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{{short description|County in Connecticut, United States}}
{{About|the county in Connecticut|the city in Connecticut|Hartford, Connecticut}}
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{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Hartford County
 | state                = Connecticut
 | type                 = [[List of counties in Connecticut|County]]
 | ex image             = {{Photomontage
                           | photo1a = Hartford seen from Heublein Tower.jpg
                           | photo2a = Hartford Connecticut Skyline.JPG
                           | photo2b = New Britain.jpg
                           | photo3a = Silas W. Robbins House (1873), Old Wethersfield Historic District, Connecticut.JPG
                           | photo3b = Old State House, Hartford CT - detail.JPG
                           | size = 325
                           | spacing = 4
                           | color = transparent
                           | border = 0
                          }}
 | ex image cap         = Top-bottom, left-right: Hartford County skyline from [[Heublein Tower]], the [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford skyline]], the [[New Britain, Connecticut|New Britain skyline]], a house in [[Old Wethersfield]], and the [[Old State House (Connecticut)|Old State House]] in Hartford.
 | founded date         = May 10, 1666
 | seat                 = none (since 1960), [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]] (before 1960)
 | largest city         = Hartford (population)<br>[[Glastonbury, Connecticut|Glastonbury]] (area)
 | city type            = municipality
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 750
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 735
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 16
 | area percentage      = 2.1%
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 899498 {{increase}}
 | density_sq_mi        = 1199.3
 | district             = 1st
 | district2            = 2nd
 | district3            = 5th
 | named for            = [[Hertfordshire]], [[England]]
|time zone=Eastern}}
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'''Hartford County''' is a [[county (United States)|county]] located in the north central part of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Connecticut]]. According to the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 899,498,<ref>{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Hartford County, Connecticut|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US09003|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 20, 2021}}</ref> making it the second-most populous county in Connecticut. Hartford County contains the [[Hartford, Connecticut|city of Hartford]], the [[List of U.S. state capitals|state capital]] of Connecticut and the county's most populous city, with 121,054 residents at the 2020 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US0937000|title=Census - Geography Profile: Hartford city, Connecticut|access-date=November 20, 2021}}</ref> Hartford County is included in the Hartford-[[East Hartford, Connecticut|East Hartford]]-[[Middletown, Connecticut|Middletown]] [[Greater Hartford|metropolitan statistical area]].

On June 6, 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau formally recognized [[Councils of governments in Connecticut|Connecticut's nine councils of governments]] as county equivalents instead of the state's eight counties. Connecticut's county governments were disbanded in 1960, and the councils of governments took over some of the local governmental functions. [[List of counties in Connecticut|Connecticut's eight historical counties]] continue to exist in name only, and are no longer considered for statistical purposes.<ref>https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/06/06/2022-12063/change-to-county-equivalents-in-the-state-of-connecticut Federal Register: Change to County-Equivalents in the State of Connecticut</ref>

==History==
Hartford County was one of four original counties in Connecticut established on May 10, 1666, by an act of the Connecticut General Court. The act establishing the county states:
:This Court orders that the Townes on the River from y<sup>ee</sup>
:north bounds of Windsor w<sup>th</sup> Farmington to y<sup>e</sup> south end of
:y<sup>e</sup> bounds of Thirty Miles Island shalbe & remaine to be one
:County w<sup>ch</sup> shalbe called the County of Hartford. And it
:is ordered that the County Court shalbe kept at Hartford on
:the 1st Thursday in March and on the first Thursday in September yearely.<ref name="ccr">{{cite web|url=http://www.colonialct.uconn.edu/ViewPageBySequentialID.cfm?v=02&p=39&c=4&StartVolume=1&StartPage=1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070428203240/http://www.colonialct.uconn.edu/ViewPageBySequentialID.cfm?v=02&p=39&c=4&StartVolume=1&StartPage=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 28, 2007 |title=CCR: Volume 02, Page 39 |access-date=June 17, 2008 }}</ref>

