Connecticut’s Top 5 Cities by Population | Population
2010 Census |
Population Estimate 2015 |
Bridgeport | 144,229 | 147,629 |
New Haven | 129,775 | 130,332 |
Hartford | 124,775 | 124,006 |
Stamford | 122,643 | 128, 876 |
Waterbury | 110,366 | 108,802 |
Other Connecticut Cities with Populations Greater Than 25,000 (2010 U.S. Census):
City | Population
2010 Census |
Year Founded | Year Chartered as a City |
Norwalk | 86,503 | 1651 | 1893 |
Danbury | 80,893 | 1687 | 1889 |
New Britain | 71,254 | 1850 | 1871 |
Bristol | 61,353 | 1785 | 1911 |
Meriden | 59,653 | 1806 | 1867 |
Milford | 52,759 | 1639 | 1959 |
West Haven | 52,721 | 1921 | 1961 |
Middletown | 47,481 | 1651 | 1784 |
Norwich | 40,493 | 1659 | 1784 |
Shelton | 39,559 | 1789 | 1915 |
Torrington | 36,383 | 1740 | 1923 |
New London | 27,620 | 1646 | 1784 |
http://ctstatelibrary.org/cttowns/counties
Another good place to find the population of every town by decade is the Secretary of the State’s website HERE.