Granby, Connecticut | |
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Town of Granby | |
![]() Civil War Soldiers' Monument in the town center | |
Coordinates: 41°57′44″N 72°50′22″W / 41.96222°N 72.83944°W | |
Country | ![]() |
U.S. state | ![]() |
County | Hartford |
Region | Capitol Region |
Settled | 1723 |
Incorporated | 1786 |
Villages | Granby (Salmon Brook) Five Points Goodrichville Hungary Mechanicsville North Granby Pegville West Granby |
Government | |
• Type | Board of selectmen-town manager |
• First Selectman | Barry Scott Kuhnly (R) |
• Selectmen | Mark C. Neumann (R) Edward E. Ohannessian (R) Sally S. King (D) James Lofink(D) |
• Town manager | John D. Ward |
Area | |
• Total | 40.8 sq mi (105.7 km2) |
• Land | 40.7 sq mi (105.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
Elevation | 550 ft (167 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,903 |
• Density | 270/sq mi (100/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
ZIP Codes | 06035, 06060, 06090 |
Area code(s) | 860/959 |
FIPS code | 09-32640 |
GNIS feature ID | 0213434 |
Major highways | ![]() |
Website | www |
Granby is a town in northern Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 10,903 at the 2020 census.[1] The town center is defined as a census-designated place known as Salmon Brook. Other areas in town include North Granby and West Granby. Granby is a rural town, located in the foothills of the Litchfield Hills of the Berkshires; besides the suburban natured center, the outskirts of town are filled with dense woods and rolling hills and mountains. From the 1890s to the 1920s, many immigrants from Sweden came to reside in the town.
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