Mansfield Center is a village within the

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of Mansfield in

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, United States. The village is the basis of a

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(CDP) of the same name with a population of 947 at the 2010 census. The CDP includes the original settlement of Mansfield, Mansfield Center or Mansfield Village, as well as the village of Mansfield Hollow. Mansfield Hollow State Park is also located within the boundaries of the CDP.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 973 people, 373 households, and 239 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 123.2/km² (318.9/mi²). There were 382 housing units at an average density of 48.4/km² (125.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.19%

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, 1.23%

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, 0.21% Native American, 4.01%

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, 0.10%

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, 0.41% from

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, and 1.85% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.44% of the population. There were 373 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.85. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 18.8% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $53,125, and the median income for a family was $76,194. Males had a median income of $40,625 versus $29,886 for females. The

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for the CDP was $24,401. About 2.9% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the

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, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Historic features

Mansfield Center Cemetery, which contains many 18th-century gravestones, is listed on the

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as a fine example of the rich artistic tradition of funerary stone carving in colonial

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. Historic buildings in Mansfield Center include the Barrows and Burnham Store, a general store built in 1886.Two Historical Buildings Saved
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Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 8.8 km² (3.4 mi²). 7.9 km² (3.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (10.56%) is water.

Climate

Notable residents

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, musician and actor with

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Theodore Stowell Theodore Stowell (1847-1916) was an early president of Bryant College (now Bryant University). Biography Theodore Barrows Stowell was born in Mansfield Center, Connecticut in 1847 to an old New England family of farmers and land owners, and he att ...

, early president of Bryant University

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