Erickson Corner, Connecticut

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Erickson Corner, Connecticut
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Erickson Corner
Coordinates: 41°39′49″N73°25′19″W / 41.66361°N 73.42194°W / 41.66361; -73.42194 Coordinates: 41°39′49″N73°25′19″W / 41.66361°N 73.42194°W / 41.66361; -73.42194
Country United States
State Connecticut
County Litchfield
Town New Milford
Elevation
617 ft (188 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 860
GNIS feature ID212455 [1]

Erickson Corner (also Erickson Corners) is an unincorporated community in the town of New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. [1] [2]

New Milford, Connecticut Town in Connecticut, United States

New Milford is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States, located in Western Connecticut. The town is located 14 miles (23 km) north of Danbury, on the banks of the Housatonic River. It is the largest town in the state in terms of land area at nearly 62 square miles (161 km2). The population was 28,142 according to the 2010 Census. The town center is also listed as a census-designated place (CDP). The northern portion of the town is situated in the region considered Northwestern CT and the far eastern portions are part of the Litchfield Hills region.

Litchfield County, Connecticut County of Connecticut in Connecticut

Litchfield County is located in northwestern Connecticut in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 189,927. The county was named after Lichfield, in England. Litchfield County has the lowest population density of any county in Connecticut and is geographically the state's largest county.

Connecticut U.S. state in the United States

Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. As of the 2010 Census, it has the highest per-capita income, Human Development Index (0.962), and median household income in the United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capital is Hartford and its most populous city is Bridgeport. It is part of New England, although portions of it are often grouped with New York and New Jersey as the tri-state area. The state is named for the Connecticut River which approximately bisects the state. The word "Connecticut" is derived from various anglicized spellings of an Algonquian word for "long tidal river".

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Erickson Corner, Connecticut". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Erickson Corner Topo Map in Litchfield County CT

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