Place:Union, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

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NameUnion
TypeTown
Coordinates41.983°N 72.15°W
Located inTolland, Connecticut, United States     (1734 - )
Contained Places
Cemetery
Union Center Cemetery
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Union is a town located in the northeastern part of Tolland County, Connecticut, United States and is part of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor. The population was 785 at the 2020 census, making it the least populous town and municipality in Connecticut. Union includes the village of Mashapaug located in the Eastern Uplands at the Massachusetts state line. Union is located northeast of the state capital, Hartford and southwest of Boston as well as northeast of New York City.

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The first European Settlement in Union was in 1727, making Union the last Connecticut town east of the Connecticut River to be settled. The first settler was James McNall of Ireland. He was closely followed by his brother William. The town was incorporated in October 1734. The name Union designates "union of lands".

Union was first a town in Windham County. It became a town in Tolland County upon its formation from part of Windham County on 13 October 1785.

There were 500 people in the town in 1756. The population grew to 767 by 1800, but declined thereafter. There were just 431 people in Union in 1890. The official population of the town is still less than 1,000 residents today.

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