CDP was $33,376. About 1.6% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over. Government Mystic is a census-designated place (CDP) that spans the towns of Groton and Stonington, Connecticut. It is not a municipality in the state of Connecticut, and so it has no independent government. Transportation Amtrak stops at the Mystic station. Bus service is provided by Southeast Area Transit. Groton-New London Airport serves private and chartered flights to the area. Notable people Mary Jobe Akeley, naturalist Jason Filardi, screenwriter Matt Harvey, Baltimore Orioles pitcher Sam Lacy, sportswriter Stephen Macht, actor William Ledyard Stark, Nebraska politician Paul Menhart, former Major League Baseball pitcher Asa Packer, railroad pioneer Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General, Tennessee In popular culture The title of the film Mystic Pizza was inspired by a pizza shop in Mystic. Screenwriter Amy Holden Jones was summering in the area and chose the Mystic Pizza restaurant as the focus of her story about the lives of three young waitresses. In 1997, Steven Spielberg shot various scenes for the film Amistad at Mystic Seaport. One commercial was filmed in 2005 at Mystic Seaport for FedEx. It was based on the lobstering business in New England. The commercial was aired during the Orange Bowl. See also References Notes Bibliography External links Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce See Mystic CT Census-designated places in New London County, Connecticut Connecticut placenames of Native American origin Groton, Connecticut Stonington, Connecticut Tourist attractions in New London County, Connecticut Villages in Connecticut Villages in New London County, Connecticut Census-designated places in Connecticut Populated coastal places in Connecticut