversity of Connecticut andStorrs, Connecticut), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1888–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 68 (20) | 69 (21) | 83 (28) | 95 (35) | 93 (34) | 96 (36) | 101 (38) | 97 (36) | 97 (36) | 89 (32) | 82 (28) | 73 (23) | 101 (38) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 56.4 (13.6) | 55.2 (12.9) | 64.1 (17.8) | 77.7 (25.4) | 84.1 (28.9) | 87.3 (30.7) | 89.8 (32.1) | 87.8 (31.0) | 84.0 (28.9) | 76.1 (24.5) | 68.2 (20.1) | 59.8 (15.4) | 91.6 (33.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 35.0 (1.7) | 37.2 (2.9) | 44.8 (7.1) | 57.0 (13.9) | 67.6 (19.8) | 75.6 (24.2) | 80.5 (26.9) | 79.1 (26.2) | 72.7 (22.6) | 61.3 (16.3) | 50.3 (10.2) | 40.1 (4.5) | 58.4 (14.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 26.9 (−2.8) | 28.8 (−1.8) | 36.3 (2.4) | 47.5 (8.6) | 57.7 (14.3) | 66.3 (19.1) | 71.7 (22.1) | 70.0 (21.1) | 63.4 (17.4) | 52.1 (11.2) | 42.1 (5.6) | 32.7 (0.4) | 49.6 (9.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 18.8 (−7.3) | 20.4 (−6.4) | 27.8 (−2.3) | 38.0 (3.3) | 47.7 (8.7) | 57.0 (13.9) | 62.8 (17.1) | 60.9 (16.1) | 54.1 (12.3) | 42.9 (6.1) | 34.0 (1.1) | 25.3 (−3.7) | 40.8 (4.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −0.2 (−17.9) | 3.2 (−16.0) | 11.1 (−11.6) | 26.6 (−3.0) | 36.4 (2.4) | 44.9 (7.2) | 53.3 (11.8) | 51.2 (10.7) | 40.3 (4.6) | 29.7 (−1.3) | 20.0 (−6.7) | 9.9 (−12.3) | −2.1 (−18.9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −19 (−28) | −20 (−29) | −6 (−21) | 10 (−12) | 25 (−4) | 35 (2) | 42 (6) | 37 (3) | 26 (−3) | 16 (−9) | 1 (−17) | −17 (−27) | −20 (−29) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 3.65 (93) | 2.99 (76) | 4.38 (111) | 4.23 (107) | 3.73 (95) | 4.52 (115) | 4.01 (102) | 4.30 (109) | 4.48 (114) | 4.58 (116) | 3.90 (99) | 4.50 (114) | 49.27 (1,251) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 8.3 (21) | 14.1 (36) | 6.3 (16) | 1.7 (4.3) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.3 (0.76) | 1.1 (2.8) | 7.2 (18) | 39.0 (99) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 10.2 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 10.6 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 123.4 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 13.5 |
| Source 1: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service[6] | |||||||||||||
As of thecensus[7] of 2000, there were 10,996 people, 1,630 households, and 645 families residing in the community. Thepopulation density was 748.8/km2 (1,939.3/mi2). There were 1,701 housing units at an average density of 115.8/km2 (300.0/mi2). The racial makeup of the community was 81.10%White, 5.67%African American, 0.09%Native American, 9.13%Asian, 0.05%Pacific Islander, 1.70% fromother races, and 2.26% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 4.40% of the population.
There were 1,630 households, out of which 15.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.6% weremarried couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 60.4% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.70.
The age distribution, heavily influenced by the University of Connecticut, was 4.0% of the population under the age of 18, 76.1% from 18 to 24, 10.1% from 25 to 44, 3.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.
The median income for a household in the community was $76,000 and the median income for a family was $64,833. Males had a median income of $34,766 versus $23,229 for females. Theper capita income for the CDP was $9,947. About 10.0% of families and 33.5% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over. Standard measures of poverty can be misleading when applied to communities dominated by students, such as Storrs.
The community includes the intersection of state roadwaysU.S. Route 44 andConnecticut Route 32 inMansfield Depot.U.S. Route 6, a medium state freeway that runs through Hartford toProvidence, Rhode Island, has an interchange with Storrs Road (Connecticut Route 195) on the town border withWillimantic; Storrs Road runs north and intersects with Route 44 at the "four corners", a colloquial name for the intersection, continuing throughCoventry andTolland to meet withConnecticut Route 74.
Willington Hill Road (Connecticut Route 320) and South Eagleville Road (Connecticut Route 275) act as major roadways to access the village from the north and south, respectively. Willington Hill Road begins in nearbyWillington and merges into Storrs Road at the "four corners". South Eagleville Road offers a junction to Storrs Road from Route 32 in Coventry.
The Nash-Zimmer Transportation Center, located on Royce Circle in the "downtown" area, acts as a de-facto hub for intermodal services, with a parking garage and waiting room.[8]
Local bus service is provided by theWindham Region Transit District (WRTD), with two routes that connect to local points of interest. Route 674 travels toward Willimantic, including stops at the localBig Y supermarket and theEast Brook Mall, and route 675 offers stops along Hunting Lodge Road toward Mansfield Depot.[9][10] WRTD also operatesHuskyGo shuttle service in partnership with the UConn transportation services office, which provides access to on-campus locations and stops along Storrs Road (Connecticut Route 195) for students.[11]
Express bus service is provided byCT Transit as route 913, which travels between Storrs and Hartford. The express route makes limited stops atcommuter lots in Tolland,Vernon, andManchester connecting atThe Shoppes at Buckland Hills towardHartford Union Station. A number of runs begin and end at theSigourney Street CT Fastrak station in Hartford.[12]
Limited intercity bus service is provided byPeter Pan Bus Lines, who run extra routes to Hartford Union Station and to Providence, RI.[13]
Until 1955 inter-city train service was available nine miles to the south atWillimantic station on theNew Haven Railroad'sNutmeg line and on trains between Waterbury, Hartford and Boston.[14][15] From 1991 to 1995, Willimantic was served byAmtrak'sMontrealer service. Schedules would refer to the stop as "Willimantic, CT (Storrs) [sic]", owing to the stop's close proximity to the village and use by students.[16][17][18]
A plan for expanded passenger rail service in eastern Connecticut through to Vermont, theCentral Corridor Rail Line, includes reviving service to Willimantic and the construction of a new Mansfield/Storrs stop.[19] Other proposals for local andhigh-speed rail projects in Connecticut have included planned stops in Storrs and in nearby Tolland to service UConn.[20][21][22]
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