Hartford County | |
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Top-bottom, left-right: Hartford County skyline from Heublein Tower, the Hartford skyline, the New Britain skyline, a house in Old Wethersfield, and the Old State House in Hartford. | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Connecticut | |
![]() Connecticut's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 41°49′N 72°44′W / 41.81°N 72.73°W | |
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Founded | May 10, 1666 |
Named for | Hertfordshire, England |
Seat | none (since 1960), Hartford (before 1960) |
Largest municipality | Hartford (population) Glastonbury (area) |
Area | |
• Total | 750 sq mi (1,900 km2) |
• Land | 735 sq mi (1,900 km2) |
• Water | 16 sq mi (40 km2) 2.1% |
Population | |
• Total | 899,498 |
• Density | 1,199/sq mi (463/km2) |
Hartford County is located in the north central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, the population was 899,498.[1] The county has a total area of 1,944 km² (751 mi²). 1,905 km² (735 mi²) of it is land and 39 km² (15 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.02% water.