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Mansfield Town Hall
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Location
The Mansfield Town Hall is in the Audrey P Beck Municipal Building, located at:
4 South Eagleville Road
Storrs Mansfield, CT 06268
Driving directions are available.
Regular Hours
The Town Hall is open daily; the hours are:
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday: 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Thursday: 8:15 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon
We are closed on weekends. Individual departments may have different hours; please check the department's homepage if you are planning to stop in.
Holiday Closings
The Town Hall closes for the following holidays:
- New Years Day
- Martin Luther King Day
- President's Day
- Good Friday
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Veteran's Day
- Thanksgiving Day and the following Friday
- Christmas Day
Mansfield Facts
- Area - Mansfield is 45.1 square miles, has 28,864 acres of land, and has 104.18 miles of streets.
- Population - In 2001 Mansfield had a population of 20,659.
- Registered Voters - As of December 2002 Mansfield has 7,711 registered voters.
- Form of Government - Mansfield has a town council-town manager form of government in addition to an annual town meeting.
- Tax Rate - 23.87 mills; please see the Assessor's page for the additional information regarding taxes.
- Fire Protection - Mansfield has three fire stations with a combination of volunteer and paid personnel.
- Police Services - Mansfield has a combination police department with both state troopers and town officers.
- Schools - Mansfield has three elementary schools (PK-4), Goodwin, Southeast, and Vinton; one Middle School (5-8), Mansfield Middle School; and one regional high school (9-12), E.O. Smith High School.
- Student Enrollment - In October 2001, Mansfield had a total school enrollment of 1,420 in grades PK-8; 752 in grades PK-4 and 668 in grades 5-8.
History
Incorporated in 1702, the Town of Mansfield was part of a tract of land acquired from the Mohegans by a group of settlers in Norwich. Most of the first settlers were farmers, and Mansfield has remained largely a rural town. Rivers powered saw mills and grist mills from the early days, and during the nineteenth century mainly textiles, but also steel products, bits and augers, bells, bronze cannons, gunpowder, and organ pipes, were manufactured in Mansfield. The first silk mill in the United States was built at Hanks Hill in 1810, and for many years, Mansfield led the country in silk production.
The Storrs Agricultural School was established in 1881 and became the University of Connecticut, now one of the largest employers in eastern Connecticut. The University is the flagship university for the State of Connecticut with a local student population of close to 17,000. U.S. News and World Report has named the University of Connecticut as the number one public research university in New England, and in the top 25 in the nation.
Today, Mansfield serves as a regional cultural center with its many theater, music, and museum programs. Come and enjoy the beauty and historic traditions that the Town of Mansfield has offered for more than 300 years.
For more information contact the:
Mansfield Historical Society:
954 Storrs Road (Route 195)
P.O. Box 145
Storrs, CT 06268-0145
Phone: 860-429-6575
E-mail: contact
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"The Mansfield Historical Society, founded in 1957, preserves and interprets over 300 years of Mansfield history through its museum exhibits, programs, research library, and publications."