Topics: Connecticut : Counties
There are eight counties in Connecticut. County governments were legislatively abolished by Public Act 152 (Senate Bill 1182) during the 1959 Connecticut General Assembly legislative session.
Fairfield
Fairfield County is located in the southwest 'panhandle' of Connecticut. It is bounded on the north by Litchfield County, on the west by New York state, on the south by Long Island Sound and on the east by New Haven County.The area of Fairfield County is 837.0 square miles and at the 2000 census, the population was 882,567.Fairfield County is considered to belong to the New York City Metro area.
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Hartford
Hartford County is located in the north central part of Connecticut. It is bounded on the north by Massachusetts, on the west by Litchfield County, on the south by New Haven, Middlesex and New London Counties and on the east by Tolland County.The area of Hartford County is 750.6 square miles and at the 2000 census, the population was 857,183.
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Litchfield
Litchfield County is located in the northwest corner of Connecticut. It is bounded on the north by Massachusetts, on the west by New York, on the south by Fairfield and New Haven Counties and on the east by Hartford County.The area of Litchfield County is 944.6 square miles and at the 2000 census, the population was 182,193.
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Middlesex
Middlesex County is located in the south central part of Connecticut. It is bounded on the north by Hartford County, on the west by Hartford and New London Counties, on the south by Long Island Sound and on the east by New Haven County and the Connecticut River.The area of Middlesex County is 439.1 square miles and at the 2000 census, the population was 155,071.
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New Haven
New Haven County is located in the south central part of Connecticut. It is bounded on the north by Litchfield and Hartford Counties, on the west by Fairfield County, on the south by Long Island Sound and on the east by Middlesex County and the Connecticut River.The area of New Haven County is 862.1 square miles and at the 2000 census, the population was 824,008.
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New London
New London County is located in the southeast corner of Connecticut. It is bounded on the north by Hartford, Tolland and Windham Counties, on the west by Middlesex County, on the south by Long Island Sound and on the east by Rhode Island.The area of Windham County is 771.7 square miles and at the 2000 census, the population was 259,088.
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Tolland
Tolland County is located in the north central part of Connecticut. It is bounded on the north by Massachusetts, on the west by Hartford County, on the south by New London County and on the east by Windham County.The area of Tolland County is 417.0 square miles and at the 2000 census, the population was 136,364.
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Windham
Windham County is located in the northeast corner of Connecticut. It is bounded on the north by Massachusetts, on the west by Tolland County, on the south by New London County and on the east by Rhode Island.The area of Windham County is 521.5 square miles and at the 2000 census, the population was 109,091.
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