New Haven County
county in Connecticut, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Connecticut
- Named after
- New Haven Colony
- Seat
- none (since 1960), New Haven (before 1960)
- Largest municipality
- New Haven (population), Guilford (area)
- Total
- 862 sq mi (2,230 km )
- Land
- 605 sq mi (1,570 km )
- Water
- 258 sq mi (670 km ) 29.9%
- Density
- 1,429.5/sq mi (551.9/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 2nd , 3rd , 4th , 5th
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New Haven County is a county in the south central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, the population was 864,835, making it the third-most populous county in Connecticut. Two of the state's five largest cities, New Haven (3rd) and Waterbury (5th), are part of New Haven County.
New Haven County is divided between the New Haven, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and the Waterbury–Shelton, CT MSA, which are both included in the New Haven–Hartford–Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area (CSA).