TOLLAND, county of Connecticut, bounded by Windham E., New London S.E. and S., Hartford W., and Hamden and Worcester counties in Mas sachusetts N. Length from south to north 33 miles; mean width 12, and area 396 square miles. Extending in Lat. from 41° to 42° 02' N. and in Lon. from 3° 09' to 04' E. from W. C.
A minor chain of mountains traverses this coun ty in a direction slightly inclining from north to south towards the northeast and southwest. This chain clivid•c the county into two unequal sections. That westward from the mountains declines south wardly, and in that direction gives source to, and discharges Scantic, Hockanum, and Salmon rivers, which find a recipient in Connecticut river. This slope of Tolland contains the five townships of He bron, Bolton, Vernon, Ellington, and Somers. The opposing, or eastern plain, though falling from a mountain chain which extends from south to north, really declines to the south very nearly, and gives source to the Willamantic and Hop rivers, the constituents of the Shetucket branch of Thames river, and contains the tolvnships of Columbia, Coventry, Mansfield, Tolland, Willington, Stafford, and Union.
In 1831, by the post office list, there were, be side Tolland, the county seat, sixteen post offices, namely, Andover, Bolton, Columbia, Coventry, El lington, Gilead, Hebron, Mansfield, Mansfield Cen tre, North Somers, Somers, South Coventry, Staf ford Springs, Union, Vernon, and \Villington.
Tolland, the scat of justice, is situated on one of the higher branches of IIop river, 17 miles N.E. by E. trom Hartford, and 53 miles N.N.E. from New Haven. N. Lat. 41° 52'. Lon. 4° 30' E. from W. C.
In 1820 this county contained 14,330 inhabitants, and in 1830, 18,806, having gained in 10 years 4,476, or a fraction above 31 per cent,