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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

New London County, Connecticut

New London County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: New London
Year Organized: 1666
Square Miles: 666

Court House:

181 Captain's Walk
New London, CT 06320-6302

Etymology - Origin of County Name

After London, UK

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

New London County is located in the southeast corner of Connecticut, bordered on the east by the State of Rhode Island, on the west by Middlesex County, the northwest by Hartford and Tolland Counties, and to the north by Windham County. Connecticut's third county, it is also bordered to the south by Long Island Sound. Connecticut's Thames River also bisects New London County from north to south and has played an important role in the development of the region since colonial times. The total land area covered by New London County is 666 square miles.

Neighboring Counties:

Northeast: Windham County; Kent County, R.I.
East: Washington County, R.I.
South: Long Island Sound
West: Middlesex County
Northwest: Hartford County; Tolland County

Cities and Towns:

- Bozrah	town
- Colchester	town
- East Lyme	town
- Franklin	town
- Griswold	town
- Groton	city	Incorporated Area
- Groton Long Point	borough	Incorporated Area
- Jewett City	borough	Incorporated Area
- Lebanon	town
- Ledyard	town
- Lisbon	town
- Lyme	town
- Montville	town
- New London (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- North Stonington	town
- Norwich	city	Incorporated Area
- Old Lyme	town
- Preston	town
- Salem	town
- Sprague	town
- Stonington	borough	Incorporated Area
- Voluntown	town
- Waterford	town

County Resources:

1. Mystic Seaport Museum - G.W. Blunt White Library (Mystic CT)
2. Otis Library (Norwich CT)
3. Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center

County Resource Guide

Counties: US Map

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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