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Mystic, Connecticut
Main St, downtown Mystic
Main St, downtown Mystic
Coordinates: 41°21′13″N 71°57′46″W / 41.35361, -71.96278
Country United States
State Connecticut
County New London
Area
 - Total 3. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. This is a list of counties in Connecticut. There are currently eight counties in the U New London County is located in the southeastern corner of the U Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 8 sq mi (9. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 8 km²)
 - Land 3. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 sq mi (8. 7 km²)
 - Water 0. 4 sq mi (1. 1 km²)
Elevation 10 ft (3 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 4,001
 - Density 1,192. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7/sq mi (460. 5/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 06355, 06372, 06388
Area code(s) 860
FIPS code 09-49810
GNIS feature ID 0209165
A coffeeshop along Main Street in Mystic
A coffeeshop along Main Street in Mystic

Mystic is a census-designated place (CDP) in New London County, Connecticut, in the United States. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 860 is a Telephone Area code that covers the eastern and northwestern parts of Connecticut. Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A census-designated place ( CDP) is a type of place (a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes New London County is located in the southeastern corner of the U Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 4,001 at the 2000 census. Though often referred to as a town, Mystic is not a municipality. Rather, it is located within the towns of Groton (west of the Mystic River) and Stonington (east of the Mystic River). Groton is a town located on the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The Town of Stonington is in New London County, Connecticut in the southeastern corner of that U

Historically a leading seaport of the area, the story of the town's nautical connection is told at the Mystic Seaport, the world's largest maritime museum, which has preserved both a number of sailing ships (most notably the whaler Charles W. Morgan) and the seaport buildings ashore. ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea is a Living history Maritime museum situated along the banks of the Mystic River in Mystic Connecticut A maritime museum (sometimes nautical museum) is a Museum specializing in the display of objects relating to Ships and travel on large bodies of water Sailing ship is now used to refer to any large Wind -powered Vessel. For other uses see Whalers. A whaler is a specialized kind of ship designed for Whaling, the catching and/or processing of Charles W Morgan was a US whaleship during the 19th and early 20th century The town is located on the Mystic River, which flows into Long Island Sound, providing access to the sea. The Mystic River is a river which flows through the southeastern corner of the U Long Island Sound is an Estuary of the Atlantic Ocean and various Rivers in the United States that lies between the coast of Connecticut The Mystic River Bascule Bridge crosses the river in the center of town. The Mystic River Bascule Bridge is a Bascule bridge, a type of Drawbridge with counterweights that spans the Mystic River in Mystic,

A major New England tourist destination, the town is also home to the Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration, and notable for its research department, dedication to marine life rehabilitation and not captivity, and its popular beluga whales. History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the The Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration is an Aquarium and Oceanography institute in Mystic Connecticut. A tourist area with gift shops and eating establishments lines Main Street on either side of the bascule bridge over the Mystic River. The Bascule Bridge is a paved one-lane highway bridge in Westport, Massachusetts, USA.

The 1988 film Mystic Pizza got its name from a restaurant in Mystic, which is still open and is popular with tourists. Mystic Pizza is a 1988 Coming-of-age Film directed by Donald Petrie and starring Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts Scenes in Mystic Pizza were shot in Mystic and nearby towns.

In 1997, Steven Spielberg shot various scenes for the movie Amistad at Mystic Seaport. Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer.

One commercial was filmed in 2005 at Mystic Seaport for FedEx. FedEx Corporation ( is a Logistics services company based in the United States. It was based on the lobstering business in New England. The commercial was aired in the Orange Bowl. The Orange Bowl is an annual College football game that is usually played the first week in January in the Miami Florida metro area in the United States

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On the National Register of Historic Places

History

The name comes from the Mohegan-Montauk-Narragansett language "missi-tuck", which describes a large (missi) river (tuck), more specifically a river whose waters are driven into waves by either tides or winds. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Mohegan-Montauk-Narragansett (also known as Pequot-Mohegan Narrangansett Montauk Stockbridge Shinnecock-Poosepatuck is an extinct Algonquian language formerly spoken [1]

Robert Burrows and George Dension were the first two English settlers and received land grants from John Winthrop the Younger. John Winthrop ( February 12, 1606 - April 5, 1676) generally known as John Winthrop the Younger, was Governor of Connecticut John Winthrop the Younger was the original settler of the community of Pequot, now called New London. George Dension settled the east side (now the Stonington side) of Mystic and Robert Burrows the west side (now the Groton side). Both cleared land and farmed their respective settled areas. [2]

Other early settlers included the Williamses, Gallups and Masons on the east side of Mystic and the Packers and Fishes on the west side. [3]

A significant historical event that took place in Mystic was The Massacre at Mystic, a massacre of Pequot Indians by Puritan colonists in May 1637, which was featured in the History Channel series 10 Days that Unexpectedly Changed America. The Mystic massacre took place on May 26, 1637, when English settlers under Captain John Mason, and Narragansett and Mohegan See Main articles Mashantucket Pequot Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation. History, formerly known as The History Channel, is a Satellite and Cable TV channel, with shows on historical events and persons&mdashoften


Geography

Tourists look into the famous pizza parlor in Mystic
Tourists look into the famous pizza parlor in Mystic

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 8 km² (3. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8 mi²). The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 8. 7 km² (3. 3 mi²) of it is land and 1. 1 km² (0. 4 mi²) of it (11. 61%) is water. The town is on the east and west bank of the estuary of the Mystic River. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open The Mystic River is the name of a short river in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Mason's Island (Pequot language: Chippachaug) fills the south end of the estuary. Mason's Island (Algonquin Chippachaug) an inhabited island at the mouth of the Mystic River, in Stonington Connecticut; part of the region See Main articles Mashantucket Pequot Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop.  %±
1990 2,618
—
2000 4,001 52. 8%
Population 1990 - 2000[4]

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 4,001 people, 1,797 households, and 995 families residing in the CDP. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 461. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/km² (1,192. 7/mi²). There were 1,988 housing units at an average density of 229. 1/km² (592. 6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95. 8% White, 0. 8% African American, 0. 4% American Indian, 1. For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. 3% Asian, 0. 0% Pacific Islander (i. e. 1 person), 0. 3% from other races, and 1. 30% from two or more races. [6]

There were 1,797 households out of which 20. 3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45. 6% were married couples living together, 7. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44. 6% were non-families. 35. 3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9. 1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 10 and the average family size was 2. 76.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 16. 7% under the age of 18, 5. 4% from 18 to 24, 31. 1% from 25 to 44, 27. 4% from 45 to 64, and 19. 4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 92. 7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90. 1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $62,236, and the median income for a family was $70,625. Males had a median income of $50,036 versus $32,400 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $33,376. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 1. 6% of families and 3. 1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 9% of those under age 18 and 5. 9% of those age 65 or over.

In Pop Culture

See also

References

  1. ^ Mystic's History
  2. ^ Mystic River Historical Society
  3. ^ Mystic's History
  4. ^ U.S. Census Bureau Accessed April 22, 2008. Mystic Depot is a Train station in Mystic Connecticut. It is served by Amtrak 's Northeast Regional train Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  5. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  6. ^ U.S. Census Bureau

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