Tolland County, Connecticut
Founding: 1785 Parent counties: Hartford and Windham Namesake: The town of Tolland Seat: Tolland (1785–1889); Rockville (1889–1960) Land area: 410 square miles Population (2020): 149,788 Population (historic): 13,251 (1790); 17,980 (1840); 22,000 (1870); 24,523 (1900); 28,659 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1800; 1810–1830; 1840–1890; 1900–2010 Subdivisions: 13 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 10,529 (17.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 80.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 39.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,472 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,944 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.9 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,977 Average farm size (1920): 26.8 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Tolland ...