GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND POPULATION OF TOWNS

The area of the towns is taken from the “Geographic Comparison Table, Geographic Area: Connecticut, 2010” by the U.S. Census Bureau. Population estimates are as of July 1, 2021, as published by the Connecticut Department of Public Health.
Total area includes land and inland water.

Town

County

Total Area
(Sq. Miles)

Land Area
(Sq. Miles)

Population

Est. 2021

ANDOVER

Windham

15.7

15.5

3,133

ANSONIA

New Haven

6.2

6.0

18,815

ASHFORD

Windham

39.5

38.8

4,186

AVON

Hartford

23.5

23.1

18,848

BARKHAMSTED

Litchfield

38.8

36.2

3,647

BEACON FALLS

New Haven

9.9

9.8

6,033

BERLIN

Hartford

27.0

26.5

20,113

BETHANY

New Haven

21.4

21.0

5,288

BETHEL

Fairfield

16.9

16.8

20,537

BETHLEHEM

Litchfield

19.7

19.4

3,386

BLOOMFIELD

Hartford

26.2

26.0

21,480

BOLTON

Tolland

14.7

14.4

4,819

BOZRAH

New London

20.2

20.0

2,417

BRANFORD

New Haven

28.0

22.0

28,176

BRIDGEPORT

Fairfield

19.4

16.0

148,333

BRIDGEWATER

Litchfield

17.3

16.2

1,658

BRISTOL

Hartford

27.2

26.5

60,661

BROOKFIELD

Fairfield

20.4

19.8

17,482

BROOKLYN

Windham

29.1

29.0

8,488

BURLINGTON

Hartford

30.4

29.8

9,591

CANAAN

Litchfield

33.3

33.0

1,078

CANTERBURY

Windham

40.2

39.9

5,060

CANTON

Hartford

25.0

24.6

10,083

CHAPLIN

Windham

19.6

19.4

2,143

CHESHIRE

New Haven

33.4

32.9

28,628

CHESTER

Middlesex

16.8

16.0

3,752

CLINTON

Middlesex

19.0

16.3

13,400

COLCHESTER

New London

49.8

49.1

15,501

COLEBROOK

Litchfield

32.9

31.5

1,357

COLUMBIA

Tolland

22.0

21.4

5,246

CORNWALL

Litchfield

46.3

46.0

1,571

COVENTRY

Tolland

38.4

37.7

12,205

CROMWELL

Middlesex

13.5

12.4

14,302

DANBURY

Fairfield

44.3

42.1

86,759

DARIEN

Fairfield

23.4

14.9

21,500

DEEP RIVER

Middlesex

14.2

13.6

4,462

DERBY

New Haven

5.3

5.0

12,274

DURHAM

Middlesex

23.8

23.6

7,231

EAST GRANBY

Hartford

17.6

17.5

5,180

EAST HADDAM

Middlesex

56.6

54.3

8,965

EAST HAMPTON

Middlesex

36.8

35.6

12,874

EAST HARTFORD

Hartford

18.8

18.0

50,731

EAST HAVEN

New Haven

13.4

12.3

27,804

EAST LYME

New London

42.0

34.0

18,849

EAST WINDSOR

Hartford

26.8

26.3

11,161

EASTFORD

Windham

29.2

28.9

1,660

EASTON

Fairfield

28.6

27.4

7,594

ELLINGTON

Tolland

34.6

34.1

16,630

ENFIELD

Hartford

34.2

33.4

42,031

ESSEX

Middlesex

11.8

10.4

6,759

FAIRFIELD

Fairfield

31.3

30.0

61,949

FARMINGTON

Hartford

28.8

28.1

26,645

FRANKLIN

New London

19.6

19.5

1,862

GLASTONBURY

Hartford

52.3

51.4

35,054

GOSHEN

Litchfield

45.2

43.7

3,165

GRANBY

Hartford

40.8

40.7

10,953

GREENWICH

Fairfield

67.2

47.8

63,514

GRISWOLD

New London

37.1

35.0

11,407

GROTON

New London

45.2

31.3

38,456

GUILFORD

New Haven

49.7

47.1

22,031

HADDAM

Middlesex

46.4

44.0

8,529

HAMDEN

New Haven

33.3

32.8

60,923

HAMPTON

Windham

25.5

25.0

1,728

HARTFORD

Hartford

18.0

17.3

120,576

HARTLAND

Hartford

34.6

33.0

1,891

HARWINTON

Litchfield

31.1

30.8

5,508

HEBRON

Tolland

37.3

36.9

9,066

KENT

Litchfield

49.6

48.5

2,984

KILLINGLY

Windham

50.0

48.5

17,742

KILLINGWORTH

Middlesex

35.8

35.3

6,268

LEBANON

New London

55.2

54.1

7,108

LEDYARD

New London

40.0

38.1

15,336

LISBON

New London

16.6

16.3

4,198

LITCHFIELD

Litchfield

56.8

56.1

8,170

LYME

New London

34.5

31.9

2,344

MADISON

New Haven

36.8

36.2

17,619

MANCHESTER

Hartford

27.7

27.3

59,426

MANSFIELD

Tolland

45.5

44.5

26,357

MARLBOROUGH

Hartford

23.4

23.3

6,093

MERIDEN

New Haven

24.1

23.8

60,517

MIDDLEBURY

New Haven

18.5

17.8

7,684

MIDDLEFIELD

Middlesex

13.3

12.7

4,274

MIDDLETOWN

Middlesex

42.3

40.9

47,108

MILFORD

New Haven

26.2

22.6

52,390

MONROE

Fairfield

26.3

26.1

18,764

MONTVILLE

New London

44.1

42.0

18,478

MORRIS

Litchfield

18.7

17.2

2,259

