| Storrs | |
| Official Name: | Village of Storrs |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Nickname: | Basketball Capital of the World |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | U.S. state |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tolland |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Capitol Region |
| Subdivision Type4: | Town |
| Subdivision Name4: | Mansfield |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.8 |
| Area Land Km2: | 14.7 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.1 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.7 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.7 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 15979 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 194 |
| Elevation Ft: | 636 |
| Coordinates: | 41.8083°N -72.2494°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 06268, 06269 |
| Area Code: | 860/959 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 09-73980 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2377867 |
Storrs is a village[1] and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Mansfield in eastern Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The village is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 15,979 at the 2020 census. It is dominated economically and demographically by the main campus of the University of Connecticut and the associated Connecticut Repertory Theatre.
Storrs was named for Charles and Augustus Storrs, two brothers who founded the University of Connecticut (originally called the Storrs Agricultural College) by giving the land (170acres) and $6,000 in 1881.[2]
In the aftermath of September 2005's Hurricane Katrina, Slate named Storrs "America's Best Place to Avoid Death Due to Natural Disaster."[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has an area of 14.9 km (5.7 mi2), of which 14.7 km (5.7 mi2) is land and 0.1 km (0.04 mi2) (0.53%) is water.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 10,996 people, 1,630 households, and 645 families residing in the community. The population density was 748.8/km (1,939.3/mi2). There were 1,701 housing units at an average density of 115.8/km (300.0/mi2). The racial makeup of the community was 81.10% White, 5.67% African American, 0.09% Native American, 9.13% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.70% from other races, and 2.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.40% of the population.
There were 1,630 households, out of which 15.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.6% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 60.4% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.70.
The age distribution, heavily influenced by the University of Connecticut, was 4.0% of the population under the age of 18, 76.1% from 18 to 24, 10.1% from 25 to 44, 3.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.
The median income for a household in the community was $76,000 and the median income for a family was $64,833. Males had a median income of $34,766 versus $23,229 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,947. About 10.0% of families and 33.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over. Standard measures of poverty can be misleading when applied to communities dominated by students, such as Storrs.
It is near the intersection of U.S. Route 44 and Connecticut Route 32 in Mansfield Depot. Until 1955 inter-city train service was available nine miles to the south in Willimantic on the New Haven Railroad's Nutmeg and unnamed trains between Waterbury, Hartford and Boston.[5] [6] From 1991 to 1995, Willimantic station was served by Amtrak's Montrealer service.