Middlesex County, CT

MIDDLESEX COUNTY, situated on the south boundary of Connecticut, with Long Island sound on the south, and traversed by Connecticut river. Area, 342 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil varied, but generally productive. Seat of justice, Middletown. Pop. in 1810, 20,723; in 1820, 22,408; in 1830, 24,845; in 1840, 24,879; in 1850, 27,216. (Fanning's, 1853)