Windham County, Connecticut

Windham County
Windham County
County
	Windham Town Hall, a former county courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Connecticut
	Connecticut's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 41°50′N 71°59′W / 41.83°N 71.99°W
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
Founded	May 12, 1726
Named for	Windham, England
Seat	none (1960-present) Willimantic (1893–1960) Windham Center (1726–1893)
Largest town	Windham
Area
• Total	521 sq mi (1,350 km2)
• Land	513 sq mi (1,330 km2)
• Water	8.5 sq mi (22 km2) 1.6%
Population (2020)
• Total	116,418
• Density	223.5/sq mi (86.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code	860 and 959
Congressional district	2nd

Interactive map of Windham County, Connecticut

Windham County (/ˈwɪndəm/ WIN-dəm) is one of the eight historical counties in the U.S. state of Connecticut, located in its northeastern corner. As of the 2020 census, the population was 116,418,^[1] making it the least populous county in Connecticut. It forms the core of the region known as the Quiet Corner. Windham County is included in the Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area. The entire county is within the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, as designated by the National Park Service.