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Connecticut cities, towns and boroughs whose name begins with the letter S.

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Salem [New London County] is the Hebrew word for "peace". Named from Salem, Massachusetts and incorporated as New Salem, from Colchester, Lyme and Montville in 1819.

Area, 29.8 sq. miles. Population, est., 3,499. Voting Districts, 1.

Salisbury [Litchfield County] was named in 1738 from Salisbury, Wiltshire and incorporated in 1741. Its Native American name is "Weatogue."

Area, 60.1 sq. miles. Population, 2000 Census, 3,977. Voting Districts, 1. Rural residential and retirement community.

Salisbury includes the areas known as Taconic and Lakeville.

Information submitted must relate specifically to Salisbury, Connecticut, or to the areas of Salisbury known as Taconic and Lakeville.

Scotland [Windham County] was settled as a parish by Magoon, a Scotsman, in 1706. It was taken from Windham and incorporated in May, 1857.

Area, 18.6 sq. miles. Population, est., 1,601. Voting district, 1. Principal industry, agriculture.

Submissions must be specific to Scotland, Connecticut.
Seymour [New Haven County] was incorporated from Derby in May 1850 and named from Govenor Thomas H. Seymour. Its Native American name is "Naugatuck," and has also been called Rimmon (1670), Chusetown (1735) and Humphreysville (1805).

Total area, 15.0 sq. miles, Land area, 14.6 sq. miles. Population, est., 15,498. Voting districts, 3. Principal industries, agriculture and manufacture of brass and copper mill products of rod, wire and sheet; high quality electric cable for nuclear power plants, industry and railroads; small tools and several specialized machine shops; precast forms; specialized machining and screw machine products; card and paper packaging, communication equipment.

Submissions must be specific to Seymour, Connecticut.
Sharon [Litchfield County] was named and incorporated in 1739, with the Hebrew name for "plain."

Area, 59.6 sq. miles. Population, 2000 Census, 2,968. Voting Districts, 1. Principal industry, medical.

Submissions must specifically relate to Sharon, Connecticut.
Shelton [Fairfield County] was incorporated from Stratford in 1789 and named for Edward N. Shelton. Its former name is Hungtinton and its Native American name is "Quorum".

Area, 31.9 sq. miles. Population, 2000 Census, 38,101. Voting districts, 4. Principal industries, manufacture of abrasive cut off wheels, air pollution control equipment, asphalt, blow mold plastic products, computer systems, cutlery, cutting tools, electronic optical instruments, electronic relays, electroplate parts, eyelet setting tools, gauges, label manufacturing, manicure implements, metal stampers, postage systems, screwdrivers, silicone and rubber molded products, steel molds, swiss army knives, telephone equipment, therapy systems, x-ray equipment and wooden reels.

Shelton includes the area which is still called Huntington.

Information submitted must relate specifically to Shelton, Connecticut, or to the area of Shelton known as Huntington.
Sherman [Fairfield County] was incorporated from New Fairfield in 1802 and named from Roger Sherman.

Area, 23.4 sq. miles. Population, 2000 Census, 3,827. Voting Districts, 1. Principal industry, agriculture.

Submissions must relate specifically to Sherman, Connecticut.
Simsbury [Hartford County] Connecticut was settled and named in May, 1670 from Sim(on) Wolcott, leading settler; or from Simondsbury in Dorset.

Area, 34.3 sq. miles. Population, est., 21,767. Voting districts, 4. Principal industries, agriculture, insurance offices, non-electric blast initation systems, poly propelene fibre manufacturing, and safety and detonating fuse making.

Submissions must be specific to Simsbury, Connecticut.
Somers [Tolland County] was formerly part of Massachusetts and called East Enfield. It was annexed to Connecticut in 1749 and named from Lord Somers.

Area, 28.5 sq. miles. Population, 2000 Census, 10,417. Voting districts, 2. Principal industries, agriculture and diversified industry.

Somers is part of the Capitol Region Metropolitan District in Connecticut.

Submissions must specifically relate to Somers, Connecticut.
Southbury [New Haven County] was named in May, 1731 as the south part of Woodbury. It was incorporated from Woodbury in May 1787.

Total area, 40.0 sq. miles, Land area, 39.1 sq. miles. Population, est., 18,471. Voting districts, 5. Principal industries, IBM and Com-Sat tracking station. Location of Southbury Training School.

Southbury includes the area known as South Britain.

Submissions must be specific to Southbury, Connecticut.
Southington [Hartford County] Connecticut was named Oct., 1726, as South Society of Farmington. It was incorporated from Farmington, in Oct., 1779.

Area, 36.6 sq. miles. Population, est., 38,683. Voting districts, 14. Principal industries, agriculture and manufacture of hardware, tinners' and carpenters' tools, plumbing supplies, bolts, grey iron and automobile forgings, brass products, paper boxes, discs, filters, labeling equipment, mixers, pumps, tanks, wood screws, carriage hardware, springs, toys, agitators, bottle fillers, cappers, pallets, hypodermic needles, soap suds and food products.

