Storrs is a census-designated place and part of the town of Mansfield, Connecticut located in eastern Tolland County. The population was 10,996 at the 2000 census. It is dominated economically and demographically by the presence of the main campus of the University of Connecticut. It was named after Charles & Augustus Storrs, two brothers who founded the University of Connecticut by giving the land and $5,000 in 1871 In the aftermath of September 2005's Hurricane Katrina, Storrs was named by Slate as "America's Best Place to Avoid Death Due to Natural Disaster." According to the United... States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 14.8 km² . 14.7 km² of it is land and 0.1 km² of it is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 10,996 people, 1,630 households, and 645 families residing in the community. The population density was 748.8/km² . There were 1,701 housing units at an average density of 115.8/km² . The racial makeup of the community was 81.10% White, 5.67% African American, 0.09% Native American, 9.13% Asian, 0.
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