9.9% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over. Transportation The town is served by buses of the Northwestern Connecticut Transit District. The city of Winsted is located at the junction of Connecticut Route 8 and U.S. Route 44. Route 263 connects Winchester Center and Winsted. Education Winchester Public Schools is the public school district for elementary grades while Gilbert School serves as the public school for secondary grades. Prior to 2011 middle school students went to the Winchester district. Northwestern Regional School District No. 7 maintains Northwestern Regional High School, which is partly in Winsted. However the school does not serve residents of Winchester. There is a charter school, Explorations Charter School. There was also a parochial Catholic school, St. Anthony School, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hartford. It opened in 1865. it had about 200 students. By 2020 this figure declined to 90. It closed in 2020. At the time it was the oldest school continually operated by the archdiocese. Northwestern Connecticut Community College is in Winsted. Notable people Phineas Miner (1777–1839), congressman from Connecticut; born in Winchester References External links Town of Winchester official website Northwestern Connecticut Community College in Winsted Winsted Area Ambulance Association Towns in Litchfield County, Connecticut Towns in the New York metropolitan area Towns in Connecticut