Barkhamsted, CT

Barkhamsted is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 10,851 at the 2010 census. It is part of the New Haven– Milford metropolitan area.

The town was first settled in 1714 by Ebenezer Barkhamsted and his family from East Hampton, Long Island. They purchased of land from the Pequot Indians for 60 pounds sterling. Ebenezer built a gristmill on the site which still stands today as Mill Brook Park. The Barkhamsted area was originally known as "Barkstead." The name was changed to Barkhamsted in 1892 after Ebeneezer's grandson, George Barker-Mills (1854-1929), donated land for a new public school and park.

Barkhamsted is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.77%, is water.

The highest point in Barkhamsted is above sea level on Mount Tom near Westhill Road and Elm Street; this location also marks the eastern border of Fairfield County with Litchfield County according to Connecticut state law (CT Gen Stat §10-183).

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,912 people, 3,521 households, and 2,711 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,827.2 people per square mile (708.4/km²). There were 3,764 housing units at an average density of 704 per square mile (271/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98% White