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Suffield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It had once been within the boundaries of Massachusetts. The town is located in the Connecticut River Valley with the town of Enfield neighboring to the east. In 1900, 3,521 people lived in Suffield; as of the 2010 census, the population was 15,735. The town center is a census-designated place listed as Suffield Depot in U.S. Census records.Bordering Massachusetts, Suffield is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts NECTA. Suffield is only 8mi from Springfield, and is more oriented toward it than toward Connecticut's capital of Hartford, which lies 16mi to the south.HistoryOriginally known as Southfield—pronounced "Suffield", on May 20, 1674, the committee for the settling of the town petitioned:The petition was granted by the Massachusetts Bay court on June 3, 1674. Suffield was incorporated as a town in March 1682.Also on early 17th and 18th century maps, Suffield was also spelled as Suthfield.Suffield and the surrounding area was part of the equivalent lands compromise with Massachusetts in 1716.