As established in 1666, Hartford County consisted of the towns of [[Windsor, Connecticut|Windsor]], [[Wethersfield, Connecticut|Wethersfield]], Hartford, [[Farmington, Connecticut|Farmington]], and [[Middletown, Connecticut|Middletown]]. The "Thirty Miles Island" referred to in the constituting Act was incorporated as the town of [[Haddam, Connecticut|Haddam]] in 1668.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Haddam Historical Society - History of Haddam|url=http://haddamhistory.org/history_haddam.htm|access-date=June 18, 2020|website=haddamhistory.org}}</ref> In 1670, the town of [[Simsbury, Connecticut|Simsbury]] was established, extending Hartford County to the Massachusetts border. In the late 17th to early 18th centuries, several more towns were established and added to Hartford County: [[Waterbury, Connecticut|Waterbury]] in 1686 (transferred to [[New Haven County, Connecticut|New Haven County]] in 1728), [[Windham, Connecticut|Windham]] in 1694 (transferred to [[Windham County, Connecticut|Windham County]] in 1726), [[Hebron, Connecticut|Hebron]] in 1708 (transferred to [[Tolland County]] in 1785), [[Coventry, Connecticut|Coventry]] in 1712 (transferred to Windham County in 1726), and [[Litchfield, Connecticut|Litchfield]] in 1722 (transferred to [[Litchfield County, Connecticut|Litchfield County]] in 1751).

In 1714, all of the unincorporated territory north of the towns of Coventry and Windham in northeastern Connecticut to the Massachusetts border were placed under the jurisdiction of Hartford County. Windham County was constituted in 1726, resulting in Hartford County losing the towns of Windham, Coventry, Mansfield (incorporated in 1702), and Ashford (incorporated in 1714). [[Northwest Hills (Connecticut)|Northwestern Connecticut]], which was originally placed under the jurisdiction of New Haven County in 1722, was transferred to Hartford County by 1738. All of northwestern Connecticut was later constituted as the new Litchfield County in 1751. In 1785, two more counties were established in what was now the U.S. state of Connecticut: Tolland and Middlesex. This mostly resulted in the modern extent of Hartford County. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the establishment of several more towns resulted in minor adjustments in the bounds of the county. The final adjustment resulting in the modern limits occurred on May 8, 1806, when the town of Canton was established.<ref>[http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Connecticut/documents/CT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#HARTFORD Newberry Library – Connecticut Atlas of Historical County Boundaries] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110043227/http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Connecticut/documents/CT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm |date=November 10, 2013 }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]] in 2010, the county had a total area of {{convert|751|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|735|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|16|sqmi}} (2.1%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is the second-largest county in Connecticut by land area.

The county is divided into two unequal parts by the [[Connecticut River]], and watered by [[Farmington River|Farmington]], [[Mill River (Connecticut)|Mill]], [[Podunk River|Podunk]], [[Scantic River|Scantic]], and other rivers. The surface is very diverse: part of the river valleys are alluvial and subject to flooding, while other portions of the county are hilly and even mountainous.<ref>{{Cite AmCyc|wstitle=Hartford (county)|display=Hartford, a N. county of Connecticut}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Hampden County, Massachusetts]] (north)
*[[Tolland County, Connecticut|Tolland County]] (east)
*[[New London County, Connecticut|New London County]] (southeast)
*[[Middlesex County, Connecticut|Middlesex County]] (south)
*[[New Haven County, Connecticut|New Haven County]] (southwest)
*[[Litchfield County, Connecticut|Litchfield County]] (west)

==Communities==
{{see also|List of Hartford County Towns and Villages}}
In Connecticut, there is no county-level executive or legislative government; the counties determine probate, civil and criminal 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 establish a regional school system.

===Cities===

*[[Bristol, Connecticut|Bristol]]
*[[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]
*[[New Britain, Connecticut|New Britain]]

