Torrington
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- U s state
- Connecticut
- County
- Litchfield
- Region
- Northwest Hills
- Type
- Mayor-council
- Mayor
- Elinor C. Carbone ( R )
- City council
- Paul E. Cavagnero, Keri Hoehne, Armand Maniccia, David Oliver, Ann Ruwet, Drake Waldron
- Total
- 40.33 sq mi (104.46 km )
- Land
- 39.77 sq mi (103.01 km )
- Water
- 0.56 sq mi (1.44 km )
- Elevation
- 541 ft (165 m)
- Density
- 893/sq mi (344.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Zip code
- 06790
- Area codes
- 860/959
- Fips code
- 09-76500
- Gnis feature id
- 0211514
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Torrington is the most populated municipality and largest city in Litchfield County, Connecticut, and the Northwest Hills Planning Region. It is also the core city of Greater Torrington, one of the largest micropolitan areas in the United States. The city population was 35,515 according to the 2020 census. The city is located roughly 23 miles (37 km) west of Hartford, 34 miles (55 km) southwest of Springfield, Massachusetts, 67 miles (108 km) southeast of Albany, New York, 84 miles (135 km) northeast of New York City, and 127 miles (204 km) west of Boston, Massachusetts.
Torrington is a former mill town, as are most other towns along the Naugatuck River Valley. Downtown Torrington is home to the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts, which trains ballet dancers and whose Company performs in the Warner Theatre, a 1,700-seat auditorium built in 1931 as a cinema by the Warner Brothers film studio. Downtown Torrington hosts the largest Lodge of Elks in New England. Downtown Torrington also hosts KidsPlay, a children's museum which was founded in 2012 and expanded their location in 2015 after purchasing the adjacent building.