West Cornwall, Connecticut
| Cornwall, Connecticut | ||
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| Town | ||
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 Location in Litchfield County, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates: 41°50′43″N 73°19′53″W / 41.84528°N 73.33139°WCoordinates: 41°50′43″N 73°19′53″W / 41.84528°N 73.33139°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Connecticut | |
| NECTA | None | |
| Region | Northwestern Connecticut | |
| Incorporated (city) | May 1740 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Selectman-town meeting | |
| • First selectman | Gordon M. Ridgway (D) | |
| • Selectman | Richard Bramley (D) | |
| • Selectman | Heidi L. Kearns (R) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 46.3 sq mi (119.9 km2) | |
| • Land | 46.0 sq mi (119.2 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) | |
| Elevation | 709 ft (216 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 1,434 | |
| • Density | 32/sq mi (12/km2) | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code | 06754, 06796 | |
| Area code(s) | 860 | |
| FIPS code | 09-17240 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0213412 | |
| Website | www |
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Cornwall is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,420 at the 2010 census.
In 1939 poet Mark Van Doren wrote "The Hills of Little Cornwall", in which the seductive beauties of the countryside were portrayed:
Cornwall was incorporated in May 1740, and was named after Cornwall, England.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 46.3 square miles (120 km2), of which, 46.0 square miles (119 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (0.54%) is water. The town is located on the east bank of the Housatonic River and also contains a major portion of the Mohawk State Forest.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,434 people, 615 households, and 389 families residing in the town. The population density was 31.2 people per square mile (12.0/km²). There were 873 housing units at an average density of 19.0 per square mile (7.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.49% White, 0.21% African American, 0.70% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.46% of the population.
There were 615 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.93.
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