Litchfield, New York
| Litchfield, New York | |
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 Litchfield, New York
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| Coordinates: 42°58′40″N 75°8′44″W / 42.97778°N 75.14556°WCoordinates: 42°58′40″N 75°8′44″W / 42.97778°N 75.14556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Herkimer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.7 sq mi (76.8 km2) |
| • Land | 29.6 sq mi (76.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,496 ft (456 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,513 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-42664 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979156 |
Litchfield is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,513 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Litchfield, Connecticut, the source of some early settlers of the city.
The Town of Litchfield is in the southwestern part of the county. This town is southeast of Utica.
Settlement began around 1786 at Wheelocks Hill.
The Town of Litchfield was established from part of the Town of German Flatts in 1796. Part of the town was used to form the Town of Winfield in 1816.
"Litchfield Prison" in Litchfield is also the fictional setting for the Netflix TV series Orange Is the New Black.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 29.7 square miles (77 km2), of which, 29.6 square miles (77 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.17%) is water.
The west town line is the border of Oneida County.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,453 people, 515 households, and 399 families residing in the town. The population density was 49.1 people per square mile (18.9/km²). There were 670 housing units at an average density of 22.6 per square mile (8.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.62% White, 0.07% African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.
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