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Somers, Connecticut
Main Street eastbound
Main Street eastbound
Somers (CDP), Connecticut is located in Connecticut
Somers (CDP), Connecticut
Somers (CDP), Connecticut
Location in Connecticut
Somers (CDP), Connecticut is located in the United States
Somers (CDP), Connecticut
Somers (CDP), Connecticut
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State Connecticut
County Tolland
Town Somers
Area
 • Total 5 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
 • Land 5 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
 • Water 0 km2 (0.0 sq mi)
Elevation
83 m (272 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 1,990
 • Density 366/km2 (948/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
06071
Area code(s) 860/959
FIPS code 09-69150
GNIS feature ID 2378343

Somers is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the primary village in the town of Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the Somers CDP had a population of 1,990, out of 10,255 in the town of Somers.

History

The Somers Historic District occupies 100 acres (40 ha) at the center of the village. Most of the buildings are early 19th-century residences, with Federal or Greek Revival style, although there are a selection of later 19th-century styles represented as well. The older properties are largely clustered in three places: on Springfield Road near Main, the eastern end of Main Street, and the area just west of where the modern (constructed in 1950) town hall stands.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Somers (condado de Tolland) para niños

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