Glenville, Connecticut

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Glenville, Connecticut
Fairfield County Connecticut incorporated and unincorporated areas Glenville highlighted.svg
Location in Fairfield County and the state of Connecticut.
Coordinates: 41°02′07″N73°39′35″W / 41.03528°N 73.65972°W / 41.03528; -73.65972
State Connecticut
County Fairfield
Region Western CT
Town Greenwich
Area
  Total0.739 sq mi (1.91 km2)
  Land0.739 sq mi (1.91 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
112 ft (34 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total2,327
  Density3,100/sq mi (1,200/km2)
FIPS code 09-31520
GNIS feature ID2631564

Glenville is a neighborhood and census-designated place in the town of Greenwich in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. [1] As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 2,327. [2] It is located in the western part of Greenwich at the falls of the Byram River, which provided waterpower when this was a mill village. The area is home to Glenville Elementary school, Western Civic Center and a volunteer fire station, the Glenville Fire Department.

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The town of Greenwich is one political and taxing body, but consists of several distinct sections or neighborhoods, such as Banksville, Byram, Cos Cob, Glenville, Mianus, Old Greenwich, Riverside and Greenwich (sometimes referred to as central, or downtown, Greenwich). Of these neighborhoods, three (Cos Cob, Old Greenwich, and Riverside) have separate postal names and ZIP codes.

Historic district

The original settlement of Glenville, which was formerly known as "Sherwood's Bridge", was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 as the Glenville Historic District. The district covers 33.9 acres (13.7 ha) and is the "most comprehensive example of a New England mill village within the Town of Greenwich". It "is also historically significant as one of the town's major staging areas of immigrants, predominantly Irish in the 19th century and Polish in the 20th century" and remains "the primary settlement of Poles in the town". Further, "[t]he district is architecturally significant because it contains two elaborate examples of mill construction, designed in the Romanesque Revival and a transitional Stick-style/Queen Anne; an excellent example of a Georgian Revival school; and notable examples of domestic and commercial architecture, including a Queen Anne mansion and an Italianate store building." [3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.739 square miles (1.91 km2), all land. [4]

Community

The center of Glenville boasts a variety of attractions. Notably, the Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center is located in the heart of the neighborhood. [5] Next to the Civic Center is a baseball diamond and playground. There is a large hill above the baseball field that is a popular place for children to sled in the wintertime. [6]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glenville, Connecticut
  2. "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Glenville CDP, Connecticut". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  3. Nils Kerschus (October 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Glenville Historic District / Sherwood's Bridge". (22 photos from 2004-05, an integral part of the document, referenced throughout, are not included in the online version). National Park Service. p. 13.]
  4. "US Gazetteer files: 2019". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  5. "Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center - Town of Greenwich, Connecticut". Town of Greenwich, Connecticut. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  6. "About". Glenville. Retrieved April 16, 2017.