===Towns and CDPs===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
*[[Avon, Connecticut|Avon]]
*[[Berlin, Connecticut|Berlin]]
**[[Kensington, Connecticut|Kensington]]
*[[Bloomfield, Connecticut|Bloomfield]]
**[[Blue Hills, Connecticut|Blue Hills (part)]]
*[[Burlington, Connecticut|Burlington]]
*[[Canton, Connecticut|Canton]]
**[[Canton Valley, Connecticut|Canton Valley]]
**[[Collinsville, Connecticut|Collinsville]]
*[[East Granby, Connecticut|East Granby]]
*[[East Hartford, Connecticut|East Hartford]]
*[[East Windsor, Connecticut|East Windsor]]
**[[Broad Brook, Connecticut|Broad Brook]]
*[[Enfield, Connecticut|Enfield]]
**[[Hazardville, Connecticut|Hazardville]]
**[[Sherwood Manor, Connecticut|Sherwood Manor]]
**[[Southwood Acres, Connecticut|Southwood Acres]]
**[[Thompsonville, Connecticut|Thompsonville]]
*[[Farmington, Connecticut|Farmington]]
*[[Glastonbury, Connecticut|Glastonbury]]
**[[Glastonbury Center, Connecticut|Glastonbury Center]]
*[[Granby, Connecticut|Granby]]
**[[North Granby, Connecticut|North Granby]]
**[[Salmon Brook, Connecticut|Salmon Brook]]
*[[Hartland, Connecticut|Hartland]]
*[[Manchester, Connecticut|Manchester]]
**[[Manchester (CDP), Connecticut|Manchester (CDP)]]
*[[Marlborough, Connecticut|Marlborough]]
**[[Terramuggus, Connecticut|Terramuggus]]
*[[Newington, Connecticut|Newington]]
*[[Plainville, Connecticut|Plainville]]
*[[Rocky Hill, Connecticut|Rocky Hill]]
*[[Simsbury, Connecticut|Simsbury]]
**[[Simsbury Center, Connecticut|Simsbury Center]]
**[[Tariffville, Connecticut|Tariffville]]
**[[Weatogue, Connecticut|Weatogue]]
**[[West Simsbury, Connecticut|West Simsbury]]
*[[South Windsor, Connecticut|South Windsor]]
*[[Southington, Connecticut|Southington]]
**[[Plantsville, Connecticut|Plantsville]]
*[[Suffield, Connecticut|Suffield]]
**[[Suffield Depot, Connecticut|Suffield Depot]]
*[[West Hartford, Connecticut|West Hartford]]
*[[Wethersfield, Connecticut|Wethersfield]]
*[[Windsor, Connecticut|Windsor]]
*[[Windsor Locks, Connecticut|Windsor Locks]]
{{div col end}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 38149
|1800= 42147
|1810= 44733
|1820= 47264
|1830= 51131
|1840= 55629
|1850= 69967
|1860= 89962
|1870= 109007
|1880= 125382
|1890= 147180
|1900= 195480
|1910= 250182
|1920= 336027
|1930= 421097
|1940= 450189
|1950= 539661
|1960= 689555
|1970= 816737
|1980= 807766
|1990= 851783
|2000= 857183
|2010= 894014
|2020= 899498
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 11, 2014}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=June 11, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ct190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 11, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 11, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2018<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/09/09003.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 11, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607095752/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/09/09003.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref>
}}

===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website  }}</ref> of 2000, there were 857,183 people, 335,098 households, and 222,505 families living in the county. The population density was {{convert|1,166|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 353,022 housing units at an average density of {{convert|480|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the county was 76.90% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 11.66% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 2.42% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 6.43% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.31% from two or more races. 11.55% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 15.2% were of Italian, 11.2% Irish, 9.1% [[Polish American|Polish]], 6.5% English, 5.7% French and 5.3% German ancestry. 78.4% spoke English, 10.3% Spanish, 2.6% [[Polish language|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.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 894,014&nbsp;people, 350,854&nbsp;households, and 227,831&nbsp;families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US09003
  |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
  |access-date=January 12, 2016
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213013326/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US09003
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|1,216.2|PD/sqmi}}. There were 374,249 housing units at an average density of {{convert|509.1|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US09003
  |access-date=January 12, 2016
  |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213185325/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US09003
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 72.4% white, 13.3% black, 4.2% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 7.1% from other races, and 2.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic origin made up 15.3% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 15.9% were [[Italian American|Italian]], 15.6% were [[Irish American|Irish]], 10.7% were [[Polish American|Polish]], 9.4% were [[English American|English]], 8.8% were [[German American|German]], and 2.5% were [[Americans|American]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US09003
  |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=January 12, 2016
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213033504/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US09003
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

Of the 350,854&nbsp;households, 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.1% were non-families, and 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.06. The median age was 39.9 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $62,590 and the median income for a family was $78,599. Males had a median income of $56,181 versus $44,273 for females. The per capita income for the county was $33,151. About 8.0% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US09003
  |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=January 12, 2016
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213084724/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US09003
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

