Editing Norfolk, Connecticut (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|120.2|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|117.4|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|2.9|km2|order=flip}}, or 2.38%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US0900553470| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Norfolk town, Litchfield County, Connecticut| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=American FactFinder| access-date=October 9, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213124005/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US0900553470| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The town is located in the [[Litchfield Hills]] portion of the [[Appalachian Mountains|Appalachian]] mountain range. Norfolk's elevation is {{convert|1230|ft}} above sea level, and the town is sometimes called "the Icebox of Connecticut"<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 14, 2022|title=Northern Connecticut prepare for bitter cold winter weather for holiday weekend|url=https://www.fox61.com/article/weather/connecticut-northern-counties-prepare-winter-storm-bitter-cold-temperatures/520-e4149451-989d-40f4-8fd9-8b9970e854ed|access-date=February 1, 2022|website=fox61.com|language=en-US}}</ref> for its severe winters and particularly cool summers.

The town is bordered on the west by [[Canaan, Connecticut|Canaan]] and [[North Canaan, Connecticut]]; on the north by [[New Marlborough, Massachusetts|New Marlborough]] and [[Sandisfield, Massachusetts]]; on the east by [[Colebrook, Connecticut|Colebrook]] and [[Winchester, Connecticut]]; and on the south by [[Goshen, Connecticut]].

===Principal communities===
*[[Norfolk (CDP), Connecticut|Norfolk Center]]
*North Norfolk
*South Norfolk
*West Norfolk

===State parks===
Norfolk is home to three state parks: [[Dennis Hill State Park]], which includes the remnants of a lavish summer pavilion designed by Alfredo Taylor; [[Haystack Mountain State Park]], with a stone tower at the mountain's summit; and [[Campbell Falls State Park Reserve]], with an approximately {{convert|100|ft|m|adj=on}} natural waterfall.