Bridgewater, Connecticut

Bridgewater, Connecticut
Town
Town of Bridgewater
A historic house in the town center
Seal
Litchfield County and Connecticut  Western Connecticut Planning Region and Connecticut
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Coordinates: 41°31′33″N 73°21′39″W / 41.52583°N 73.36083°W / 41.52583; -73.36083
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	Litchfield
NECTA	Danbury
Region	Western CT
Incorporated	1856
Government
• Type	Selectman-town meeting
• First selectman	Curtis Read (D)
• Selectmen	Laszlo Pinter (R) Alan Brown (D)
Area
• Total	17.31 sq mi (44.82 km2)
• Land	16.39 sq mi (42.46 km2)
• Water	0.91 sq mi (2.36 km2)
Elevation	715 ft (218 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,662
• Density	96/sq mi (37/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	06752
Area code(s)	860/959
FIPS code	09-08210
GNIS feature ID	0213397
Website	bridgewater-ct.gov

Bridgewater is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,662 at the 2020 census,^[1] a decline from the figure of 1,727 tabulated in 2010. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region.

Bridgewater is well known as being a weekend getaway for wealthy New Yorkers, due to its scenic wooded areas, location on the banks of Lake Lillinonah and proximity to New York City.^[2] Bridgewater was one of the last remaining dry towns (Eastford is still a dry town) in Connecticut until voters approved the sale of alcohol in a 2014 referendum, by a 660–246 vote.^[3][4] The Bridgewater Country Fair is a popular annual event held every August, attracting visitors from all over New England and the Tri-state area.^[5]