Litchfield [Litchfield County] was incorporated in 1719 and named from Lichfield, a town of Staffordshire. Its Native American name is "Bantam."Total area, 56.8 sq. miles, Land area, 56.1 sq. miles. Population, 2000 Census, 8,316. Voting districts, 4. Principal industry, agriculture. Well known summer resort.Litchfield includes the areas known as Bantam and Northfield.