Editing Mansfield, Connecticut (section)

===Settlements===
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*Atwoodville
*Bassettsville
*Celeron Square
*Conantville
*Dunhamtown
*Eagleville
*Four Corners
*Freedom Green
*[[Gurleyville]]
*Holinko-Hunting Lodge
*Industrial Tract
*[[Mansfield Center, Connecticut|Mansfield Center]]
*Mansfield Depot
*[[Mansfield Hollow]]
*Merrow
*Mount Hope
*Perkins Corner
*[[Spring Hill, Mansfield, Connecticut|Spring Hill]]
*[[Storrs, Connecticut|Storrs]]
*Wormwood Hill
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[[File:Storrs CT downtown.png|thumb|Betsy Patterson Square as seen from Storrs Road]]
[[File:UCONNfromsky.jpg|thumb|An overhead view of the main University of Connecticut campus, seen here in 2007]]

'''Storrs''', the largest of the town's settlements, is an unincorporated [[Village (United States)#Connecticut|village]] within Mansfield anchored economically and demographically by the main campus of the University of Connecticut. The community was named after [[Charles and Augustus Storrs]], two brothers who founded the university (originally called the [[Storrs Agricultural College]]) by giving the land ({{convert|170|acre|km2}}) and $6,000 to the State of Connecticut in trust in 1881.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uconn.edu/about-us/history/|title=History – University of Connecticut|website=uconn.edu|date=February 5, 2019 }}</ref>

Due to its association with UConn and the Huskies' popular [[UConn Huskies basketball|basketball programs]], it has also taken on the moniker of the "''College Basketball Capitol of the World''".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Breen |first1=Tom |title=Basketball Capital of The World |url=https://today.uconn.edu/2023/07/uconn-magazine-basketball-capital-of-the-world/ |website=UConn Magazine |date=July 12, 2023 |publisher=University of Connecticut}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Eastern CT is the Basketball Capital of the World |url=https://courtney.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-courtney-eastern-ct-college-basketball-capital-world |website=Press Releases |date=April 15, 2024 |publisher=[[Joe Courtney (politician)|Congressman Joe Courtney]]}}</ref>

The "downtown" area of the village is the economic and government center of Mansfield, acting as a mixed-used community development following its construction in the mid-2000s. At the time, the goal of the redevelopment was [[smart growth]] through what the Town of Mansfield described as a "livable downtown".<ref>[http://www.storrscenter.com/ Storrs Center]</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Storrs Center - Mansfield, CT |url=https://erland.com/all/projects/storrs-center |website=Erland Construction Projects |publisher=Erland Construction}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Fenteany |first1=Peter |title=The problem with Storrs Center |url=https://dailycampus.com/2017/09/22/2017-9-22-the-problem-with-storrs-center/ |website=Daily Campus Opinion Section |date=September 22, 2017 |publisher=[[The Daily Campus]]}}</ref> Municipal services located there notably include the Avery P. Beck Building (town hall) and Mansfield Community Center on South Eagleville Road, and nearby [[Edwin Oscar Smith High School|EO Smith High School]] on Storrs Road.<ref>{{cite web |title=Town Departments and Offices |url=https://www.mansfieldct.gov/408/Town-Departments-and-Offices |website=Town of Mansfield Services |publisher=Mansfield, Connecticut}}</ref> A number of businesses and apartment are also based in the development, including a number of special-interest stores and restaurants, in addition to some banks, offices, and a [[Price Chopper (Northeastern United States)|Price Chopper]] grocery store.<ref>{{cite web |title=Downtown Storrs |url=https://www.downtownstorrs.org/ |website=Town of Mansfield Downtown Partnership |publisher=Mansfield, Connecticut}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mansfield Community Center - Contact Us |url=https://www.mansfieldct.gov/1706/Contact-Us |website=Town of Mansfield Parks and Recreation |publisher=Mansfield, Connecticut}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Main Campus |url=https://www.eosmith.org/about/contact_us |website=EO Smith High School - Contact Us |publisher=[[Edwin O. Smith High School]]}}</ref>

Betsy Patterson Square, an outdoor green space with sculpture installations, anchors the "downtown" area including and is flanked by a [[Barnes and Noble]]-operated UConn Bookstore, the [[Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry]], and health service locations operated by [[UConn Health]]. The Mansfield Downtown Partnership, a town-affiliated nonprofit organization, hosts community-based events at the square.<ref>{{cite web |title=Betsy Patterson Square |url=https://www.mansfieldmdp.org/betsy-paterson-square |website=Town of Mansfield Downtown Partnership |publisher=Mansfield, Connecticut}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=UConn Health in Downtown Storrs |url=https://health.uconn.edu/plan-your-visit/locations-and-directions/downtown-storrs |website=UConn Health Locations and Directions |date=May 2, 2019 |publisher=[[UConn Health]]}}</ref>

'''Mansfield Center''', the town's other major village, is situated southerly and borders Willimantic. Mostly a [[bedroom community]], Mansfield Center does include a business district which features the [[East Brook Mall]] and shopping plazas, including a [[Big Y]] supermarket. Original properties located in Mansfield Center, including a historic general store building, are listed as part of the [[Mansfield Center Historic District]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boots |first1=Patrick |title=East Brook Mall Sold to Developer, Eyed for Mixed-Use Housing |url=https://whus.org/2024/10/east-brook-mall-sold-to-developer-eyed-for-mixed-use-housing/ |website=WHUS News |date=October 18, 2024 |publisher=[[WHUS|WHUS FM 91.7]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mansfield, CT |url=https://www.bigy.com/rs/store-locator/141b-storrs-road/34 |website=Big Y Store Locator |publisher=[[Big Y]]}}</ref>

Both Storrs and Mansfield Center also each contain a related [[census-designated place]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/storrscdpconnecticut/POP060210 |title=Quick Facts: Storrs CDP, CT |work=US Census Bureau Quick Facts |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name="USCB">{{Cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/geo/reference/gtc/gtc_place.html | title = Geographic Terms and Concepts – Place | publisher = United States Census Bureau | access-date = December 11, 2014}}</ref>

Mansfield enjoys a moderate amount of protected open space, notably [[Mansfield Hollow State Park]], town parks and preserves, and numerous [[Joshua's Tract Conservation and Historic Trust|Joshua's Trust]] properties<ref>{{Cite web | title = Joshua's Trust Properties |publisher=Joshua's Trust |url=http://www.joshuastrust.org/properties.html |access-date=February 27, 2011}}</ref> in addition to UConn-owned and maintained properties including Spring Valley Student Farm. Three large private farms operate within Mansfield, including Mountain Dairy, which has been producing and processing milk under the stewardship of one family since 1871.