Torrington (Connecticut)
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Location in Connecticut
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1740 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Connecticut | ||
| County : | Litchfield County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 50 ′ N , 73 ° 1 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 36,383 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 352.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 104.6 km 2 (approx. 40 mi 2 ) of which 103.1 km 2 (approx. 40 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 165 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 06790, 06791 | ||
| Area code : | +1 860 | ||
| FIPS : | 09-76500 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0211514 | ||
| Website : | www.torringtonct.org | ||
| Mayor : | Ryan J. Bingham | ||
Torrington is a town in Litchfield County in the northwest of the US -amerikanischen State of Connecticut with 36,383 inhabitants (2010).
sons and daughters of the town
- Stanley Griswold (1763-1815), US Senator
- Theodore Burr (1771–1822), inventor and civil engineer
- John Brown (1800-1859), former opponent of slavery
- William T. Carroll (1902-1992), politician
- Neil Jenney (born 1945), painter
- Dick Ebersol (* 1947), television and radio presenter
- Harry Vogt (* 1956), German music editor
- Steven Strogatz (* 1959), professor of mechanics
Web links
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