Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut
The Capitol Planning Region is a planning region and county-equivalent in Connecticut. It is served by the coterminous Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG). In 2022, planning regions were approved to replace Connecticut's counties as county-equivalents for statistical purposes, with full implementation occurring by 2024.[1][2]
Capitol Planning Region | |
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Planning region | |
| Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) | |
From top left: Downtown Hartford, University of Connecticut Storrs campus, Downtown New Britain, Blue Back Square, Connecticut State Capitol | |
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Location within the U.S. state of Connecticut | |
Connecticut's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°51′N 72°39′W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Connecticut |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Largest city | Hartford |
| Other cities | New Britain |
| Government | |
| • Executive Director | Matthew Hart |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,027.3 sq mi (2,661 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 976,248 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional districts | 1st, 2nd, 5th |
| Website | crcog |
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 976,248 | — | |
| 2022 (est.) | 981,447 | [3] | 0.5% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[2] | |||
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 976,248 people living in the Capitol Planning Region.[2]
Municipalities
The following municipalities are members of the Capitol Planning Region:[4]
Cities
- Hartford, the capital city
- New Britain
Towns
- Andover
- Avon
- Berlin
- Bloomfield
- Bolton
- Canton
- Columbia
- Coventry
- East Granby
- East Hartford
- East Windsor
- Ellington
- Enfield
- Farmington
- Glastonbury
- Granby
- Hebron
- Manchester
- Mansfield
- Marlborough
- Newington
- Plainville
- Rocky Hill
- Simsbury
- Somers
- South Windsor
- Southington
- Stafford
- Suffield
- Tolland
- Vernon
- West Hartford
- Wethersfield
- Willington
- Windsor
- Windsor Locks
References
- "Governor Lamont Announces U.S. Census Bureau Approves Proposal for Connecticut's Planning Regions To Become County Equivalents". CT.gov. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- "Change to County-Equivalents in the State of Connecticut". Federal Register. June 6, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut; United States". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- "About". Capitol Region Council of Governments. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
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