Hartford, Connecticut

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Springfield (MA). It is located about 25 miles [40 km] to the north of Hartford and has a population of 152,082 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Bridgeport. It is located about 47 miles [75 km] to the southwest of Hartford and has a population of 139,529 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bridgeport	SW	48 mi [77.2 km]	136,405	2.24% decrease
	Bristol	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	60,927	1.44% increase
	Bristol	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	60,927	1.44% increase
	Danbury	SW	47 mi [75.6 km]	79,256	5.89% increase
	Danbury	SW	47 mi [75.6 km]	79,256	5.89% increase
	Hartford	SW	Less than 2 mi	124,062	2.04% increase
	Meriden	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	59,186	1.62% increase
	Meriden	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	59,186	1.62% increase
	New Britain	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	70,486	1.47% decrease
	New Britain	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	70,486	1.47% decrease
	New Haven	S	33 mi [53.1 km]	123,669	---
	New Haven	S	33 mi [53.1 km]	123,669	---
	Waterbury	SW	23 mi [37.01 km]	107,037	0.22% decrease
	Waterbury	SW	23 mi [37.01 km]	107,037	0.22% decrease
	West Hartford	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	60,495	4.87% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bloomfield	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Blue Hills	N	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Childrens Village of the Hartford Orphan Asylum	NW	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Coachlight Village	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	East Hartford	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	48,571	2.03% decrease
	East Hartford	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Forbes Village	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Forest Village	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Glastonbury	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Saybrooke Village	SW	Less than 2 mi	---
	Stowe Village Housing Project	N	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Tudor Village	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	West Hartford	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Wethersfield	S	4 mi [6.44 km]	25,719	2.1% decrease
	Wethersfield	SE	3 mi [4.83 km]	---

Hartford County

Hartford 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 following counties are close to Hartford: Windham, Berkshire (MA) and Hampshire (MA).

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Hartford
	Fairfield County	SW	Cedarhurst	36 miles [57 km]
	Litchfield County	W	Browns Corner	15 miles [24 km]
	Middlesex County	S	Cromwell	10 miles [16 km]
	New Haven County	S	East Meriden	16 miles [25 km]
	New London County	SE	North Westchester	19 miles [30 km]
	Tolland County	E	Talcottville	10 miles [16 km]
	Windham County	E	Perkins Corner	21 miles [33 km]
	Berkshire County (MA)	NW	Roosterville (MA)	29 miles [46 km]
	Franklin County (MA)	N	West Whately (MA)	34 miles [54 km]
	Hampden County (MA)	N	Camp Berkshire (MA)	18 miles [28 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Connecticut<3>

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