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Terryville, Connecticut

Terryville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States, and is the largest village within the town of Plymouth. As of the 2020 census, Terryville had a population of 5,202. The village is named for Eli Terry Jr., the son of the well-known clockmaker Eli Terry Sr.. Terryville is also home to the Lock Museum of America. There is a water wheel located in downtown Terryville that is dedicated to the son of Eli Terry Sr.

Geography
Terryville is in the eastern part of the town of Plymouth and the southeastern corner of Litchfield County. The community is bordered to the east by the city of Bristol in Hartford County, and it is north of Waterbury in New Haven County. U.S. Route 6 passes through the center of Terryville, leading east into Bristol and west into Thomaston. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Terryville CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.95%, are water. The Pequabuck River, a tributary of the Farmington River, flows from west to east through the center of town. ==Demographics==
Demographics
2020 census As of the 2020 census, Terryville had a population of 5,202. The median age was 42.7 years. 18.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.2 males age 18 and over. 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas. There were 2,273 households in Terryville, of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.8% were married-couple households, 23.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Of the 2,222 households, 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were headed by married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. Of all households, 28.2% were made up of individuals, and 11.3% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.97. ==Education==
Education
It is in the Plymouth School District. Terryville has four public schools: two pre-K to grade 5 elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. Its elementary schools are the Harry S. Fisher Elementary School and the Plymouth Center School. Its one middle school is the Eli Terry Middle School. Terryville High School is the only public high school that Plymouth and Terryville residents may attend. A new high school building is located on North Harwinton Avenue in Terryville. The Prospect Street School was used as the high school up until the 1940s. A new high school building was built on North Main Street and was used until January 2008. Prospect Street School then became an elementary school until its closing in January 2008. ==Notable people==
Notable people
Amethyst, drag queen • Pete Appleton, Major League Baseball pitcher; born in Terryville • Dorence Atwater, Civil War hero; United States Consul to Tahiti; prominent businessman; called "Tupuuataroa" (Wise Man) by the people of Tahiti; born in Terryville • Margaret Miller Cooper, artist • Betsey Johnson, fashion designer; lived in Terryville until c. 1960 • Dorothy Bosch Keller, art historian from Terryville • Ted Knight, actor; born in Terryville ==See also==
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