Gurleyville Historic District, on Gurleyville and Chaffeeville Rds. Mansfield Center Cemetery, jct. of Storrs and Cemetery Rds. Mansfield Center Historic District, Storrs Rd. Mansfield Hollow Historic District, 86-127 Mansfield Hollow Rd. Mansfield Training School and Hospital, jct. of Route 32 & U.S. Route 44 University of Connecticut Historic District-Connecticut Agricultural School, roughly Route 195/Storrs Rd. at North Eagleville Rd. Notable people Elijah Porter Barrows (1807–1888), clergyman and writer; born in Mansfield William Bonin (1947–1996), serial killer and rapist; lived in Mansfield Wilbur Lucius Cross (1862–1948), well-known literary critic and Governor of Connecticut from 1931 to 1939; born in Mansfield Charles Davis (1789–1863), Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court; born in Mansfield Dorothy Goodwin (1914–2007), Connecticut state representative and advocate for public education; lived in Mansfield Benjamin Hanks (1755–1824), goldsmith, instrument maker, and first maker of bronze cannons and church bells in America; born in Mansfield George S. Moulton (1829–1882), businessman, Connecticut State Representative and State Senator; born in Mansfield Charles Emory Smith (1842–1908), Postmaster General, US Ambassador to Russia and newspaper editor; born in Mansfield Peter Tork (1942–2019), actor and musician, best known as a member of The Monkees; lived and died in Mansfield Annie E. Vinton (1869–1961), postmistress and politician; lived most of her life in the Eagleville district of Mansfield Lyle Yorks (born 1970), retired midfielder in soccer; born in Mansfield In the media For the most part, Mansfield is a safe place. In 2005, Slate named Storrs "America's Best Place to Avoid Death Due to Natural Disaster." Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 45.5 square miles (117.8 km), of which, 44.5 square miles (115.2 km) of it is land and 1.0 square miles (2.7 km) of it (2.26%) is water. Mansfield Hollow Lake rests on the border between Mansfield and Willimantic. Settlements Atwoodville Bassettsville Celeron Square Conantville Dunhamtown Eagleville Four Corners Freedom Green Gurleyville Holinko-Hunting Lodge Industrial Tract Mansfield Center Mansfield Depot Mansfield Hollow Merrow Mount Hope Perkins Corner Spring Hill Storrs Wormwood Hill Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 20,720 people, 5,291 households, and 3,121 families residing in the town. Mansfield's population increased 27.5% between 2000 and 2010, making it the second fastest-growing municipality in Connecticut for that period after Oxford. The population density was . There were 5,481 housing units at an average density of . The ethnic makeup of the town