Litchfield, Connecticut
| Litchfield, Connecticut | ||
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 Location in Litchfield County, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates: 41°44′50″N 73°11′23″W / 41.74722°N 73.18972°WCoordinates: 41°44′50″N 73°11′23″W / 41.74722°N 73.18972°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Connecticut | |
| NECTA | None | |
| Region | Litchfield Hills | |
| Incorporated | 1719 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Selectman-town meeting | |
| • First selectman | Leo Paul, Jr. (R) | |
| • Selectmen | Paul J. Parsons (R) Jonathan E. Torrant (R) Diane Knox (D) Jeffrey J. Zullo (D) |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 56.8 sq mi (147.1 km2) | |
| • Land | 56.1 sq mi (145.2 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) | |
| Elevation | 495 ft (151 m) | |
| Population (2005) | ||
| • Total | 8,684 | |
| • Density | 155/sq mi (60/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code | 06750, 06759 | |
| Area code(s) | 860 | |
| FIPS code | 09-43370 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0213452 | |
| Website | www |
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Litchfield is a town in and former county seat of Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,466 at the 2010 census. The boroughs of Bantam and Litchfield are located within the town. There are also three unincorporated villages: East Litchfield, Milton, and Northfield.
Located southwest of Torrington, Litchfield also includes part of Bantam Lake. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 56.8 square miles (147.1 km²), of which, 56.1 square miles (145.2 km²) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.9 km²) of it (1.3%) is water.
Litchfield is about 95 mi (153 km) from Central Park in New York, about 50 mi (80 km) from the Hudson River valley, and about 40 mi (64 km) from the nearest sea coast, on Long Island Sound.
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,316 people, 3,310 households, and 2,303 families residing in the town. The population density was 148.4 people per square mile (57.3/km²). There were 3,629 housing units at an average density of 64.7 per square mile (25.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.99% White, 0.75% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.56% of the population.
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