Historical U.S. Census Totals for Hartford County, Connecticut

This article shows U.S. Census totals for Hartford County, Connecticut, broken down by municipality, from 1900 to 2000.

Like most areas of New England, Hartford County is (and has been at all times since well before the 20th century) entirely divided into incorporated municipalities. There is no unincorporated territory. There are three types of municipalities in Connecticut: towns, boroughs and cities. As in the other New England states, towns are the basic unit of municipal government.

Boroughs overlay towns and assume responsibility for some municipal services within their boundaries. Boroughs are not found in any of the other New England states, and are not very common in Connecticut today, although they were somewhat more numerous in the past. A number of boroughs have disincorporated over the years, choosing to revert back to full town control. Cities also overlay towns. This is different from the other New England states, where cities are a different type of municipality equivalent to a town (this difference is related to cities having originally developed in Connecticut from the borough model). Most current cities are coextensive with their parent town, however, such that the entire municipality functions as a city. In practice, these cities are really no different from cities in the other New England states.

It is also possible for a city in Connecticut to overlay part, but not all, of a town. There are currently only one or two examples, but it was a more common arrangement in the past. Many of today’s coextensive cities were non-coextensive at one time. As with boroughs, a number of non-coextensive cities have also disincorporated over the years, choosing to revert back to full town control.

The main tables below show municipalities at the town level. For any census, adding up the totals for each town should yield the county total. In cases where a community encompassed a coextensive city, the tables in the New England Historical U.S. Census Totals series mark the community as a city. In cases where a town included a non-coextensive city, the total shown below represents the entire town, including but not limited to the city. A separate section follows with population totals for boroughs and non-coextensive cities. For more information on the New England municipal system, see New England town.

Corporate changes since 1900

*1905 – New Britain became a coextensive city (Note: before this time, there had been a city of New Britain within, but not coextensive with, the town of New Britain)
*1911 – Bristol became a coextensive city (Note: there had not previously been a city of Bristol within the town, although there had been a borough of Bristol)

1900

County Total: 195,480

*Hartford (city) 79,850
*New Britain (*) 28,202
*Manchester 10,601
*Bristol 9,643
*Enfield 6,699
*East Hartford 6,406
*Southington 5,890
*Glastonbury 4,260
*Windsor 3,614
*Suffield 3,521
*Berlin 3,448
*Farmington 3,331
*West Hartford 3,186
*East Windsor 3,158
*Windsor Locks 3,062
*Canton 2,678
*Wethersfield 2,637
*Plainville 2,189
*Simsbury 2,094
*South Windsor 2,014
*Bloomfield 1,513
*Avon 1,302
*Granby 1,299
*Burlington 1,218
*Newington 1,041
*Rocky Hill 1,026
*East Granby 684
*Hartland 592
*Marlborough 322

(*) not a city in its entirety, but includes a non-coextensive city that encompasses a significant percentage of the town's overall population.

1910

County Total: 250,182

*Hartford (city) 98,915
*New Britain (city) 43,916
*Manchester 13,641
*Bristol 13,502
*Enfield 9,719
*East Hartford 8,138
*Southington 6,516
*West Hartford 4,808
*Glastonbury 4,796
*Windsor 4,178
*Suffield 3,841
*Berlin 3,728
*Windsor Locks 3,715
*Farmington 3,478
*East Windsor 3,362
*Wethersfield 3,148
*Plainville 2,882
*Canton 2,732
*Simsbury 2,537
*South Windsor 2,251
*Bloomfield 1,821
*Newington 1,689
*Granby 1,383
*Avon 1,337
*Burlington 1,319
*Rocky Hill 1,187
*East Granby 797
*Hartland 544
*Marlborough 302

1920

County Total: 336,027

*Hartford (city) 138,036
*New Britain (city) 59,316
*Bristol (city) 20,620
*Manchester 18,370
*Enfield 11,719
*East Hartford 11,648
*West Hartford 8,854
*Southington 8,440
*Windsor 5,620
*Glastonbury 5,592
*Wethersfield 4,342
*Berlin 4,298
*Plainville 4,114
*Suffield 4,070
*Farmington 3,844
*East Windsor 3,741
*Windsor Locks 3,554
*Simsbury 2,958
*Canton 2,549
*Bloomfield 2,394
*Newington 2,381
*South Windsor 2,142
*Rocky Hill 1,633
*Avon 1,534
*Granby 1,342
*Burlington 1,109
*East Granby 1,056
*Hartland 448
*Marlborough 303

