Litchfield County
| Litchfield County, Connecticut | |
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 Location in the U.S. state of Connecticut |
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 Connecticut's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1751 |
| Seat | none (since 1960) Litchfield (before 1960) |
| Largest city | Torrington |
| Area | |
| • Total | 945 sq mi (2,448 km2) |
| • Land | 921 sq mi (2,385 km2) |
| • Water | 24 sq mi (62 km2), 2.5% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 183,603 |
| • Density | 194/sq mi (75/km²) |
| Congressional districts | 1st, 5th |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
Litchfield County is a county located in northwestern Connecticut of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 189,927. The county was named after Lichfield, in England. Litchfield County has the lowest population density of any county in Connecticut and is geographically the state's largest county.
Litchfield County comprises the Torrington, CT Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.
As is the case with all eight counties in Connecticut, there is no county government; there is no county seat: in Connecticut, each town is responsible for all local services such as schools, snow removal, sewers, fire department and police departments. However, in some cases in rural areas, adjoining towns may agree to jointly provide services or even establish a joint school system.
Litchfield County was created on October 9, 1751, by an act of the Connecticut General Court from land belonging to Fairfield, New Haven, and Hartford counties. The act establishing the county states:
Between 1780 and 1807, several new towns were created at the boundaries between Litchfield County and other counties in Connecticut. The town of Watertown was established in 1780 from Waterbury and was placed under Litchfield County jurisdiction. The establishment of the town of Brookfield from part of New Milford in 1788 resulted in Litchfield County losing territory to Fairfield County. In 1796, the town of Hartland was transferred to Hartford County. In 1798, the town of Oxford was established from part of Southbury causing Litchfield County to lose territory to New Haven County. In 1807, the town of Southbury was transferred to New Haven County. The final boundary change occurred on October 8, 1807, when the town of Middlebury was established from part of Woodbury.
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