Place:Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

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NameSharon
TypeTown
Coordinates41.867°N 73.467°W
Located inLitchfield, Connecticut, United States
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Sharon is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States, in the northwest corner of the state. At the time of the 2020 census, the town had a total population of 2,680. The ZIP code for Sharon is 06069. The urban center of the town is the Sharon census-designated place, with a population of 729 at the 2010 census.

History

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The first inhabitants of the area they called Poconnuck were the Mattabesec Native Americans. These were part of what became known as the Wappinger confederacy, which in turn belonged to the loose Algonquian confederacy.

Sharon was incorporated in 1739. It is named after the Plain of Sharon.

Historic sites

Sharon has six sites listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places:

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