Tolland County, Connecticut
| Tolland County, Connecticut | |
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 Location in the U.S. state of Connecticut |
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 Connecticut's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1785 |
| Seat | none (since 1960) Tolland (1785-1889) Rockville (1889-1960) |
| Largest town | Vernon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 417 sq mi (1,080 km2) |
| • Land | 410 sq mi (1,062 km2) |
| • Water | 6.8 sq mi (18 km2), 1.6% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 151,420 |
| • Density | 372/sq mi (144/km²) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
Tolland County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the population was 152,691. Tolland County is incorporated into thirteen towns and was originally formed on 13 October 1785 from portions of eastern Hartford County, Connecticut and western Windham County, Connecticut.
Tolland County is included in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Counties in Connecticut have no governmental function: all legal power is vested in the state, city, and town governments. The office of High Sheriff in Connecticut counties was officially abolished by ballot in 2000, and corrections and court service were transferred to the state marshals. Tolland County has the same boundaries as the Tolland Judicial District.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 417 square miles (1,080 km2), of which 410 square miles (1,100 km2) is land and 6.8 square miles (18 km2) (1.6%) is water. It is the second-smallest county in Connecticut by land area and smallest by total area.
As of the year 2000, there were 136,364 people, 49,431 households, and 34,156 families residing in the county. The population density was 332/sq mi (128/km²). [1] There were 51,570 housing units at an average density of 126/sq mi (49/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 92.34% White, 2.72% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 2.27% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.08% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. 2.84% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 14.9% were of Irish, 14.1% Italian, 9.9% English, 8.8% French, 8.2% German, 8.0% Polish and 5.7% French Canadian ancestry. 90.5% spoke English, 2.9% Spanish and 1.6% French as their first language.
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