===Demographic breakdown by town===

====Income====
{{See also|List of Connecticut locations by per capita income}}
Data is from the 2010 United States Census and the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_5YR_DP03&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212213253/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_5YR_DP03&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=November 25, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190521214830/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=November 25, 2012  }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- valign=bottom
! Rank
! Town
! 
! Per capita<br/>income
! Median<br/>household<br/>income
! Median<br/>family<br/>income
! Population
! Number of<br/>households
! Pop. Density
|-
|1
| [[Glastonbury, Connecticut|Glastonbury]]
| Town
| $73,020
| $127,237
| $145,321
| 34,427
| 12,866
| 670
|-
| 2
| [[Avon, Connecticut|Avon]]
| Town
| $55,879
| $105,116
| $129,651
| 18,098
| 7,009
| 770
|-
| 3
| [[Simsbury, Connecticut|Simsbury]]
| Town
| $54,571
| $113,224
| $135,772
| 23,511
| 8,776
| 685
|-
| 4
| [[Farmington, Connecticut|Farmington]]
| Town
| $50,541
| $85,417
| $106,885
| 25,340
| 10,522
| 881
|-
| 5
| [[Granby, Connecticut|Granby]]
| Town
| $46,687
| $97,500
| $111,339
| 11,282
| 4,194
| 277
|-
| 6
| [[Canton, Connecticut|Canton]]
| Town
| $46,401
| $87,643
| $101,793
| 10,292
| 4,150
| 412
|-
| 7
| [[West Hartford, Connecticut|West Hartford]]
| Town
| $43,534
| $78,530
| $102,547
| 63,268
| 25,258
| 2,837
|-
| 8
| [[Burlington, Connecticut|Burlington]]
| Town
| $43,392
| $115,341
| $120,580
| 9,301
| 3,291
| 306
|-
| 9
| [[Marlborough, Connecticut|Marlborough]]
| Town
| $41,669
| $108,232
| $110,527
| 6,404
| 2,292
| 272
|-
| 10
| [[Suffield, Connecticut|Suffield]]
| Town
| $41,098
| $90,023
| $99,855
| 15,735
| 5,155
| 366
|-
| 11
| [[East Granby, Connecticut|East Granby]]
| Town
| $40,698
| $77,596
| $97,174
| 5,148
| 2,062
| 291
|-
| 12
| [[Bloomfield, Connecticut|Bloomfield]]
| Town
| $39,738
| $68,372
| $84,583
| 20,486
| 8,554
| 779
|-
| 13
| [[South Windsor, Connecticut|South Windsor]]
| Town
| $38,945
| $88,350
| $94,602
| 25,709
| 9,918
| 896
|-
| 14
| [[Berlin, Connecticut|Berlin]]
| Town
| $38,134
| $86,211
| $98,677
| 19,866
| 7,808
| 736
|-
| 15
| [[Wethersfield, Connecticut|Wethersfield]]
| Town
| $37,329
| $71,284
| $91,563
| 26,668
| 11,204
| 2,036
|-
| 16
| [[Hartland, Connecticut|Hartland]]
| Town
| $36,874
| $85,956
| $91,188
| 2,114
| 789
| 61
|-
| 17
| [[Southington, Connecticut|Southington]]
| Town
| $36,053
| $77,673
| $102,186
| 43,069
| 16,814
| 1,177
|-
| 18
| [[Rocky Hill, Connecticut|Rocky Hill]]
| Town
| $36,021
| $72,417
| $88,750
| 19,709
| 8,307
| 1,426
|-
| 19
| [[Windsor, Connecticut|Windsor]]
| Town
| $35,780
| $78,695
| $90,856
| 29,044
| 11,233
| 937
|-
| 20
| [[Manchester, Connecticut|Manchester]]
| Town
| $32,752
| $61,571
| $77,018
| 58,241
| 24,689
| 2,103
|-
| 21
| [[Newington, Connecticut|Newington]]
| Town
| $32,561
| $69,085
| $80,597
| 30,562
| 12,550
| 2,333
|-
| 22
| [[East Windsor, Connecticut|East Windsor]]
| Town
| $31,162
| $64,301
| $76,502
| 11,162
| 4,750
| 416
|-
| 23
| [[Plainville, Connecticut|Plainville]]
| Town
| $31,000
| $63,447
| $80,205
| 17,716
| 7,580
| 1,814
|-
| 24
| [[Windsor Locks, Connecticut|Windsor Locks]]
| Town
| $30,436
| $59,369
| $70,439
| 12,498
| 5,223
| 1,330
|-
| 25
| [[Bristol, Connecticut|Bristol]]
| City
| $29,629
| $58,537
| $72,038
| 60,477
| 25,320
| 2,257
|-
| 26
| [[Enfield, Connecticut|Enfield]]
| Town
| $29,340
| $67,402
| $77,554
| 44,654
| 16,794
| 1,306
|-
| 27
| [[East Hartford, Connecticut|East Hartford]]
| Town
| $24,373
| $48,613
| $57,848
| 51,252
| 20,195
| 2,741
|-
| 28
| [[New Britain, Connecticut|New Britain]]
| City
| $21,056
| $39,706
| $45,990
| 73,206
| 28,158
| 5,463
|-
| 29
| [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]
| City
| $16,798
| $28,970
| $32,820
| 124,775
| 45,124
| 6,932
|}

