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Mystic, Connecticut
CDP
Main St, downtown Mystic
Main St, downtown Mystic
Map
CountryUnited States
StateConnecticut
CountyNew London
Area
 • Total3.8 sq mi (9.8 km2)
 • Land3.4 sq mi (8.7 km2)
 • Water0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Elevation
10 ft (3 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total4,001
 • Density1,192.7/sq mi (460.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
06355, 06372, 06388
Area code860
FIPS code09-49810
GNIS feature ID0209165
File:DSCN3863 mysticctcoffeshop e.JPG
A coffeeshop along Main Street in Mystic

Mystic is a census-designated place (CDP) in New London County, Connecticut, in the United States. The population was 4,001 at the 2000 census. Mystic is a historic town, though today it has no independent government. It is not a legally recognized municipality within the state of Connecticut. Rather, Mystic is located within the Connecticut towns of Groton (west of the Mystic River) and Stonington (east of the Mystic River). Other nearby historic villages without local independent government include Old Mystic, Noank, and Wequetequock.

Historically a leading seaport of the area, the story of Mystic's nautical connection is told at 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. The town is located on the Mystic River, which flows into Long Island Sound, providing access to the sea. The Mystic River Bascule Bridge crosses the river in the center of town.

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. The business district on either side of the bascule bridge where US 1 crosses the Mystic River includes many popular restaurants including Mystic Pizza which inspired the name of the 1988 film, though that was not the location of the restaurant in the film. Scenes in Mystic Pizza were shot in Mystic, Stonington, Noank, and also at the Planetarium at Mystic Seaport.

In 1997, Steven Spielberg shot various scenes for the movie Amistad at Mystic Seaport.

One commercial was filmed in 2005 at Mystic Seaport for FedEx. It was based on the lobstering business in New England. The commercial was aired in the Orange Bowl.

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.[1]

Robert Burrows and George Dension were the first two English settlers and received land grants from John Winthrop the Younger. 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.

Geography

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Tourists look into the famous pizza parlor in Mystic

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.8 km² (3.8 mi²). 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. Mason's Island (Pequot language: Chippachaug) fills the south end of the estuary.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19902,618—
20004,00152.8%
Population 1990 - 2000[4]

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 4,001 people, 1,797 households, and 995 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 461.1/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, 1.3% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander (i.e. 1 person), 0.3% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races.[5]

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, 7.0% 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. About 1.6% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

  • Mystic plays a big role in the Hardy Boys Book #47 Mystery of the Whale Tattoo. The characters like the area, though a villan nearly kills Frank aboard the Charles W. Morgan. It also is where the missing statue is found.
  • Mystic is referenced in the song "Gent", by twee pop band Holiday. "Gent" appears on Holiday's 1996 LP, Ready, Steady, Go!

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.
  5. ^ U.S. Census Bureau

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