Litchfield County
Also known as Litchfield County, Connecticut, Litchfield County, CT
county in Connecticut, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Connecticut
- Named after
- Lichfield , England
- Seat
- none (since 1960), Litchfield (before 1960)
- Largest city
- Torrington (by population), New Milford (by area)
- Total
- 945 sq mi (2,450 km )
- Land
- 921 sq mi (2,390 km )
- Water
- 24 sq mi (62 km ) 2.5%
- Density
- 196/sq mi (76/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 1st , 5th
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Litchfield County is a county in northwestern Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 185,186. The county was named after Lichfield, in England. Litchfield County has the lowest population density of any county in Connecticut and is the state's largest county by area.
Litchfield County comprises the Torrington, CT, Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the New York–Newark, NY–NJ–CT–PA, Combined Statistical Area.