====Race====
Data is from the 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates, "Race alone or in combination with one or more other races."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP05&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212212105/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP05&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=January 8, 2013}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- valign=bottom
! Rank
! Town
! 
! Population
! White
! Black
! Asian
! American<br/>Indian
! Other
! Hispanic
|-
| 1
| [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]
| City
| 124,817
| 35.1%
| 39.8%
| 2.9%
| 1.5%
| 25.1%
| 42.4%
|-
| 2
| [[New Britain, Connecticut|New Britain]]
| City
| 73,055
| 68.2%
| 15.3%
| 2.7%
| 0.5%
| 17.2%
| 34.8%
|-
| 3
| [[West Hartford, Connecticut|West Hartford]]
| Town
| 63,066
| 84.6%
| 7.4%
| 8.2%
| 0.7%
| 2.3%
| 9.1%
|-
| 4
| [[Bristol, Connecticut|Bristol]]
| City
| 60,473
| 90.0%
| 5.1%
| 2.3%
| 0.8%
| 4.9%
| 9.5%
|-
| 5
| [[Manchester, Connecticut|Manchester]]
| Town
| 57,897
| 77.0%
| 11.7%
| 7.8%
| 0.6%
| 5.6%
| 12.5%
|-
| 6
| [[East Hartford, Connecticut|East Hartford]]
| Town
| 51,091
| 54.4%
| 25.4%
| 7.3%
| 0.9%
| 15.5%
| 25.7%
|-
| 7
| [[Enfield, Connecticut|Enfield]]
| Town
| 44,747
| 88.5%
| 7.4%
| 2.1%
| 0.4%
| 3.5%
| 7.2%
|-
| 8
| [[Southington, Connecticut|Southington]]
| Town
| 42,731
| 96.3%
| 1.2%
| 1.8%
| 0.2%
| 1.0%
| 3.4%
|-
| 9
| [[Glastonbury, Connecticut|Glastonbury]]
| Town
| 34,171
| 87.7%
| 4.1%
| 7.0%
| 0.4%
| 2.2%
| 4.6%
|-
| 10
| [[Newington, Connecticut|Newington]]
| Town
| 30,441
| 86.9%
| 6.0%
| 6.3%
| 0.6%
| 2.5%
| 7.2%
|-
| 11
| [[Windsor, Connecticut|Windsor]]
| Town
| 28,962
| 56.4%
| 37.6%
| 5.0%
| 0.5%
| 3.7%
| 8.4%
|-
| 12
| [[Wethersfield, Connecticut|Wethersfield]]
| Town
| 26,641
| 92.4%