Submissions must be specific to Southington, Connecticut.
South Windsor [Hartford County] Connecticut was incorporated and named from East Windsor in May, 1845. Formerly known as Windsor Farms.

Area, 28.7 sq. miles. Population, est., 22,711. Voting districts, 6. Principal industries, fuel cell power plants, automatic numerically controlled drafting machines, digitizers, graphic systems, CAD/CAM systems, photoplotters, artwork generators, electronic and electromechanical controls for aircraft and missile field modular power supplies, computer controlled cloth cutters, automatic grading and marker systems, jet engine/aerospace parts and components, precision machine parts, commercial printing and typesetting, bricks, waste disposal incinerators, fin tube radiation, microflake cigar binders and wrappers, heat transfer decorations, pressure sensitive labels, store fixtures, precious metal recovery and agriculture.

It is considered to be a part of the Greater Hartford Metro Area.

Submissions must be specific to South Windsor, Connecticut.
Sprague [New London County] was incorporated from Lisbon and Franklin in 1861 and named from W. Sprage, village founder.

Area, 13.8 sq. miles. Population, est., 2,876. Voting Districts, 1. Principal industries, agriculture and manufacture of paper board and boxes, lithographing, and engraving.

Sprague includes the areas known as Baltic, Hanover and Versailles.

Information submitted must relate specifically to Sprague, Connecticut, or to the areas of Sprague known as Baltic, Hanover and Versailles.
Stafford [Tolland County] was settled in 1719 and named from the town in Staffordshire.

Area, 58.8 sq. miles. Population, 2000 Census, 11,307. Voting districts, 3. Principal industries, manufacture of woolen and printed circuits, print goods, paper felting and filters.

Stafford includes the areas known as Stafford Springs and Staffordville.

Information submitted must relate specifically to Stafford, Connecticut, or to the areas of Stafford known as Stafford Springs and Staffordville.
Stafford Springs is a section of the Town of Stafford.
Stamford [Fairfield County] was settled in 1641 and named in 1642 from Stamford in Lincolnshire. Its Native American name is "Rippowam".

Area, 42.7 sq. miles. Population, 2000 Census, 117,083. Voting districts, 20. Principal industries, corporate headquarters, reinsurance, investment banking, business and consumer credit, computer software development, magazine publishing, media production and distribution, owner/operators and brokers of bulk cargo ships, research laboratories, management consulting, instruments manufacturing, postage meter manufacturing, plastics.

Stamford includes the areas known as Glenbrook, High Ridge, Ridgeway and Springdale.

Information submitted must relate specifically to Stamford, Connecticut, or to the areas of Stamford known as Glenbrook, High Ridge, Ridgeway and Springdale.
Sterling [Windham County] Connecticut was incorporated from Voluntown in 1794. It was named for one of its residents, Dr. John Sterling.

Area, 27.3 sq. miles. Population, est., 2,814. Voting Districts, 1. Principal industries, poultry and dairy farming, manufacturing, stone quarry.

Sterling includes the village of Oneco.

Information submitted must relate specifically to Sterling, Connecticut, or to the area of Sterling known as Oneco.
Stonington [New London County] was settled in 1649 and named "Souther Towne" by Massachusetts in 1658 and, "Stonington" in 1666 by Connecticut. Its Native American names are "Pawcatuck" and "Mistack".

Area, 50.0 sq. miles. Population, est., 16,523. Voting districts, 5. Principal industries, tourism, agriculture, fishing, boat building, oceanographic research and manufacture of machinery, plastic products, castings, electrical parts, textiles, screen printing, boat livery, silvercel batteries, harpsichord manufacturing, extrusion machines, photo processing.

Stonington includes the areas known as Pawcatuck and the Borough of Stonington, as well as part of Mystic and Old Mystic.

Submissions must specifically relate to Stonington, the Borough of Stonington or Pawcatuck, Connecticut.
Storrs is part of the Town of Mansfield.
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Stratford [Fairfield County] was settled in 1639 and named in 1643 from Stratford-le-Bow, Essex. Its Native American name is "Cupheag".

Area, 19.9 sq. miles. Population, 2000 Census, 49,976. Voting districts, 10. Principal industries, manufacture of aircraft, air conditioning units, cheese chemicals, electrical parts, hardware, helicopters, machine products, machinery, novelties, plastics, paper products, rubber goods, toys, etc.

Submissions must relate specifically to Stratford, Connecticut.
Suffield [Hartford County] Connecticut was an "abbreviation of Southfield". It was established in Massachusetts in 1674 and annexed to Connecticut in May, 1749.

Area, 42.9 sq. miles. Population, est., 11,299. Voting Districts, 1. Principal industries, agriculture, manufacture of ice cream, gas, small tools and warehousing.

Submissions must be specific to Suffield, Connecticut.