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About Stafford Springs
Census-designated place in Connecticut, United StatesStafford Springs is a census-designated place located in Stafford, Connecticut, United States. The population was 4,780 at the 2020 Census. The village was a borough until November 1991, when it was disincorporated. Located near the source of the Willimantic River, the textile and machine-shop industries expanded rapidly due to the village's strategic water access, becoming the backbone of the local economy. The village has the Holt Memorial Fountain and the former railroad station. A portion of the village center was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2025. In the 18th century, the spring at Stafford Springs was famous for its reputed ability to cure "the gout, sterility…
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