New London County
Also known as New London County, Connecticut, New London County, CT
county in Connecticut, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Connecticut
- Founded
- 1646 by John Winthrop, Jr.
- Named after
- London , England
- Seat
- none (since 1960), New London, Connecticut (before 1960)
- Largest city
- Norwich
- Total
- 772 sq mi (2,000 km )
- Land
- 665 sq mi (1,720 km )
- Water
- 107 sq mi (280 km ) 13.8%
- Density
- 403.8/sq mi (155.9/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
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New London County is a county in the southeastern corner of Connecticut and comprises the Norwich-New London, Connecticut Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut Combined Statistical Area. There is no county government and no county seat, as is the case with all eight of Connecticut's counties; towns are responsible for all local government activities, including fire and rescue, snow removal, and schools.
New London County contains reservations of four of the five state-recognized Indigenous tribes, although the Paugassett were historically located farther west. The population was 268,555 as of the 2020 census.