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Hartford County
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county in Connecticut, United States
Hartford County is a county located in Connecticut in the United States. It is the state's most populous county and includes the capital city of Hartford, making it a significant political and economic center for Connecticut.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Connecticut
- Founded
- May 10, 1666
- Named after
- Hertfordshire , England
- Seat
- none (since 1960), Hartford (before 1960)
- Largest municipality
- Hartford (population), Glastonbury (area)
- Total
- 750 sq mi (1,900 km )
- Land
- 735 sq mi (1,900 km )
- Water
- 16 sq mi (41 km ) 2.1%
- Density
- 1,199.3/sq mi (463.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 1st , 2nd , 5th
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Hertfordshire
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Connecticut Colony
- Capital
- Hartford
- Population
- 899498
- Area
- 1944
- Shares border with
- New London County
- Households
- 353653
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- water as percent of area
- 2.1
- native label
- Hartford County
- different from
- Harford County
- Commons category
- Hartford County, Connecticut
- topic's main category
- Category:Hartford County, Connecticut
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Hartford County, Connecticut
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Hartford County, Connecticut
- inception
- 1666-00-00
- per capita income
- 41470
- topic has template
- Template:Hartford County, Connecticut
- P12749
- Epica
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Encyclopedic overview
Hartford County is a county located in the north central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. According to the 2020 census, the population was 899,498, making it the second-most populous county in Connecticut. Hartford County contains the city of Hartford, the state capital of Connecticut and the county's most populous city, with 121,054 residents at the 2020 census. Hartford County is included in the Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown metropolitan statistical area.
On June 6, 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau formally recognized Connecticut's nine councils of governments as county equivalents instead of the state's eight counties. Connecticut's county governments were disbanded in 1960, and the councils of governments took over some of the local governmental functions. Connecticut's eight historical counties continue to exist in name only, and are no longer considered for statistical purposes.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hartford County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.