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Bristol, Connecticut
Bristol is a suburban city located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, southwest of Hartford. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 60,477. Bristol is primarily known as the home of ESPN, whose central studios are in the city. Bristol is also home to Lake Compounce, America's oldest still-functioning theme park. Bristol was known as a clock-making city in the 19th century, and is home to the American Clock & Watch Museum. Bristol's nicknames include the "Bell City", because of a history manufacturing innovative spring-driven doorbells, and the "Mum City", because it was once a leader in chrysanthemum production and still holds an annual Bristol Mum Festival. In 2010, Bristol was ranked 84th on ''Money'' Magazine's "Best Places to Live".〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = © 2010 Cable News Network. A Time Warner Company )〕 In 2013, ''Hartford Magazine'' ranked Bristol as Greater Hartford's top municipality in the "Best Bang for the Buck" category.
==Geography==
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.51%, is water.〔 The city contains several distinct sections, including Chippens Hill in the northwestern quarter of Bristol, Edgewood in the northeastern quarter, and Forestville, in the southeastern quarter and cedar lake in the southwestern corner. The majority of Bristol's cityscape is residential in character, though since 2008 there has been a push for commercial development in the city.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = City of Bristol, Zoning Board )〕 The city is part of the Naugatuck Valley Regional Planning Organization following the closure of the Central Connecticut Regional Planning Agency, the metropolitan planning organization for Bristol, New Britain, and surrounding towns for decades.
Forestville was the hunting grounds of the Tunxis tribe until the 19th century.〔Bristol, Connecticut: "in the Olden Time New Cambridge" page 543〕 The village was established in 1833 and named Forestville for its wooded surroundings. Forestville today has grown into a mini-metropolis of suburban neighborhoods and local businesses. The unofficial, but approximate boundaries of Forestville are the Plainville town line, the Southington town line, Middle Street, west of properties on the west side of King Street (including both Kingswood Drive and Burnside Drive and properties thereof), south of properties on the south side of Louisiana Avenue, west of properties on the west side of Brook Street north of Louisiana Avenue, and up to Farmington Avenue. Within the Forestville area, there are two subsections known as East Bristol and the Stafford District. Those subsections are similar to Plantsville, Connecticut's, Marion and Milldale. Forestville village has a library (Manross), post office, meeting hall, community group (Forestville Village Association), fire station, cemetery, funeral home, two urban parks (Quinlan Veterans Park and Clock Tower Park), Pequabuck Duck Race, Memorial Day Parade, Summer Concert Night, Pumpkin Festival, and a railroad station (no longer in use). At one time all of Forestville had its own zip code.〔Street Map Bristol, Burlington 1855〕〔1939 Bristol, Plainville, Terryville, Forestville Volume 51 Price and Lee City Directories.〕
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