Litchfield, Connecticut

Litchfield, Connecticut
Litchfield, Connecticut
Town
	Town of Litchfield
	Commercial blocks on West Street
	Seal
	Motto(s): Unitas Sub Lege (Latin); "Unity Under the Law"
	Coordinates: 41°44′50″N 73°11′23″W / 41.74722°N 73.18972°W
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	Litchfield
Region	Northwest Hills
Incorporated	1719
Government
• Type	Selectman-town meeting
• First Selectman	Denise Raap (D)
• Selectmen	JodiAnn Tenney (D); Christine Harding (R); Jonathan E. Torrant (R); Jeffrey J. Zullo (D)
Area
• Total	56.8 sq mi (147.1 km2)
• Land	56.1 sq mi (145.3 km2)
• Water	0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
Elevation	1,080 ft (329 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	8,192
• Density	146/sq mi (56.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	06750 [Bantam], 06759 [Litchfield], 06778 [Northfield]
Area code(s)	860/959
FIPS code	09-43370
GNIS feature ID	0213452
Major highways
Website	www.townoflitchfield.org

Litchfield is a town in and former county seat of Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.^[3] The population was 8,192 at the 2020 census.^[4] The town is part of the Northwest Hills Planning Region. The boroughs of Bantam and Litchfield are located within the town. There are also three unincorporated villages: East Litchfield, Milton, and Northfield. Northfield, located in the southeastern corner of Litchfield, is home to a high percentage of the Litchfield population.

^ "Litchfield Connecticut". City-Data.com. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Census - Geography Profile: Litchfield town, Litchfield County, Connecticut". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 17, 2021.