Windham County
Also known as Windham County, Connecticut, Windham County, CT
county in Connecticut, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Connecticut
- Founded
- May 12, 1726
- Named after
- Windham, England
- Seat
- none (1960-present) Willimantic (1893–1960) Windham Center (1726–1893)
- Largest town
- Windham
- Total
- 521 sq mi (1,350 km )
- Land
- 513 sq mi (1,330 km )
- Water
- 8.5 sq mi (22 km ) 1.6%
- Density
- 223.5/sq mi (86.3/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Area code
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Windham County (/ˈwɪndəm/ WIN-dəm) is one of the eight counties in the U.S. state of Connecticut, located in its northeastern corner. As of the 2020 census, the population was 116,418, making it the least populous county in Connecticut. It forms the core of the region known as the Quiet Corner. Windham County is included in the Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area. The entire county is within the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, as designated by the National Park Service.
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