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Tolland County ( / ˈtɑːlənd / TAH-lənd) is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, its population was 149,788. [1] It is incorporated into 13 towns and was originally formed on October 13, 1785, from portions of eastern Hartford County and western Windham County .
Originally part of the town of Windsor, it was named in 1715 and incorporated in May of 1772. Tolland County was organized by the General Assembly in 1785 and Tolland was designated the county seat, bringing a jail and courthouse which, by the early 19th century, sat at the terminus of five turnpikes.
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Aug 14, 2008 · Tolland County historical society, Tolland, Conn. [from old catalog] iv, [3]-148 p. 23 cm
History of Tolland County, Connecticut, Including Its Early Settlement and Progress to the Present Time: A Description of Its Historic and Interesting Localities; Sketches of Its Towns and Villages; Portraits of Some of Its Prominent Men, and Biographies, Volume 1
Tolland county was created in 1785 and named for Tolland, England. The University of Connecticut was established in Storrs in 1881. There is no county seat because the state abolished county government in 1960. The main towns are Vernon, Ellington, Stafford, and Tolland.
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Jul 2, 2015 · Tolland was formed from the latter in 1713 (at least in part as a speculation tactic to keep out the rival settlement of Coventry to the south), the town itself incorporated in 1715.
Alternatively, its name could have been taken after Tolland in Somerset, England. [2] Today Interstate 84, the main highway connecting New York City, Hartford, Connecticut and Boston, bisects Tolland, but the town retains a charming village feel. Tolland Green is the informal center of the community, and a national historic district.
