Editing Bethlehem, Connecticut (section)

==Geography==
Bethlehem is in southern Litchfield County and is bordered by [[Morris, Connecticut|Morris]] to the north, [[Watertown, Connecticut|Watertown]] to the east, [[Woodbury, Connecticut|Woodbury]] to the south, and [[Washington, Connecticut|Washington]] to the west. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Bethlehem has a total area of {{convert|19.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|19.4|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2|1}}, or 1.45%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US0900504930| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Bethlehem town, Litchfield County, Connecticut| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=American FactFinder| access-date=October 4, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213132253/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US0900504930| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Bethlehem Village, Connecticut|Bethlehem Village census-designated place]] (CDP) corresponding to the center portion of the town has a total area of {{convert|20.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|20.2|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.7|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 3.30%, are water.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0904945| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213042141/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0904945| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 13, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Bethlehem Village CDP, Connecticut| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=American FactFinder| access-date=October 4, 2019}}</ref> The two largest water bodies in the town are Long Meadow Pond and the Bronson E. Lockwood Reservoir, both in the northern part of town.

[[Connecticut Route 61]] passes through the town center, leading north to Morris and [[Litchfield, Connecticut|Litchfield]], and south to [[U.S. Route 6 in Connecticut|US 6]] in Woodbury. [[Connecticut Route 132]] takes a winding route through the town, leading south to Woodbury and east into Watertown.

On the eastern side of town is a ridge called "the Devil's Backbone", one of more than 30 Connecticut places named after the devil.<ref name=aaa07/>

===Principal community===
*[[Bethlehem Green Historic District|Bethlehem Village]]