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Litchfield

town in and former county seat in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States

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Country: United States
U s state: Connecticut
County: Litchfield
Region: Northwest Hills
Type: Selectman-town meeting
First selectman: Denise Raap ( D )
Selectmen: JodiAnn Tenney (D), Christine Harding ( R ), Jonathan E. Torrant (R), Jeffrey J. Zullo (D)
Total: 56.8 sq mi (147.1 km )
Land: 56.1 sq mi (145.3 km )
Water: 0.69 sq mi (1.8 km )
Elevation: 1,079 ft (329 m)
Density: 146/sq mi (56.4/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( EST )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Zip code: 06750 [Bantam], 06759 [Litchfield], 06778 [Northfield]
Area codes: 860/959
Fips code: 09-43370
Gnis feature id: 0213452

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Litchfield is a town in and former county seat of Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,192 at the 2020 census. 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.

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