Map of Storrs CDP

Storrs is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Mansfield in eastern Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The village is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 15,979 at the 2020 census. It is dominated economically and demographically by the main campus of the University of Connecticut and the associated Connecticut Repertory Theatre.

Storrs CDP overview:
Name:	Storrs CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Connecticut
County:	Tolland County
Elevation:	194 m (636 ft)
Total Area:	14.8 km² (5.7 sq mi)
Land Area:	14.7 km² (5.7 sq mi)
Water Area:	0.1 km² (0.04 sq mi)
Total Population:	15,979
Population Density:	1,100/km² (2,800/sq mi)
Area code:	860/959
FIPS code:	0973980
GNISfeature ID:	2377867

Online Interactive Map

Storrs online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Storrs location map. Where is Storrs CDP?

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Storrs location on the Connecticut map. Where is Storrs CDP. — Location of Storrs in Connecticut.

History

Storrs was named for Charles and Augustus Storrs, two brothers who founded the University of Connecticut (originally called the Storrs Agricultural College) by giving the land (170 acres (0.69 km)) and $6,000 in 1881.

In the aftermath of September 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, Slate named Storrs “America’s Best Place to Avoid Death Due to Natural Disaster.”

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has an area of 14.9 km (5.7 mi), of which 14.7 km (5.7 mi) is land and 0.1 km (0.04 mi) (0.53%) is water.