Candlewood Lake Club, CT

Candlewood Lake Club is a private residential community and census-designated place in Brookfield, Fairfield County, and in New Milford, Litchfield County, in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The 2020 census counted 305 residents. Candlewood Lake Club is in the northwestern corner of Brookfield and the southwestern corner of New Milford, on the east shore of Candlewood Lake. The community also consists of a private country club complete with a marina, a nine-hole golf course, a clubhouse, tennis facilities, and recreational fields. That mix gives Candlewood Lake Club a clear local shape within Connecticut, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present.