Litchfield County, Connecticut
county in Connecticut, United States
Litchfield County is located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. State of Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, the population was 185,186.[1] The county has a total area of 2,446 km² (945 mi²). 2,383 km² (920 mi²) of it is land and 64 km² (25 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.61% water.
Litchfield County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Connecticut | |
 Connecticut's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°47′N 73°14′W / 41.79°N 73.24°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Connecticut |
| Founded | 1751 |
| Named for | Lichfield, England |
| Seat | none (since 1960) Litchfield (before 1960) |
| Largest city | Torrington |
| Area | |
| • Total | 945 sq mi (2,450 km2) |
| • Land | 921 sq mi (2,390 km2) |
| • Water | 24 sq mi (60 km2) 2.5% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 185,186 |
| • Density | 196.0/sq mi (75.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Cities and Towns
change- Bantam
- Barkhamsted
- Bethlehem Village
- Bethlehem
- Bridgewater
- Canaan
- Colebrook
- Cornwall
- Goshen
- Harwinton
- Kent
- Litchfield
- Morris
- New Hartford Center
- New Hartford
- New Milford
- New Preston
- Norfolk
- North Canaan
- Northwest Harwinton
- Oakville
- Plymouth
- Roxbury
- Salisbury
- Sharon
- Terryville
- Thomaston
- Torrington
- Warren
- Washington
- Watertown
- Winchester
- Winsted
- Woodbury Center
- Woodbury
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Census - Geography Profile: Litchfield County, Connecticut". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2021.