| 3.4%
| 1.8%
| 0.5%
| 3.3%
| 8.8%
|-
| 13
| [[South Windsor, Connecticut|South Windsor]]
| Town
| 25,577
| 84.7%
| 5.2%
| 8.4%
| 0.4%
| 2.9%
| 5.3%
|-
| 14
| [[Farmington, Connecticut|Farmington]]
| Town
| 25,186
| 90.0%
| 3.0%
| 7.8%
| 0.4%
| 0.3%
| 1.3%
|-
| 15
| [[Simsbury, Connecticut|Simsbury]]
| Town
| 23,498
| 94.3%
| 2.3%
| 4.0%
| 0.5%
| 0.4%
| 2.3%
|-
| 16
| [[Bloomfield, Connecticut|Bloomfield]]
| Town
| 20,406
| 40.1%
| 59.0%
| 1.7%
| 2.6%
| 1.4%
| 3.7%
|-
| 17
| [[Berlin, Connecticut|Berlin]]
| Town
| 19,694
| 94.3%
| 1.5%
| 2.7%
| 0.4%
| 1.9%
| 2.7%
|-
| 18
| [[Rocky Hill, Connecticut|Rocky Hill]]
| Town
| 19,533
| 78.7%
| 4.9%
| 13.9%
| 1.6%
| 3.2%
| 6.5%
|-
| 19
| [[Avon, Connecticut|Avon]]
| Town
| 17,859
| 90.5%
| 2.3%
| 8.0%
| 0.5%
| 1.0%
| 4.2%
|-
| 20
| [[Plainville, Connecticut|Plainville]]
| Town
| 17,670
| 95.7%
| 2.9%
| 2.3%
| 0.3%
| 1.0%
| 4.7%
|-
| 21
| [[Suffield, Connecticut|Suffield]]
| Town
| 15,513
| 86.3%
| 9.6%
| 1.5%
| 1.5%
| 4.0%
| 5.8%
|-
| 22
| [[Windsor Locks, Connecticut|Windsor Locks]]
| Town
| 12,466
| 89.1%
| 4.2%
| 6.0%
| 1.1%
| 1.2%
| 3.6%
|-
| 23
| [[Granby, Connecticut|Granby]]
| Town
| 11,192
| 96.1%
| 2.7%
| 1.2%
| 0.1%
| 1.3%
| 4.0%
|-
| 24
| [[East Windsor, Connecticut|East Windsor]]
| Town
| 11,024
| 83.2%
| 10.2%
| 6.9%
| 0.6%
| 0.9%
| 5.5%
|-
| 25
| [[Canton, Connecticut|Canton]]
| Town
| 10,139
| 99.0%
| 0.6%
| 1.1%
| 0.5%
| 0.4%
| 2.6%
|-
| 26
| [[Burlington, Connecticut|Burlington]]
| Town
| 9,191
| 97.8%
| 1.1%
| 1.5%
| 0.1%
| 0.3%
| 2.5%
|-
| 27
| [[Marlborough, Connecticut|Marlborough]]
| Town
| 6,335
| 98.8%
| 1.0%
| 0.5%
| 0.7%
| 0.5%
| 1.6%
|-
| 28
| [[East Granby, Connecticut|East Granby]]
| Town
| 5,055
| 89.9%
| 2.4%
| 6.9%
| 0.2%
| 1.3%
| 4.3%
|-
| 29
| [[Hartland, Connecticut|Hartland]]
| Town
| 2,158
| 97.5%
| 0.9%
| 2.1%
| 0.4%
| 0.2%
| 0.3%
|}

