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Suffield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region, and located in the Connecticut River Valley. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,752. The town center is a census designated place listed as Suffield Depot. Bordering Massachusetts, Suffield is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts NECTA. It was once within the boundaries of Massachusetts.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.58%, is water. The town center (Suffield Depot CDP) has a total area of , all of it land. Suffield is on the west bank of the Connecticut River, 8 mile (13 km) south of the river's largest city, Springfield, Massachusetts, and 16 mile (26 km) north of Connecticut's capital, Hartford. Two bridges span the river to the town of Enfield: the Amtrak/Springfield Terminal Railroad Bridge and the Enfield–Suffield Veterans Bridge. The Metacomet Ridge, a mountainous trap rock ridgeline that stretches from Long Island Sound to nearly the Vermont border, runs through the center of Suffield from south to north as West Suffield Mountain. The 51 mile (82 km) Metacomet Trail traverses the ridge.

As of the census of 2000, there were 13,552 people, 4,660 households, and 3,350 families residing in the town. The population density was There were 4,853 housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the town was 88.67% White, 6.95% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.03% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.25% of the population. There were 4,660 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.04. In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $66,698, and the median income for a family was $79,189. Males had a median income of $52,096 versus $35,188 for females. The per capita income for the town was $28,171. About 1.8% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

Main Street, a designated historic district with the Green, three churches, Suffield Academy and vintage colonial and Victorian homes, typifies a New England town. Named for the Kent family of Suffield, the Kent Memorial Library is an important research center for source materials, records, and documents from north central Connecticut. A walk along Main Street reveals many examples of 18th and 19th century architecture. The Dr. Alexander King House, on the corner of Kent Avenue, and the Phelps Hatheway House, a little farther north on Main Street, are museums open to the public from May to October.

Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of November 1, 2022 Party Active Voters Inactive Voters Total Voters Percentage Democratic 2,566 205 2,771 25.86% Republican 2,763 215 2,978 27.80% Unaffiliated 4,197 447 4,644 43.35% Minor parties 294 27 321 2.99% Total 9,820 894 10,714 100%

The town's public school system, Suffield Public Schools, includes Spaulding Elementary School, McAlister Intermediate School, Suffield Middle School, and Suffield High School. Suffield is also the home of Suffield Academy, a private coeducational preparatory school.