1930

County Total: 421,097

*Hartford (city) 164,072
*New Britain (city) 68,128
*Bristol (city) 28,451
*West Hartford 24,941
*Manchester 21,973
*East Hartford 17,125
*Enfield 13,404
*Southington 9,237
*Windsor 8,290
*Wethersfield 7,512
*Plainville 6,301
*Glastonbury 5,783
*Berlin 4,875
*Newington 4,572
*Farmington 4,548
*Suffield 4,346
*Windsor Locks 4,073
*East Windsor 3,815
*Simsbury 3,625
*Bloomfield 3,247
*South Windsor 2,535
*Canton 2,397
*Rocky Hill 2,021
*Avon 1,738
*Granby 1,388
*Burlington 1,082
*East Granby 1,003
*Marlborough 319
*Hartland 296

1940

County Total: 450,189

*Hartford (city) 166,267
*New Britain (city) 68,685
*West Hartford 33,776
*Bristol (city) 30,167
*Manchester 23,799
*East Hartford 18,615
*Enfield 13,561
*Windsor 10,068
*Southington 9,649
*Wethersfield 9,644
*Plainville 6,935
*Glastonbury 6,632
*Newington 5,449
*Farmington 5,313
*Berlin 5,230
*Suffield 4,475
*Windsor Locks 4,347
*Bloomfield 4,309
*East Windsor 3,967
*Simsbury 3,941
*South Windsor 2,863
*Canton 2,769
*Rocky Hill 2,679
*Avon 2,258
*Granby 1,544
*Burlington 1,246
*East Granby 1,225
*Marlborough 476
*Hartland 300

1950

County Total: 539,661

*Hartford (city) 177,397
*New Britain (city) 73,726
*West Hartford 44,402
*Bristol (city) 35,961
*Manchester 34,116
*East Hartford 29,933
*Enfield 15,464
*Southington 13,061
*Wethersfield 12,533
*Windsor 11,833
*Plainville 9,994
*Newington 9,110
*Glastonbury 8,818
*Berlin 7,470
*Farmington 7,026
*Bloomfield 5,746
*Windsor Locks 5,221
*Rocky Hill 5,108
*Suffield 4,895
*East Windsor 4,859
*Simsbury 4,822
*South Windsor 4,066
*Canton 3,613
*Avon 3,171
*Granby 2,693
*Burlington 1,846
*East Granby 1,327
*Marlborough 901
*Hartland 549

1960

County Total: 689,555

*Hartford (city) 162,178
*New Britain (city) 82,201
*West Hartford 62,382
*Bristol (city) 45,499
*East Hartford 43,977
*Manchester 42,102
*Enfield 31,464
*Southington 22,797
*Wethersfield 20,561
*Windsor 19,467
*Newington 17,664
*Glastonbury 14,497
*Bloomfield 13,613
*Plainville 13,149
*Windsor Locks 11,411
*Berlin 11,250
*Farmington 10,813
*Simsbury 10,138
*South Windsor 9,460
*East Windsor 7,500
*Rocky Hill 7,404
*Suffield 6,779
*Avon 5,273
*Granby 4,968
*Canton 4,783
*Burlington 2,790
*East Granby 2,434
*Marlborough 1,961
*Hartland 1,040

1970

County Total: 816,737

*Hartford (city) 158,017
*New Britain (city) 83,441
*West Hartford 68,031
*East Hartford 57,583
*Bristol (city) 55,487
*Manchester 47,994
*Enfield 46,189
*Southington 30,946
*Wethersfield 26,662
*Newington 26,037
*Windsor 22,502
*Glastonbury 20,651
*Bloomfield 18,301
*Simsbury 17,475
*Plainville 16,733
*South Windsor 15,553
*Windsor Locks 15,080
*Farmington 14,390
*Berlin 14,149
*Rocky Hill 11,103
*Suffield 8,634
*East Windsor 8,513
*Avon 8,352
*Canton 6,868
*Granby 6,150
*Burlington 4,070
*East Granby 3,532
*Marlborough 2,991
*Hartland 1,303

