Hartford County, Connecticut

Hartford County
Hartford County
County
	Top-bottom, left-right: Hartford County skyline from Heublein Tower, the Hartford skyline, the New Britain skyline, a house in Old Wethersfield, and the Old State House in Hartford.
	Location within the U.S. state of Connecticut
	Connecticut's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 41°49′N 72°44′W / 41.81°N 72.73°W
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
Founded	May 10, 1666
Named for	Hertfordshire, England
Seat	none (since 1960), Hartford (before 1960)
Largest municipality	Hartford (population); Glastonbury (area)
Area
• Total	750 sq mi (1,900 km2)
• Land	735 sq mi (1,900 km2)
• Water	16 sq mi (40 km2) 2.1%
Population (2020)
• Total	899,498
• Density	1,199/sq mi (463/km2)

Hartford County is located in the north central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, the population was 899,498.^[1] The county has a total area of 1,944 km² (751 mi²). 1,905 km² (735 mi²) of it is land and 39 km² (15 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.02% water.