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Welcome to Windham County ...
Time Zone: Windham County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
Windham County was founded in 1726. Windham was created by taking area from Hartford and New London Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Windham had a population of 116,884 people. This is a decrease of 1.3% since the last Census (which gave a population of 118,428 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Windham represented 3.31% of the total population of Connecticut.
Below are some of the communities located in Windham County:
- Ashford
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,246 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Brooklyn
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,280 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Canterbury
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,088 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canterbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Chaplin
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,232 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaplin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Eastford
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,800 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Hampton
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Killingly
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killingly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Plainfield
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Pomfret
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,196 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomfret have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Putnam
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Scotland
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Sterling
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Thompson
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Windham
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,463 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Woodstock
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,834 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Connecticut
- Websites specific to Windham County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Worcester County
- Providence County
- Kent County
- New London County
- Tolland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
- Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.
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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
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