Town of Glastonbury, Connecticut

Glastonbury Center
(Hartford County)

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(Fairfield County)

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The Town of Glastonbury is located in Hartford County.

Glastonbury is 120 feet [36.58 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Glastonbury lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Glastonbury, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, the Town of Glastonbury had a population of 31,876 people ^<2> (or 3.71% of the total population of Hartford County). The population of Glastonbury represented 0.94% of the total of Connecticut, making it the state's 45th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Glastonbury had a population of 33,263 people. This is an increase of 4.35% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Glastonbury.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	33,263	+4.35%	+0.5% since 2007
2007	33,098	+3.83%	+0.7% since 2006
2006	32,868	+3.11%	+0.23% since 2005
2005	32,793	+2.88%
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2000	31,876	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
East Hartford	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	48,571	2.03% decrease
Enfield	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	44,895	0.7% decrease
Hartford	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	124,062	2.04% increase
Hartford	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	124,062	2.04% increase
Manchester	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	56,385	3.01% increase
Meriden	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	59,186	1.62% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Glastonbury.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Connecticut ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glastonbury - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Glastonbury. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Glastonbury and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation


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