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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 116,782 people. This is a decrease of 1.49% since the last Census (which gave a population of 118,544 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Windham represented 3.32% of the total population of Connecticut.

Below are some of the communities located in Windham County:

  • Ashford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ashford is located in Windham County (CT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,246 people
  • Brooklyn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brooklyn is located in Windham County (CT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,280 people
  • Canterbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Canterbury is located in Windham County (CT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,088 people
  • Chaplin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Chaplin is located in Windham County (CT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,232 people
  • Eastford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastford is located in Windham County (CT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,800 people
  • Hampton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hampton is located in Windham County (CT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
  • Killingly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
  • Plainfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
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    • Pomfret
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Pomfret is located in Windham County (CT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,196 people
    • Putnam
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Putnam is located in Windham County (CT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
    • Scotland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Scotland is located in Windham County (CT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Sterling
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
    • Thompson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
    • Windham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Windham is located in Windham County (CT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,463 people
    • Woodstock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,834 people

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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.