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  subdivision Name Hartford
  subdivision Type1 Region
  subdivision Name1 Windham Region
  established Title Incorporated
  established Date 1702
  government Type Council-manager
  leader Title Town manager
  leader Name Martin H Berliner
  leader Title1 Town council
  leader Name1 Elizabeth C Paterson, Mayor<br>Alison Whitham Blair<br>Bruce Clouette<br>Gregory S Haddad<br>Alan R Hawkins<br>Helen F Koehn<br>Christopher R Paulhus<br>Carolyn B Redding<br>Carl W Schaefer
  area Total Km2 1178
  area Total Sq Mi 455
  population As Of 2005
  population Total 24558
  population Footnotes US Census Bureau Population Estimates
  population Density Km2 213
  population Density Sq Mi 552
  timezone Eastern
  utc Offset -5
  timezone DST Eastern
  utc Offset DST -4
  latd 41 latm=47 lats=18 latNS=N
  longd 72 longm=13 longs=44 longEW=W
  postal Code Type ZIP code
  postal Code 06235, 06250, 06268
  website http://wwwmansfieldctorg/


Mansfield is a Town in Tolland County , Connecticut , United States . The population was 20,720 at the 2000 census.

Mansfield was incorporated in October, 1702, from Windham .

The town of Mansfield contains the community of Storrs , which is home to the main campus of the University Of Connecticut .


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The first silk mill in the United States was constructed in Mansfield and financed by pilgrim descendent, William Fisk. The town, along with neighboring alley, are among the last of their breed in the nation.