Thomaston (CDP), Connecticut
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Thomaston, Connecticut | |
|---|---|
 Main Street | |
_Highlighted_2010.svg) Location in Litchfield County, Connecticut | |
| Coordinates: 41°40′26″N 73°4′22″W / 41.67389°N 73.07278°W | |
| State | Connecticut |
| County | Litchfield |
| Town | Thomaston |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.03 sq mi (2.66 km2) |
| • Land | 1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2) |
| • Water | 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 393 ft (120 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,910 |
| • Density | 1,876/sq mi (724.5/km2) |
| ZIP Code | 06787 |
| FIPS code | 09-75660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2631577 |
Thomaston is a census-designated place (CDP) in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. It comprises the downtown portion of the town of Thomaston. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 1,910,[1] out of 7,887 in the entire town.
The Thomaston CDP is slightly east of the geographic center of the town of Thomaston, on the west side of the Naugatuck River and its valley. It extends to the south as far as Watertown Road, to the west beyond Hillside Cemetery and to Northfield Brook, to the north to a power line south of D. Welton Way, and to the east to Williams Street, Electric Avenue, and the Naugatuck River.[2]
U.S. Route 6 follows Main Street through Thomaston; it leads east to Bristol and southwest to Watertown. The Connecticut Route 8 freeway passes east of the CDP, leading south 9 miles (14 km) to Waterbury.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Thomaston CDP has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.7 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.95%, are water.[1]
