Barkhamsted, Connecticut

Barkhamsted
Town
Town of Barkhamsted
View of the Barkhamsted Reservoir
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Litchfield County and Connecticut  Northwest Hills Planning Region and Connecticut
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Coordinates: 41°55′45″N 72°58′20″W / 41.92917°N 72.97222°W / 41.92917; -72.97222
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	Litchfield
Region	Northwest Hills
Incorporated	1779
Government
• Type	Selectman-town meeting
• First Selectman	Donald S. Stein (D)
• Selectman	Raymond P. Pech (D)
• Selectman	Nicholas A. Lukiwsky (R)
Area
• Total	38.8 sq mi (100.6 km2)
• Land	36.3 sq mi (93.9 km2)
• Water	2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2)
Elevation [1]	607 ft (185 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	3,647
• Density	100/sq mi (38.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP code	06063, 06065
Area codes	860/959
FIPS code	09-02760
GNIS feature ID	0213386[1]
Website	barkhamsted.us

Barkhamsted (/bɑːrkˈhæmstɛd/ bark-HAM-sted) is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. It contains seven villages: West Hill, Mallory, Barkhamsted Center, Center Hill, Washington Hill, Pleasant Valley, and Riverton. The population was 3,647 at the 2020 census,^[3] down from 3,799 at the 2010 census. The town is part of the Northwest Hills Planning Region. Barkhamsted was first incorporated in 1779, and named after Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England.^[4][5]