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About Cheshire
Cheshire is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The
population was 28,543 at the 2000 census. The center of population of
Connecticut is located in Cheshire.
When Cheshire was originally settled by Europeans, it was part of the town of
Wallingford and known locally as "Northfarms". In 1780, Cheshire separated from
Wallingford to become its own town, and for the next 170 years, Cheshire
remained a small but prosperous farming town.
In the post-war period, Cheshire began to suburbanize as residents of New Haven
began moving outwards from the urban core. Several industrial plants also
located themselves in one of the town's many planned industrial parks. Despite
significant residential development, Cheshire has remained a highly agricultural
town that has found an economic niche in producing bedding plants for local and
national consumers. The town's slogan is "The Bedding Plant Capital of
Connecticut".
Every June, the town celebrates its annual Strawberry Festival on the First
Congregational Church green.
Cheshire Academy (originally The Episcopal Academy of Connecticut) was founded
in Cheshire in 1794.
Cheshire is home to two large state prison facilities located in the northern
section of town. The largest of these facilities is the Cheshire Correctional
Institution, which opened in 1910. In 1982, the Manson Youth Institution opened
adjacent to the CCI. These prisons explain the skewed male/female ratios listed
below.