Litchfield is located 34 miles west of Hartford, 16 miles northwest of Waterbury and 6 miles southwest of Torrington, in the midst of the Litchfield Hills and is the county seat of Litchfield County, although there is no longer county government.
Litchfield’s land area of 57.3 square miles includes the Boroughs of Litchfield and Bantam and the Villages of East Litchfield, Northfield and Milton.
Average annual temperature is 51.4 F (summer temperature 70 F, winter temperature 27F). Annual precipitation averages just under 50 inches.
Board of Selectmen and Town Meeting
Litchfield serves its residents with four public schools: elementary, intermediate, middle and high. Litchfield Public school enrollment as of October of 2017 was 912. For further information please contact the Superintendent of Schools at 860-567-7500. There is also one regional high school which serves the neighboring towns of Warren, Morris and Goshen. In addition there are also numerous private schools in the area.
Information on the employment situation and job opportunities in the area can be obtained from the CT State Employment Services, 486 Winsted Road, Torrington, CT or by calling 860-626-6220.
The Town of Litchfield has two of its own housing complexes for the elderly. For more information please contact the Litchfield Housing Authority at 860-567-5308. The Wells Run Complex, located on East Street, was opened in 1976 and the Bantam Falls Complex, located on Doyle Road, was opened in 1993.
Newspapers covering the Litchfield area include the Republican-American (Waterbury), Register-Citizen (Torrington), Litchfield County Times (New Milford) and The Litchfield News (Torrington). These newspapers can also be accessed online. Strictly online media coverage is provided by www.litchfield.bz. Local cable coverage is provided by Cable 5, and radio coverage by WZBG FM 97.3.
