New London County

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New London County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 70000705 [1]
New London County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 70000705
administration
US state : Connecticut
Administrative headquarters : none
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		New London County Courthouse
181 Captain's Walk
New London, CT 06320-6302
Foundation : 1666
Made up from: Original county
Area code : 860
Demographics
Residents : 274,055  (2010)
Population density : 158.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1999 km²
Water surface : 274 km²
map
Map of New London County within Connecticut

The New London County is a county in the US state of Connecticut . At the 2010 census , the county had 274,055 people and a population density of 158.9 people per square kilometer. The traditional county seat is New London , but in Connecticut all local administrative functions have been transferred to the communities.

The county's largest city is Groton , just outside Norwich .

geography

The County is located in southeastern Connecticut between the mouth of the Connecticut River in Long Iceland Sound to the west and the border with Rhode Iceland in the east. New London County covers an area of ​​1999 square kilometers, of which 274 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following neighboring counties:

Hartford County ,
Tolland County 		Windham County Kent County
(Rhode Island)
Middlesex County Compass card (de) .svg Washington County
(Rhode Island)
Suffolk County
(New York) 1

1 - Long Island Sound sea border (ferry service from New London)

history

New London County was one of Connecticut's four founding counties in 1666.

In 1667 the Town of Preston, in 1697 the Quinebaug River Valley, in 1699 the Town of Colchester and in 1700 the Town of Lebanon added to the previous area of ​​New London County.

In 1708 the Town of Colchester was spun off from the county and added to Hartford County, but in 1783 it was again incorporated into New London County.

In 1881, the final maritime border between the states of New York and Connecticut in Long Island Sound was established.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1790 32,918 -
1800 34,888 6%
1810 34,707 -0.5%
1820 35,943 3.6%
1830 42,201 17.4%
1840 44,463 5.4%
1850 51,821 16.5%
1860 61,731 19.1%
1870 66,570 7.8%
1880 73.152 9.9%
1890 76,634 4.8%
1900 82,758 8th %
1910 91,253 10.3%
1920 104,611 14.6%
1930 118,966 13.7%
1940 125.224 5.3%
1950 144.821 15.6%
1960 185.745 28.3%
1970 230,348 24%
1980 238,409 3.5%
1990 254,957 6.9%
2000 259.088 1.6%
2010 274.055 5.8%
1790-1890 1900-1990 2000-2010
The Gold Star Bridge over the Thames River
New London

According to the 2010 census , New London County had 274,055 people in 106,590 households. The population density was 158.9 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 82.2 percent white, 5.8 percent African American, 0.9 percent Native American, 4.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 3.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 8.5 percent of the population.

Statistically, 2.43 people lived in the 106,590 households.

21.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.2 percent were 65 years or older. 50.1 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 65,419  USD . The per capita income was $ 32,888. 7.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in New London County

Citys

Boroughs

Census-designated places (CDP)

other unincorporated communities

structure

New London County is divided into 21 towns :

The towns correspond to the townships common in most other US states . The area of ​​the cities of New London and Norwich is congruent with the respective town .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 212799. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved March 12, 2012
  4. ↑ Newberry Library - Connecticut Atlas of Historical County Boundaries ( Memento of the original from November 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 12, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / historical-county.newberry.org
  5. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 17, 2011
  6. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  7. ↑ a b U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - New London County, CT ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 12, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  8. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Connecticut  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 12, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

Commons : New London County, Connecticut  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 41 ° 28 ′  N , 72 ° 6 ′  W