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Town of Goshen, Connecticut

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The Town of Goshen is located in Litchfield County.

Goshen is 400 feet [121.92 m] above sea level.<1>

Time Zone: Goshen lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Goshen can be found in:

 Massachusetts 
 New Hampshire 
 New York 
 Vermont 

At the time of the 2000 Census, the Town of Goshen had a population of 2,697 people<2> (or 1.48% of the total population of Litchfield County). The population of Goshen represented 0.08% of the total of Connecticut, making it the state's 173rd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Goshen had a population of 3,203 people. This is an increase of 18.76% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Goshen.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000
Year-to-Year Change
20083,203+18.76%+1.33% since 2007
20073,161+17.2%+1.44% since 2006
20063,116+15.54%+2.03% since 2005
20053,054+13.24% 
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20002,697The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance<3>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Avon   E19 mi [30.58 km]17,3289.45% increase
 Bristol   SE19 mi [30.58 km]60,9271.44% increase
 Bristol   SE19 mi [30.58 km]60,9271.44% increase
 Canton   E16 mi [25.75 km]10,10414.3% increase
 New Milford   SW18 mi [28.97 km]28,3384.49% increase
 Plymouth   SE16 mi [25.75 km]11,9692.88% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Goshen.




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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Goshen? Please visit the Map Page for Goshen.


Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Goshen - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Goshen.

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<3>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Goshen and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<4>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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