NAUGATUCK

New Haven

16.5

16.4

31,433

NEW BRITAIN

Hartford

13.4

13.3

73,841

NEW CANAAN

Fairfield

22.5

22.1

20,732

NEW FAIRFIELD

Fairfield

25.1

20.5

13,545

NEW HARTFORD

Litchfield

38.1

37.0

6,668

NEW HAVEN

New Haven

20.3

18.9

135,081

NEW LONDON

New London

10.8

5.5

27,635

NEW MILFORD

Litchfield

63.7

61.6

28,182

NEWINGTON

Hartford

13.2

13.2

30,365

NEWTOWN

Fairfield

60.38

57.8

27,522

NORFOLK

Litchfield

46.4

45.3

1,587

NORTH BRANFORD

New Haven

26.7

24.9

13,498

NORTH CANAAN

Litchfield

19.5

19.5

3,185

NORTH HAVEN

New Haven

21.1

20.8

24,169

NORTH STONINGTON

New London

55.0

54.3

5,137

NORWALK

Fairfield

36.3

22.8

91,194

NORWICH

New London

29.5

28.3

40,014

OLD LYME

New London

28.8

23.1

7,577

OLD SAYBROOK

Middlesex

21.6

15.0

10,563

ORANGE

New Haven

17.4

17.2

14,246

OXFORD

New Haven

33.4

32.9

12,768

PLAINFIELD

Windham

43.0

42.3

14,959

PLAINVILLE

Hartford

9.8

9.7

17,445

PLYMOUTH

Litchfield

22.3

21.7

11,659

POMFRET

Windham

40.6

40.3

4,271

PORTLAND

Middlesex

24.9

23.4

9,462

PRESTON

New London

31.8

30.9

4,802

PROSPECT

New Haven

14.5

14.3

9,344

PUTNAM

Windham

20.4

20.3

9,227

REDDING

Fairfield

32.1

31.5

8,735

RIDGEFIELD

Fairfield

35.0

34.4

25,011

ROCKY HILL

Hartford

13.8

13.5

20,746

ROXBURY

Litchfield

26.3

26.2

2,269

SALEM

New London

29.8

29.0

4,200

SALISBURY

Litchfield

60.1

57.3

4,112

SCOTLAND

Windham

18.7

18.6

1,568

SEYMOUR

New Haven

15.0

14.6

16,679

SHARON

Litchfield

59.6

58.7

2,675

SHELTON

Fairfield

31.9

30.6

41,474

SHERMAN

Fairfield

23.4

21.8

3,521

SIMSBURY

Hartford

34.3

33.9

24,807

SOMERS

Tolland

28.5

28.3

10,279

SOUTH WINDSOR

Hartford

28.7

28.0

26,767

SOUTHBURY

New Haven

40.0

39.1

19,796

SOUTHINGTON

Hartford

36.6

36.0

43,500

SPRAGUE

New London

13.8

13.2

2,950

STAFFORD

Tolland

58.8

58.0

11,412

STAMFORD

Fairfield

52.1

37.8

136,309

STERLING

Windham

27.3

27.2

3,577

STONINGTON

New London

50.0

38.7

18,427

STRATFORD

Fairfield

19.9

17.6

52,268

SUFFIELD

Hartford

42.9

42.2

15,862

THOMASTON

Litchfield

12.2

12.0

7,453

THOMPSON

Windham

48.7

46.9

9,226

TOLLAND

Tolland

40.3

39.7

14,511

TORRINGTON

Litchfield

40.4

39.8

35,357

TRUMBULL

Fairfield

23.5

23.3

36,950

UNION

Tolland

29.8

28.7

781

VERNON

Tolland

18.1

17.7

30,326

VOLUNTOWN

New London

39.8

38.9

2,554

WALLINGFORD

New Haven

39.9

39.0

44,194

WARREN

Litchfield

27.6

26.3

1,349

WASHINGTON

Litchfield

38.7

38.2

3,633

WATERBURY

New Haven

28.9

28.6

113,811

WATERFORD

New London

44.4

32.8

19,553

WATERTOWN

Litchfield

29.6

29.2

22,110

WEST HARTFORD

Hartford

22.4

22.0

63,973

WEST HAVEN

New Haven

11.0

10.8

55,294

WESTBROOK

Middlesex

21.4

15.7

6,810

WESTON

Fairfield

20.7

19.8

10,336

WESTPORT

Fairfield

33.3

20.0

27,279

WETHERSFIELD

Hartford

13.1

12.4

27,124

WILLINGTON

Tolland

40.3

39.7

5,528

WILTON

Fairfield

27.4

27.0

18,460

WINCHESTER

Litchfield

33.8

32.3

10,217

WINDHAM

Windham

27.9

27.1

24,362

WINDSOR

Hartford

31.1

29.6

29,376

WINDSOR LOCKS

Hartford

9.4

9.0

12,531

WOLCOTT

New Haven

21.1

20.4

16,160

WOODBRIDGE

New Haven

19.2

18.8

9,045

WOODBURY

Litchfield

36.7

36.5

9,761

WOODSTOCK

Windham

61.8

60.5

8,221


POPULATION OF CONNECTICUT BY COUNTIES

County 2010 2021 est. 
Fairfield 916,829 959,768
Hartford 894,014 896,854
Litchfield 189,927 185,000
Middlesex 165,676 164,759
New Haven 862,477 863,700
New London 274,055 268,605
Tolland 152,691 150,293
Windham 118,428 116,418
Total for the State 3,574,097 3,605,597

                                                  

SQUARE MILES OF CONNECTICUT BY COUNTIES

County Square Miles
Fairfield
837.0
Hartford
750.6
Litchfield
944.6
Middlesex
439.1
New Haven
862.1
New London
771.7
Tolland
417.0
Windham
521.5
Total for the State
5,543.6