 It is bordered by the town of Bethel to the northwest, Randolph to the north, Tunbridge to the northeast, Strafford to the east, Sharon to the southeast, Pomfret to the south, and Barnard to the southwest.As of the census of 2000, there were 2,602 people, 1,155 households, and 622 families residing in the town.The population density was 64.4 people per square mile (24.9/km2).