East Hartford [Hartford County] Connecticut was incorporated from Hartford in Oct.,1783. Its Indian name was "Podunk." Area, 18.8 sq. miles. Population, est., 47,369. Voting districts, 10. Principal industries, the manufacture of precision parts and aircraft engines, steel fabrication, banking and insurance, paper manufacturing, appliances, television and radio, stamp and die plates, small tools, machinery, metal working, bulk oil storage and distribution, bottling plants, storage warehouses, retail sales, and automobile dealerships.East Hartford is considered to be a part of the Greater Hartford Metro Area.