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Time Zone: Tolland County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Tolland County was founded in 1785. Tolland was created by taking area from Hartford and Windham Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Tolland had a population of 150,721 people. This is a decrease of 1.64% since the last Census (which gave a population of 153,239 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tolland represented 4.29% of the total population of Connecticut.

Below are some of the communities located in Tolland County:

  • Andover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Andover is located in Tolland County (CT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,228 people
  • Bolton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bolton is located in Tolland County (CT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,855 people
  • Columbia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Columbia is located in Tolland County (CT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,355 people
  • Coventry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Coventry is located in Tolland County (CT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,389 people
  • Ellington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellington is located in Tolland County (CT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,652 people
  • Hebron
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hebron is located in Tolland County (CT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,480 people
  • Mansfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Somers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Somers is located in Tolland County (CT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,741 people
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    • Stafford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Stafford is located in Tolland County (CT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,834 people
    • Tolland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tolland is located in Tolland County (CT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,567 people
    • Union
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
    • Vernon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Vernon is located in Tolland County (CT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,400 people
    • Willington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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