Editing Goshen, Connecticut (section)

==Geography==
Goshen is in central Litchfield County and is bordered to the east by the city of [[Torrington, Connecticut|Torrington]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Goshen has a total area of {{convert|117.0|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|113.0|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|4.0|km2|order=flip}}, or 3.44%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US0900532290| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Goshen town, Litchfield County, Connecticut| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=American FactFinder| access-date=October 7, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213123422/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US0900532290| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> A large portion of the [[Mohawk State Forest]] is located in the town. The [[Appalachian Trail]] formerly passed through the town until it was re-routed west of the [[Housatonic River]].

===Principal communities===
*[[Goshen Historic District (Goshen, Connecticut)|Goshen Center]]
*[[West Goshen Historic District|West Goshen]]

Other minor communities and geographic areas in the town are Hall Meadow, North Goshen, Tyler Lake, West Side, and Woodridge Lake. Woodridge Lake is private. It is only available to residents (it is not a gated community). They have access to the clubhouse, and all of the lake's beaches.