Town of Bristol, Connecticut

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Springfield (MA). It is located about 36 miles [57 km] to the northeast of Bristol and has a population of 152,082 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Bridgeport. It is located about 36 miles [57 km] to the south of Bristol and has a population of 139,529 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bridgeport	S	36 mi [57.9 km]	136,405	2.24% decrease
	Bristol	S	Less than 2 mi	60,927	1.44% increase
	Danbury	SW	33 mi [53.1 km]	79,256	5.89% increase
	Danbury	SW	33 mi [53.1 km]	79,256	5.89% increase
	Hartford	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	124,062	2.04% increase
	Hartford	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	124,062	2.04% increase
	New Britain	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	70,486	1.47% decrease
	New Britain	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	70,486	1.47% decrease
	New Haven	S	25 mi [40.23 km]	123,669	---
	New Haven	S	25 mi [40.23 km]	123,669	---
	Norwalk	SW	47 mi [75.6 km]	83,185	0.28% increase
	Norwalk	SW	47 mi [75.6 km]	83,185	0.28% increase
	Waterbury	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	107,037	0.22% decrease
	Waterbury	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	107,037	0.22% decrease
	West Hartford	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	60,495	4.87% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Burlington	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	9,150	11.72% increase
	Burlington	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Farmington	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	25,116	6.24% increase
	Farmington	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Harwinton	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	5,560	5.24% increase
	Plainville	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	17,221	0.62% decrease
	Plainville	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Plymouth	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	11,969	2.88% increase
	Plymouth	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Southington	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	42,250	6.35% increase
	Southington	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Terryville	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Thomaston	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	7,766	3.51% increase
	Thomaston	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Wolcott	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	16,434	8.01% increase

Hartford County

Bristol is located in Hartford County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hartford: Hampden (MA), Tolland, New London, Middlesex, New Haven and Litchfield.

While not sharing a border with Hartford, the counties of Fairfield and Berkshire (MA) are close to Bristol.

Below are counties that are near Bristol (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Bristol:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Bristol
	Fairfield County	SW	Cedarhurst	22 miles [35 km]
	Litchfield County	SW	Allentown	3 miles [4 km]
	Middlesex County	SE	Achenbach	13 miles [20 km]
	New Haven County	S	Wolcott	5 miles [8 km]
	New London County	E	North Westchester	28 miles [45 km]
	Tolland County	NE	Talcottville	24 miles [38 km]
	Windham County	E	Perkins Corner	35 miles [56 km]
	Berkshire County (MA)	N	Roosterville (MA)	28 miles [45 km]
	Hampden County (MA)	N	Congamond (MA)	24 miles [38 km]
	Hampshire County (MA)	N	Swanson Corners (MA)	37 miles [59 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Connecticut<3>

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