1980

County Total: 807,766

*Hartford (city) 136,392
*New Britain (city) 73,840
*West Hartford 61,301
*Bristol (city) 57,370
*East Hartford 52,563
*Manchester 49,761
*Enfield 42,695
*Southington 36,879
*Newington 28,841
*Wethersfield 26,013
*Windsor 25,204
*Glastonbury 24,327
*Simsbury 21,161
*Bloomfield 18,608
*South Windsor 17,198
*Farmington 16,407
*Plainville 16,401
*Berlin 15,121
*Rocky Hill 14,559
*Windsor Locks 12,190
*Avon 11,201
*Suffield 9,294
*East Windsor 8,925
*Granby 7,956
*Canton 7,635
*Burlington 5,660
*Marlborough 4,746
*East Granby 4,102
*Hartland 1,416

1990

County Total: 851,783

*Hartford (city) 139,739
*New Britain (city) 75,491
*Bristol (city) 60,640
*West Hartford 60,110
*Manchester 51,618
*East Hartford 50,452
*Enfield 45,532
*Southington 38,518
*Newington 29,208
*Glastonbury 27,901
*Windsor 27,817
*Wethersfield 25,651
*South Windsor 22,090
*Simsbury 22,023
*Farmington 20,608
*Bloomfield 19,483
*Plainville 17,392
*Berlin 16,787
*Rocky Hill 16,554
*Avon 13,937
*Windsor Locks 12,358
*Suffield 11,427
*East Windsor 10,081
*Granby 9,369
*Canton 8,268
*Burlington 7,026
*Marlborough 5,535
*East Granby 4,302
*Hartland 1,866

2000

County Total: 857,183

*Hartford (city) 124,121
*New Britain (city) 71,538
*West Hartford 61,046
*Bristol (city) 60,062
*Manchester 54,740
*East Hartford 49,575
*Enfield 45,212
*Southington 39,728
*Glastonbury 31,876
*Newington 29,306
*Windsor 28,237
*Wethersfield 26,271
*South Windsor 24,412
*Farmington 23,641
*Simsbury 23,234
*Bloomfield 19,587
*Berlin 18,215
*Rocky Hill 17,966
*Plainville 17,328
*Avon 15,832
*Suffield 13,552
*Windsor Locks 12,043
*Granby 10,347
*East Windsor 9,818
*Canton 8,840
*Burlington 8,190
*Marlborough 5,709
*East Granby 4,745
*Hartland 2,012

Boroughs and Non-coextensive Cities

As of 1900, Hartford County contained two boroughs and one non-coextensive city:

*The borough of Bristol, within the town of the same name

*The borough of Southington, within the town of the same name

*The city of New Britain, within the town of the same name

In addition to the above, there was a second city, Hartford, which had already been made coextensive with its parent town. A fourth borough, Farmington (within the town of the same name), was incorporated in 1901. The following changes have occurred since then:

*1905 – The city of New Britain became coextensive with its parent town

*1911 – The borough of Bristol became a city, and was made coextensive with its parent town

*1921 – New borough of Unionville incorporated, within the town of Farmington

*1947 – The boroughs of Farmington and Unionville disincorporated

*1948 – The borough of Southington disincorporated

1900

*New Britain (city) 25,998
*Bristol (borough) 6,268
*Southington (borough) 3,411

1910

*Bristol (borough) 9,527
*Southington (borough) 3,714
*Farmington (borough) 897

1920

*Southington (borough) 5,085
*Farmington (borough) 1,021

1930

*Southington (borough) 5,125
*Unionville (borough) 2,135
*Farmington (borough) 1,131

1940

*Southington (borough) 5,088
*Unionville (borough) 2,084
*Farmington (borough) 1,323

1950 through 2000

There have been no boroughs or non-coextensive cities in Hartford County at any time since the 1940s.

Notes

2000 Census

The Census Bureau made a number of revisions to 2000 census totals subsequent to their initial release. The 2000 total for the city of Hartford was originally reported as 121,578; and for the town of West Hartford, 63,589. The totals were later revised to those shown in the list above. This was apparently done to correct an assignment error between these municipalities; the collective population of the two is the same using either set of figures, so the county total was not affected.

ee also

*United States Census
*Hartford County, Connecticut