Plantsville is a neighborhood in the
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of
Southington
Southington is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, it had a population of 43,501. Southington contains the villages of Marion, Milldale, and Plantsville.
Geography
Southington is situ ...
,
Hartford County
Hartford County is a county located in the north central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. According to the 2020 census, the population was 899,498, making it the second-most populous county in Connecticut. Hartford County contains the ...
,
Connecticut
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. It is centered at the merger between South Main Street (road from the
Milldale section) and West Main Street (road from the
Marion Marion may refer to:
People
*Marion (given name)
*Marion (surname)
*Marion Silva Fernandes, Brazilian footballer known simply as "Marion"
*Marion (singer), Filipino singer-songwriter and pianist Marion Aunor (born 1992)
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section). As of the 2000 Census there were 10,387 people living in the
Zip Code Tabulation Area
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) are statistical entities developed by the United States Census Bureau for tabulating summary statistics. These were introduced with the Census 2000 and continued with the 2010 Census and 5 year American Community S ...
for
zip code 06479, which is assigned the postal city name Plantsville.
The Zip Code Tabulation Area includes the entire southwestern corner of the town of Southington, including Marion and Milldale. Beginning in 2015 Plantsville (not including Marion and Milldale) was listed as a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
.
Geography
Plantsville is located in the south-central part of Southington at
geographical coordinates
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41° 34′ 56" North, 72° 53′ 25" West (41.5824, -72.8904). It is just south of the town center of Southington. The CDP border follows Prospect Street and Carter Lane on the north side, Old Turnpike Road on the east, Mulberry Street on the south, and Atwater Street and
Interstate 84 on the west.
Connecticut Route 10
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Route 10 was original ...
(Main Street) passes through the center of Plantsville, leading north to the center of Southington and south to
Cheshire
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.
The
Quinnipiac River
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flows through the community, just west of
Route 10.
1962 Tornado
On May 24, 1962, the neighborhood was partially flattened by a
high-end F3 tornado. The tornado, which was "near-F4" intensity at the time, damaged or destroyed numerous buildings, homes, businesses, and vehicles throughout the area. Overall, the storm left one dead and 50 injured.
Demographics
At the time of the 2000 Census there was a total of 10,387 people living within the Plantsville Zip Code Tabulation Area. The Median Age was 38.3.
[U.S. Census data for Plantsville Zip Code Tabulation Area (06479)]
/ref> The median home value in Plantsville is $255,500.
Attractions
The Plantsville Historic District is a historic district
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that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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in 1988. The district was recognized for its diversity of 19th and early 20th-century residential and industrial architecture, encompassing a century's development of the community as an industrial village. Notable buildings include the 1866 Plantsville Congregational Church, one of the state's finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture, designed by Josiah Cleveland Cady.
Education
There are three schools located in Plantsville: Plantsville School, Strong Elementary School, and John F. Kennedy Middle School.
File:Plantsville TwichellWard House.jpg, Twichell/Ward House
File:Plantsville 100 Church Street.jpg, 100 Church Street
File:Plantsville Congregational Church.jpg, Congregational Church
See also
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References
External links
Town of Southington (official site)
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Southington, Connecticut
Neighborhoods in Connecticut
Census-designated places in Hartford County, Connecticut
Census-designated places in Connecticut
Queen Anne architecture in Connecticut
Italianate architecture in Connecticut
Historic districts in Hartford County, Connecticut
National Register of Historic Places in Hartford County, Connecticut
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut