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Winsted is a census-designated place and an incorporated city [3] in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is part of the town of Winchester . The population of Winsted was 7,192 at the 2020 census , a decrease from 7,712 at the 2010 census .
The Winsted Green Historic District encompassing the historic town green of Winsted, Connecticut, and a collection of historic buildings that face it.It extends northward from the junction of United States Route 44 and Connecticut Route 8 to Holabird Avenue, and features a diversity of architecture from the early 19th to 20th centuries, reflecting the city's growth.
The town is in northeastern Litchfield County and is bordered to the south by the city of Torrington. It is 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Hartford, the state capital, and 27 miles (43 km) north of Waterbury. Winsted, with a population of 7,321 by far the largest community in Winchester, is in the eastern part of the town.
Winsted was one of the first mill towns in Connecticut and one of the largest industrial employers in the late 1800s and early 1900s. [18] In addition to being a manufacturing center for more than twenty factories for scythes, clocks, hardware, and electrical appliances, the town was also home to Winsted Hosiery Company. [19]
Northwestern Regional School District No. 7 (NWR7) is a school district headquartered in Winsted, Connecticut. [2] Its service area includes Barkhamsted, Colebrook, New Hartford, and Norfolk. Its service area does not include Winsted. [3] Within the total student body New Hartford residents comprise, in a given year, around 48% to 51%. [4]
In 1798, the town of Oxford was established from part of Southbury causing Litchfield County to lose territory to New Haven County. In 1807, the town of Southbury was transferred to New Haven County. The final boundary change occurred on October 8, 1807, when the town of Middlebury was established from part of Woodbury. [6]
For years, I spent hours stuck in traffic driving to the Hamptons from my home in New York City.. I got fed up and started spending weekends in Madison, a coastal town in Connecticut. Madison's ...
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