Everything about Litchfield County Connecticut totally explained
Litchfield County is located in the northwestern corner of the
U.S. state of
Connecticut. As of 2004 the population was 189,246. This was an increase of 3.87% from the 2000 census. It is part of the
New York-Newark Bridgeport Combined Statistical Area.
As is the case with all eight counties in Connecticut, there's no county government; there's no county seat: in Connecticut, each town is responsible for all local services such as schools, snow removal, sewers, fire department and police departments. However, in some cases in rural areas, adjoining towns may agree to jointly provide services or even establish a joint school system.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 945
square miles (2,446
km²), of which, 920 square miles (2,383 km²) of it's land and 25 square miles (64 km²) of it (2.61%) is water. Litchfield County is roughly contiguous with the portion of the
Appalachian mountain range known as the
Litchfield Hills.
Adjacent counties
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 182,193 people, 71,551 households, and 49,584 families residing in the county. The
population density was 198 people per square mile (76/km²). There were 79,267 housing units at an average density of 86 per square mile (33/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.77%
White, 1.10%
Black or
African American, 0.18%
Native American, 1.17%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 0.68% from
other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. 2.14% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 20.8% were of
Italian, 14.8%
Irish, 10.6%
English, 9.2%
German and 6.3%
French ancestry according to
Census 2000. 92.3% spoke
English, 2.1%
Spanish, 1.6%
Italian and 1.2%
French as their first language.
There were 71,551 households out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.20% were
married couples living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.70% were non-families. 25.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 5.70% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 25.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $56,273, and the median income for a family was $66,445. Males had a median income of $45,586 versus $31,870 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $28,408. About 2.70% of families and 4.50% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 4.30% of those under age 18 and 5.40% of those age 65 or over.
Cities, towns, boroughs, and villages*
Barkhamsted (Town)
Bethlehem (Town)
Bridgewater (Town)
Canaan (Town)
Colebrook (Town)
Cornwall (Town)
--Gaylordsville (a village of New Milford)
Goshen (Town)
Harwinton (Town)
-- Northwest Harwinton (a village of Harwinton)
Kent (Town)
--South Kent (a village of Kent)
Litchfield (Town) Former county seat
-- Bantam (a borough of Litchfield)
Morris (Town)
New Hartford (Town)
New Milford (Town)
Norfolk (Town)
North Canaan (Town)
Plymouth (Town)
-- Terryville (a village of Plymouth)
Roxbury (Town)
Salisbury (Town)
Sharon (Town)
Thomaston (Town)
Torrington (City)
Warren (Town)
Washington (Town)
-- New Preston (a village of Washington)
Watertown (Town)
-- Oakville(a section of Watertown)
Winchester (Town)
-- Winsted (a city of Winchester)
Woodbury (Town)
* Boroughs are incorporated portions of one or more towns with separate borough councils, zoning boards, and borough officials. Villages are named localities, but have no separate corporate existence from the towns they're in.Further Information
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