Editing Terryville, Connecticut

{{Short description|Census-designated place in Plymouth, Connecticut, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Terryville, Connecticut
| settlement_type = [[Census-designated place]]
| image_skyline = Terryville CT 2012.jpg
| image_caption = Main Street ([[U.S. Route 6 in Connecticut|U.S. Route 6]]) in Terryville
| coordinates = {{coord|41|40|41|N|73|0|39|W|type:city_region:US-CT|display=title,inline}}
| image_map = Litchfield County Connecticut Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Terryville Highlighted 2010.svg
| map_caption = Location in Litchfield County, Connecticut
| pushpin_map = <!--Connecticut#USA-->
| pushpin_label = Terryville
| pushpin_label_position = top
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[List of U.S. states|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Connecticut}}
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Connecticut|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Litchfield County, Connecticut|Litchfield]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of towns in Connecticut|Town]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Plymouth, Connecticut|Plymouth]]
| established_date = 
| area_total_km2 = 7.22
| area_land_km2  = 7.15
| area_water_km2 = 0.07
| area_water_percent = 
| elevation_ft = 615
| population_total = 5387
| population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
| population_density_km2 = 753.5
| timezone1 = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset1 = −5
| timezone1_DST =  [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset1_DST = −4
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code = 06786
| area_code = [[Area codes 860 and 959|860]]
}}

'''Terryville''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Litchfield County, Connecticut|Litchfield County]], [[Connecticut]], United States, and is the largest village within the town of [[Plymouth, Connecticut|Plymouth]]. In the 2010 census, Terryville had a population of 5,387,<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0975240| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Terryville CDP, Connecticut| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=American FactFinder| accessdate=October 31, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213055013/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0975240| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> out of 12,243 in the entire town of Plymouth. The village is named for Eli Terry Jr., the son of the well-known clockmaker [[Eli Terry| Eli Terry Sr.]] Terryville is also home to the [[Lock Museum of America]]. There is a water wheel located in downtown Terryville that is dedicated to the son of Eli Terry Sr.

==Geography==
Terryville is in the eastern part of the town of Plymouth and the southeastern corner of Litchfield County. The community is bordered to the east by the city of [[Bristol, Connecticut|Bristol]] in [[Hartford County, Connecticut|Hartford County]], and it is {{convert|10|mi|0}} north of [[Waterbury, Connecticut|Waterbury]] in [[New Haven County, Connecticut|New Haven County]]. [[U.S. Route 6 in Connecticut|U.S. Route 6]] passes through the center of Terryville, leading east into Bristol and west into [[Thomaston, Connecticut|Thomaston]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Terryville CDP has a total area of {{convert|7.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.07|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.95%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The [[Pequabuck River]], a tributary of the [[Farmington River]], flows from west to east through the center of town.

==Demographics==
As of the census of 2010, there were 5,387 people, 2,222 households, and 1,426 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 753.5/km{{sup|2}} (1,952/mi<sup>2</sup>). There were 2,406 housing units, of which 7.6% were vacant. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Native Hawaiian]] or other Pacific Islander, 0.8% [[Race (United States Census)|some other race]], and 1.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.4% of the population.<ref name="Census 2010 DP">{{cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/1600000US0975240| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1), Terryville CDP, Connecticut| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=American FactFinder| accessdate=October 31, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213153630/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/1600000US0975240| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

Of the 2,222 households, 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were headed by [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. Of all households, 28.2% were made up of individuals, and 11.3% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.97.<ref name="Census 2010 DP"/>

21.8% of the CDP population were under the age of 18, 8.3% were from 18 to 24, 26.4% were from 25 to 44, 30.8% were from 45 to 64, and 12.6% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.<ref name="Census 2010 DP"/>

For the period 2013–17, the estimated median annual income for a household in the CDP was $61,324, and the median income for a family was $84,674. Male full-time workers had a median income of $58,929 versus $51,667 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $33,286.  About 4.6% of families and 7.2% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP03/1600000US0975240| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213095739/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP03/1600000US0975240| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 13, 2020| title=Selected Economic Characteristics: 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP03), Terryville CDP, Connecticut| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=American FactFinder| accessdate=October 31, 2019}}</ref>

==Education==
[[Image:PostcardTerryvilleCTProspectStSchool1906.jpg|thumb|Prospect Street School, c. 1906]]

Terryville has four public schools: two pre-K to grade 5 elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. Its elementary schools are the Harry S. Fisher Elementary School and the Plymouth Center School. Its one middle school is the Eli Terry Middle School. [[Terryville High School]] is the only public high school that Plymouth and Terryville residents may attend. A new high school building is located on North Harwinton Avenue in Terryville.

The Prospect Street School was used as the high school up until the 1940s. A new high school building was built on North Main Street and was used until January 2008. Prospect Street School then became an elementary school until its closing in January 2008.

==Notable people==
* [[Amethyst (drag queen)|Amethyst]], drag queen
* [[Pete Appleton]], [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher; born in Terryville
* [[Dorence Atwater]], [[American Civil War|Civil War]] hero; United States Consul to Tahiti; prominent businessman; called "Tupuuataroa" (Wise Man) by the people of Tahiti; born in Terryville
* [[Betsey Johnson]], fashion designer; lived in Terryville until c. 1960
* [[Ted Knight]], actor; born in Terryville

== See also ==
* {{Portal inline|Connecticut}}

==References==

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{{Litchfield County, Connecticut}}
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Connecticut]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Litchfield County, Connecticut]]
[[Category:Plymouth, Connecticut]]
[[Category:Villages in Connecticut]]
[[Category:Villages in Litchfield County, Connecticut]]