Salisbury, Connecticut

Salisbury, Connecticut
Town
Location in Litchfield County, Connecticut
Coordinates: 41°59′06″N 73°25′20″W
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	Litchfield
Region	Northwest Hills
Established / Incorporated	1741
Government
• Type	Selectman-town meeting
• First selectman	Curtis G. Rand (D)
• Selectman	James van B. Dresser (D)
• Selectman	Katherine Kiefer (I)
Area
• Total	60.1 sq mi (155.7 km2)
• Land	57.3 sq mi (148.5 km2)
• Water	2.8 sq mi (7.1 km2)
Elevation	699 ft (213 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	3,977
• Density	71/sq mi (28/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code	06039, 06068 06079
Area code(s)	860
FIPS code	09-66420
GNIS feature ID	0213500
Website	salisburyct.us

Salisbury is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The town is the most northwest in the State of Connecticut. The MA-NY-CT (Massachusetts-New York-Connecticut) Tri-State Marker is just on the border of Salisbury. The population was 3,977 at the 2000 census.

Scoville Library in Salisbury was the first in the United States to be open to the public free of charge.

Although the peak of Mount Frissell is in Massachusetts, the south slope of the mountain is in Salisbury. It is the highest point in Connecticut. In Salisbury there are several ponds and six lakes: Wononscopomuc, Washinee, Washining, Wononpakook, Riga Lake and South Pond. The Appalachian Trail runs through Salisbury.