BRIEF DESCRIPTION: New Haven County is located in south central Connecticut, bordered on the west by Fairfield County, on the east by Middlesex County, and to the north by Litchfield and Hartford Counties. The New Haven County shoreline is protected from the Atlantic Ocean and bordered on the south by Long Island Sound. The total area covered by New Haven County is 606 square miles.
The 2000 U.S. Federal Census reported a countywide population of 824,008 (24.2% of the state total). Major cities include New Haven (123,626), Waterbury (107,271), and Meriden (58,244).
TOP 5 LOCATIONS OF INTEREST FOR GENEALOGY RESEARCH:
1. New Haven Colony Historical Society (New Haven CT)
2. LDS Family History Center (Woodbridge CT)
3. Silas Bronson Library - Genealogy & Local History Collection (Waterbury CT)
4. Greater Waterbury web site - Dedicated to Genealogy & Local History
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NEW HAVEN COUNTY, CONNECTICUT — Comprised of 27 cities and towns:
Ansonia,
Beacon Falls,
Bethany,
Branford,
Cheshire,
Derby,
East Haven,
Guilford,
Hamden,
Madison,
Meriden,
Middlebury,
Milford,
Naugatuck,
New Haven,
North Branford,
North Haven,
Orange,
Oxford,
Prospect,
Seymour,
Southbury,
Wallingford,
Waterbury,
West Haven,
Wolcott,
Woodbridge
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