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Connecticut Counties
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Connecticut Counties
There are currently eight counties in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Four of them were
originally created in 1666, during the first consolidation of the colony of Connecticut from a number of smaller
colonies. Two more counties were created during colonial times, and only two counties, Middlesex and Tolland
counties, have been created since American independence, both in 1785. The majority of Connecticut counties are
named for locations in England, where many early Connecticut settlers originated
Connecticut is divided into geographic regions called counties, but they do not have
functioning governments, as defined by the Census Bureau |
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Middlesex County, Connecticut
Middlesex County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Middletown
Year Organized: 1785
Square Miles: 369 |
Court House: 265 DeKoven Drive
Middletown, CT 06457-3425
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Former county of Middlesex in the UK
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Middlesex County is located in south central Connecticut, bordered on the east by New London County, on the west by
New Haven County, and on the north by Hartford County. Connecticut's seventh established county, it is also bordered to
the south by Long Island Sound. The Connecticut River forms a portion of the eastern border of Middlesex County,
starting at Old Saybrook. The total land area covered by Middlesex County is 369 square miles making it the smallest in
size of the eight Connecticut counties.
Neighboring Counties:
- East: New London County
- South: Long Island Sound
- West: New Haven County
- Northwest: Hartford County
Cities and Towns:
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- Chester |
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- Clinton |
town |
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- Cromwell |
town |
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- Deep River |
town |
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- Durham |
town |
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- East Haddam |
town |
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- East Hampton |
town |
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- Essex |
town |
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- Fenwick |
borough |
Incorporated Area |
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- Haddam |
town |
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- Killingworth |
town |
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- Middlefield |
town |
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- Middletown
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city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Old Saybrook |
town |
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- Portland |
town |
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- Westbrook |
town |
County Resources:
1. Godfrey Memorial Library (Middletown CT)
2. Saybrook Colony Founders Association (Old Saybrook CT)
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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