<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> Official website </Td> </Tr> <P> New Milford is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States, located in Western Connecticut . The town is located 14 miles (23 km) north of Danbury, on the banks of the Housatonic River . It is the largest town in the state in terms of land area at nearly 62 square miles (161 km). The population was 28,671 according to the Census Bureau's 2006 estimates . Male residents are commonly referred to as "woodchucks ." The town center is also listed as a census - designated place (CDP). The northern portion of the town is situated in the region considered Northwestern CT and the far eastern portions are part of the Litchfield Hills region . </P> <P> It is located roughly 55 miles from Hartford, 75 miles from Springfield, 100 miles from Albany and 85 from NYC . </P> <P> New Milford is home to the Canterbury School, a well - known Roman Catholic boarding school . The school's Chapel of Our Lady features the Jose M. Ferrer Memorial Carillon . The house that inspired the 1946 novel and 1948 film, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, still stands in the Merryall section of town . </P>

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