Somers (CDP), Connecticut

Somers, Connecticut
Census-designated place
Main Street eastbound
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Coordinates: 41°59′7″N 72°26′50″W
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
County	Tolland
Town	Somers
Area [1]
• Total	5 km^2 (2.1 sq mi)
• Land	5 km^2 (2.1 sq mi)
• Water	0 km^2 (0.0 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	83 m (272 ft)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	1,990
• Density	366/km^2 (948/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	06071
Area code(s)	860/959
FIPS code	09-69150
GNIS feature ID	2378343[2]

Somers is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the primary village in the town of Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the Somers CDP had a population of 1,990,^[4] out of 10,255 in the town of Somers.

History

The Somers Historic District occupies 100 acres (40 ha) at the center of the village. Most of the buildings are early 19th-century residences, with Federal or Greek Revival style, although there are a selection of later 19th-century styles represented as well. The older properties are largely clustered in three places: on Springfield Road near Main, the eastern end of Main Street, and the area just west of where the modern (constructed in 1950) town hall stands.^[5]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Connecticut". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
2. "Somers Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "Total Population: Somers CDP, Connecticut". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
4. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
5. Bruce Clouette and John Herzan (May 25, 1979). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Somers Historic District". National Park Service. and Accompanying 22 photos, exterior and interior, from 1979