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Glenville, Connecticut

Field	Value
name	Glenville, Connecticut
settlement_type	Census-designated place
image_map	Fairfield County Connecticut incorporated and unincorporated areas Glenville highlighted.svg
mapsize	260
map_caption	Location in Fairfield County and the state of Connecticut.
coordinates
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Connecticut
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Fairfield
subdivision_type3	Region
subdivision_name3	Western CT
subdivision_type4	Town
subdivision_name4	Greenwich
unit_pref	US
elevation_ft	112
area_total_sq_mi	0.739
area_land_sq_mi	0.739
area_water_sq_mi	0
population_as_of	2010
population_total	2327
population_density_km2	auto
postal_code_type	ZIP Code
area_code_type	Area codes
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	09-31520
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	2631564

Glenville is a neighborhood and census-designated place in the town of Greenwich in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 2,327. It is located in the western part of Greenwich at the falls of the Byram River, which provided waterpower when this was a mill village. The area is home to Glenville Elementary school, Western Civic Center and a volunteer fire station, the Glenville Fire Department.

The town of Greenwich is one political and taxing body, but consists of several distinct sections or neighborhoods, such as Banksville, Byram, Cos Cob, Glenville, Mianus, Old Greenwich, Riverside and Greenwich (sometimes referred to as central, or downtown, Greenwich). Of these neighborhoods, three (Cos Cob, Old Greenwich, and Riverside) have separate postal names and ZIP codes.

Historic district

Main article: Glenville Historic District

The original settlement of Glenville, which was formerly known as "Sherwood's Bridge", was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 as the Glenville Historic District. The district covers 33.9 acre and is the "most comprehensive example of a New England mill village within the Town of Greenwich". It "is also historically significant as one of the town's major staging areas of immigrants, predominantly Irish in the 19th century and Polish in the 20th century" and remains "the primary settlement of Poles in the town". Further, "[t]he district is architecturally significant because it contains two elaborate examples of mill construction, designed in the Romanesque Revival and a transitional Stick-style/Queen Anne; an excellent example of a Georgian Revival school; and notable examples of domestic and commercial architecture, including a Queen Anne mansion and an Italianate store building."

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.739 sqmi, all land.

Community

The center of Glenville boasts a variety of attractions. Notably, the Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center is located in the heart of the neighborhood. Next to the Civic Center is a baseball diamond and playground. There is a large hill above the baseball field that is a popular place for children to sled in the wintertime.

Education

As with other parts of the Town of Greenwich, Glenville is in the Greenwich Public Schools school district. The district's comprehensive high school is Greenwich High School.

Notable person

Rob Marciano - former ABC News meteorologist from 2014 until 2024, born in Glenville.

References

{{gnis. 2631564
"Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Glenville CDP, Connecticut". [[United States Census Bureau]].
Nils Kerschus. (October 2005). ["National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Glenville Historic District / Sherwood's Bridge"]({{NRHP url). National Park Service.
"US Gazetteer files: 2019". [[United States Census Bureau]].
"Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center - Town of Greenwich, Connecticut".
"About".
"2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Fairfield County, CT". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].

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