==Transportation==

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=CT|I|91}}
*{{jct|state=CT|I|84}}
*{{jct|state=CT|I|291}}
*{{jct|state=CT|I|384}}
*{{jct|state=CT|I|691}}
*{{jct|state=CT|US|5}}
*{{jct|state=CT|US|6}}
*{{jct|state=CT|US|44}}
*{{jct|state=CT|US|202}}
*{{jct|state=CT|CT|2}}
*{{jct|state=CT|CT|3}}
*{{jct|state=CT|CT|4}}
*{{jct|state=CT|CT|9}}
*{{jct|state=CT|CT|15}}
*{{jct|state=CT|CT|20}}
*{{jct|state=CT|CT|72}}
*{{jct|state=CT|CT|179}}
*{{jct|state=CT|CT|187}}
*{{jct|state=CT|CT|189}}
*{{jct|state=CT|CT|218}}

===Public transportation===
*[[Connecticut Transit Hartford]]

==Politics==
Prior to 1960, Hartford County was a Republican-leaning swing county in presidential elections. Since then, it has become solidly Democratic similar to most of New England, with the only Republicans to carry the county since then being [[Richard Nixon]] and [[Ronald Reagan]] in their 49-state landslide victories of 1972 and 1984, respectively.
{{PresHead|place=Hartford County, Connecticut|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=May 26, 2017}}</ref>}}
<!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} -->
{{PresRow|2024|Democratic|162,572|259,366|7,387|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|159,024|283,368|6,944|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|148,173|240,403|18,288|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|143,238|244,639|4,363|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|138,984|268,721|5,023|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|154,919|229,902|6,987|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|127,468|221,167|18,921|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|111,566|203,549|41,726|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|132,591|195,495|86,718|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|173,031|199,857|3,648|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|208,210|168,609|1,586|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|150,265|164,643|56,472|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|175,064|191,257|2,173|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|194,095|174,837|3,654|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|131,740|190,865|17,096|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|88,811|240,071|622|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|136,459|195,403|2|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|175,894|126,923|0|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|150,332|146,551|831|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|105,262|124,874|5,157|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|95,224|127,841|1,153|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|88,155|114,336|462|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|65,652|103,450|7,216|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1932|Republican|72,611|72,322|5,220|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|75,997|65,789|1,169|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|61,381|28,139|9,591|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|54,046|30,287|4,646|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|23,265|24,398|2,102|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1912|Republican|16,961|16,756|9,674|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|24,781|12,967|2,637|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|23,865|16,004|1,513|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|22,425|14,490|931|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|30,261|20,212|1,813|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|20,038|24,633|1,387|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1888|Democratic|19,003|22,113|1,073|Connecticut}}
{{PresRow|1884|Democratic|16,317|19,324|1,046|Connecticut}}
|}

==Education==
School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st09_ct/schooldistrict_maps/c09003_hartford/DC20SD_C09003.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st09_ct/schooldistrict_maps/c09003_hartford/DC20SD_C09003.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hartford County, CT|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 22, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st09_ct/schooldistrict_maps/c09003_hartford/DC20SD_C09003_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}

K-12:
* [[Avon School District (Connecticut)|Avon School District]]
* [[Berlin School District]]
* [[Bloomfield Public Schools (Connecticut)|Bloomfield School District]]
* [[Bristol School District]]
* [[Canton School District]]
* [[East Granby School District]]
* [[East Hartford School District]]
* [[East Windsor School District]]
* [[Enfield Public Schools]]
* [[Farmington Public Schools (Connecticut)|Farmington Public Schools]]
* [[Glastonbury School District]]
* [[Granby School District]]
* [[Hartford Public Schools (Connecticut)|Hartford Public Schools]]
* [[Manchester School District (Connecticut)|Manchester School District]]
* [[Consolidated School District of New Britain]]
* [[Newington School District]]
* [[Plainville School District]]
* [[Regional School District 10]]
* [[Rocky Hill Public Schools]]
* [[Simsbury School District]]
* [[South Windsor Public Schools]]
* [[Southington School District]]
* [[Suffield Public Schools]]
* [[West Hartford Public Schools]]
* [[Wethersfield School District]]
* [[Windsor Public Schools]]
* [[Windsor Locks School District]]
{{div col end}}

Secondary districts:
* [[Regional High School District 08]]

Elementary districts:
* [[Hartland School District]]
* [[Marlborough School District]]

==See also==
{{Portal|Connecticut|New England}}
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford County, Connecticut]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[http://www.hcfep.org/#30684 Hartford County Fire Emergency Plan and Fire School]
*[http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/CT/Hartford/districts.html National Register of Historic Places listing for Hartford Co., Connecticut]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060821115610/http://www.enjoycentralct.com/index.cfm Central Regional Tourism District]

{{Geographic Location
 | Centre    = Hartford County, Connecticut
 | North     = [[Hampden County, Massachusetts]]
 | Northeast = 
 | East      = [[Tolland County, Connecticut|Tolland County]]
 | Southeast = [[New London County, Connecticut|New London County]]
 | South     = [[Middlesex County, Connecticut|Middlesex County]]
 | Southwest = [[New Haven County, Connecticut|New Haven County]]
 | West      = [[Litchfield County, Connecticut|Litchfield County]]
 | Northwest = 
}} 
{{Hartford County, Connecticut}}
{{Connecticut}}
{{Greater Hartford}}
{{Authority control}}
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