Place:Tolland, Connecticut, United States

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Place Information
Name
Tolland
Alternate names
Tolland     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
Type
County
Coordinates
41.85°N 72.35°W
Located in
Connecticut, United States     (1785 - )
Contained Places

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Census-designated place
Central Somers
Coventry Lake
Crystal Lake
Mansfield Center
Rockville
South Coventry
Storrs
Inhabited place
Amston
Andover
Atwoodville
Bolton Notch
Bolton
Chaffeeville
Columbia
Conantville
Coventry
Eagleville
East Willington
Ellington
Ellithorpe
Gilead
Gurleyville
Hebron
Hope Valley
Hydeville
Lake View Terrace
Line
Mansfield Depot
Mansfield Four Corners
Mansfield
Mashapaug
Merrow
Mount Hope
North Coventry
North Somers
Orcutts
Quarryville
Sherman Corner
Somers
Somersville
South Willington
Spring Hill
Stafford Springs
Stafford
Staffordville
Tolland
Union
Vernon
West Stafford
West Willington
Willington Hill
Willington
Windermere
Wormwood Hill
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source: Family History Library Catalog
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Tolland County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of 2000, the population was 136,364. The 2004 population estimate was 146,667. [1]

Counties in Connecticut have no governmental function: all legal power is vested in state and town governments.

Tolland County has the same boundaries as the Tolland Judicial District.

Tolland County is incorporated into thirteen towns and was originally formed in 1785 from towns in Windham County .

According to the United States Census, 2000, the county has a total area of 417 mi² (1,080 km²). 410 mi² (1,062 km²) of it is land and 7 mi² (18 km²) is water. The total area is 1.66% water. [2]

The county is part of the Hartford metropolitan area.

The FIPS code for Tolland County is 009013.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1785 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1790 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1830 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1790 13,106
1800 14,319
1810 13,779
1820 14,330
1830 18,702
1840 17,980
1850 20,091
1860 21,177
1870 22,000
1880 24,112
1890 25,081
1900 24,523
1910 26,459
1920 27,216
1930 28,659
1940 31,866
1950 44,709
1960 68,737
1970 103,440
1980 114,823
1990 128,699
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