 In 1976, then-cardinal Karol Wojtyla visited North Pomfret during the summer for a vacation.He later became Pope John Paul II and was canonized a saint.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.5 square miles (102.2 km2), of which 39.4 square miles (102.0 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km2) (0.15%) is water.