HARTFORD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT

'Hartford County' is located in the north central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of 2000 the population was 857,183. The population estimate for 2005 was 877,393.
In Connecticut there is no county government; the counties determine court boundaries, but little else. Each city or town is responsible for local services such as schools, snow removal, sewers, fire department and police departments. In Connecticut, cities and towns may agree to jointly provide services or even establish a regional school system.

Contents

Geography

Adjacent Counties

Demographics

Politics

Cities, towns, and villages ★

External links

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 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 (2.02%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

★ Hampden County, Massachusetts (north)

★ Tolland County (east)

★ Middlesex County (southeast)

★ New Haven County (southwest)

★ Litchfield County (west)

★ New London County (southeast)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 857,183 people, 335,098 households, and 222,505 families residing in the county. The population density was 450/km² (1,166/mi²). There were 353,022 housing units at an average density of 185/km² (480/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 76.90% White, 11.66% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 2.42% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 6.43% from other races, and 2.31% from two or more races. 11.55% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 15.2% were of Italian, 11.2% Irish, 9.1% Polish, 6.5% English, 5.7% French and 5.3% German ancestry according to Census 2000. 78.4% spoke English, 10.3% Spanish, 2.6% Polish, 1.9% French and 1.6% Italian as their first language.
There were 335,098 households out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.20% were married couples living together, 13.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.60% were non-families. 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $50,756, and the median income for a family was $62,144. Males had a median income of $43,985 versus $33,042 for females. The per capita income for the county was $26,047. About 7.10% of families and 9.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.90% of those under age 18 and 7.60% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

'Presidential elections results'

Year	Republican	Democratic
2004	39.5% ''154,919''	'58.7%' ''229,902''
2000	34.7% ''127,468''	'60.2%' ''221,167''
1996	31.3% ''111,566''	'57.0%' ''203,549''
1992	32.0% ''132,591''	'47.1%' ''195,495''
1988	46.0% ''173,031''	'53.1%' ''199,857''
1984	'55.0%' ''208,210''	44.6% ''168,609''
1980	40.5% ''150,265''	'44.3%' ''164,643''
1976	47.5% ''175,064''	'51.9%' ''191,257''
1972	'52.1%' ''194,095''	46.9% ''174,837''
1968	38.8% ''131,740''	'56.2%' ''190,865''
1964	27.0% ''88,811''	'72.9%' ''240,071''
1960	41.1% ''136,459''	'58.9%' ''195,403''

Cities, towns, and villages
★

★ Avon (Town)

★ Berlin (Town)

★ ''-- Kensington

★ Bloomfield (Town)

★ ''--Blue Hills (a village of Bloomfield)

★ Bristol (City)

★ ''--Forestville (a village of Bristol)''

★ Burlington (Town)

★ Canton (Town)

★ ''--Collinsville (a village of Canton)

★ East Granby (Town)

★ East Hartford (Town)

★ East Windsor (Town)

★ Enfield (Town)

★ Farmington (Town)

★ Glastonbury (Town)

★ Granby (Town)

★ Hartford (City)

★ Hartland (Town)

★ Manchester (Town)

★ ''--Central Manchester (a village of Manchester)''

★ Marlborough (Town)

★ ''--Terramuggus (a village of Marlborough)''

★ New Britain (City)

★ Newington (Town)

★ Plainville (Town)

★ Rocky Hill (Town)

★ Simsbury (Town)

★ ''--Simsbury Center (a village of Simsbury)''

★ ''--Tariffville (a village of Simsbury)''

★ ''--Weatogue (a village of Simsbury)''

★ ''--West Simsbury (a village of Simsbury)''

★ South Windsor (Town)

★ Southington (Town)

★ ''--Plantsville, Connecticut (a village of Southington)''

★ ''--Marion, Connecticut''

★ ''--Milldale, Connecticut''

★ Suffield (Town)

★ ''--Suffield Depot (a village of Suffield)''

★ ''--Thompsonville (a village of Suffield)''

★ West Hartford (Town)

★ ''-- Elmwood (a village of West Hartford)''

★ Wethersfield

★ Windsor Locks (Town)

★ Windsor (Town)

★ '' Villages are census division, but have no separate corporate existence from the towns they are in.''

External links

★ National Register of Historic Places listing for Hartford Co., Connecticut

★ Central Regional Tourism District