New Milford, Connecticut

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Town
Town of New Milford
The United Bank Building, located in the Center Historic District
Flag Seal
Motto:  "Gateway to Litchfield County"[1]
Litchfield County and Connecticut  Western Connecticut Planning Region and Connecticut
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Coordinates: 41°34′37″N 73°24′30″W / 41.57694°N 73.40833°W / 41.57694; -73.40833
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	Litchfield
NECTA	Danbury
Region	Western CT
Settled	1707
Incorporated	1712[3]
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Mayor	Pete Bass[4]
• Town Council	9 members[5][6] Chris Cosgrove (R) Tom Esposito (R) Katy Francis (R) Mary Jane Lundgren (D) Paul Murphy (R) Hilary Ram (D) Sal Rynkiewicz (R) Doug Skelly (R) Alexandra Thomas (D)
Area
• Total	63.7 sq mi (165.0 km2)
• Land	61.6 sq mi (159.5 km2)
• Water	2.1 sq mi (5.5 km2)
Elevation	236 ft (72 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	28,115[2]
• Density	457/sq mi (176.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP Codes	06755, 06776
Area code(s)	860/959
FIPS code	09-52630
GNIS feature ID	209242[7]
Website	www.newmilford.org

New Milford is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The town, part of Greater Danbury, as well as the New York Metropolitan Area, has a population of 28,115 as of the 2020 census.^[2] New Milford lies 14 miles (23 km) north of Danbury on the banks of the Housatonic River, and shares its border with the northeastern shore of Candlewood Lake. It is the largest town in the state of Connecticut in terms of land area at nearly 63.7 mi² (164.9822 km²). The town center is listed as a census-designated place (CDP).

New Milford is located roughly 50 miles (80 km) west of Hartford, and 63 miles (101 km) northeast of New York City.

New Milford consists of a number of town sub-divisions (i.e. boroughs, districts, communities, or neighborhoods), including Gaylordsville, Merryall, and Northville. The town's infrastructure largely branches off of either side of the highway routes U.S. 7 and U.S. 202, which intersect and split within the town and together form its main thoroughfare.

The area constituting contemporary New Milford was originally inhabited by the indigenous Wawyachtonoc people, while the town of New Milford itself was formally established by English colonists in the early 18th century.