The U.S. state of Connecticut is divided into 169 municipalities, including 19 cities, 149 towns and one borough, which are grouped into eight counties.
Municipalities of Connecticut | |
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Location | State of Connecticut |
Number | 169 |
Populations | 785 (Union) – 148,654 (Bridgeport) |
Areas | 4.98 square miles (12.9 km2) (Derby) – 61.59 square miles (159.5 km2) (New Milford) |
Government |
Towns traditionally have a town meeting form of government; under the Home Rule Act, however, towns are free to choose their own government structure. Nineteen of the towns in Connecticut are consolidated city-towns, and one (Naugatuck) is a consolidated borough-town.
City incorporation requires a Special Act by the Connecticut General Assembly. All cities in Connecticut are dependent municipalities, meaning they are located within and subordinate to a town. However, except for one, all currently existing cities in Connecticut are consolidated with their parent town. Former inner-cities are listed in a separate table below.
Towns in Connecticut are allowed to adopt a city form of government without the need to re-incorporate as an inner-city. Connecticut state law also makes no distinction between a consolidated town/city and a regular town. Bolded city names indicate the state's largest cities, with the most populated being Bridgeport. Currently, Tolland County and Windham County are the only counties in Connecticut without a single city in them.
List of municipalities in Connecticut edit
Cities edit
Note: There are currently 21 cities in Connecticut and those with a population greater than 100,000 are listed in bold.
Former cities edit
Former city | County | Planning region | Date chartered as city | Date of disestablishment | Disposition |
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South Norwalk | Fairfield | Western Connecticut | 1871 | 1913 | Consolidated with Town and City of Norwalk in 1913.
Now a neighborhood and a taxing district |
Rockville | Tolland | Capitol | 1889 | 1965 | Consolidated with the Town of Vernon. Now a CDP. |
Willimantic | Windham | Southeastern Connecticut | 1893 | 1983 | Now a CDP in the town of Windham |
Putnam | Windham | Northeastern Connecticut | 1895 | 1984 | Now a CDP in the town of Putnam |
Gallery edit
Boroughs edit
Name | Parent town | Population (2020) |
Area (2020) | Coordinates | |
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sq mi | km2 | ||||
Bantam | Litchfield | 720 | 1.01 | 2.6 | 41°43′24″N 73°14′26″W / 41.72333°N 73.24056°W |
Danielson | Killingly | 4,155 | 1.16 | 3.0 | 41°48′29″N 71°53′03″W / 41.80806°N 71.88417°W |
Fenwick | Old Saybrook | 53 | 0.39 | 1.0 | 41°16′12″N 72°21′26″W / 41.27000°N 72.35722°W |
Groton Long Point | Groton | 530 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 41°18′52″N 72°00′28″W / 41.31444°N 72.00778°W |
Jewett City | Griswold | 3,328 | 0.74 | 1.9 | 41°36′26″N 71°58′47″W / 41.60722°N 71.97972°W |
Litchfield | Litchfield | 1,179 | 1.37 | 3.5 | 41°44′51″N 73°11′17″W / 41.74750°N 73.18806°W |
Naugatuck[a] | 31,519 | 16.39 | 42.4 | 41°29′23″N 73°03′05″W / 41.48972°N 73.05139°W | |
Newtown | Newtown | 1,914 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 41°24′42.82″N 73°18′43.01″W / 41.4118944°N 73.3119472°W |
Stonington | Stonington | 976 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 41°20′5.15″N 71°53′58.05″W / 41.3347639°N 71.8994583°W |
Woodmont | Milford | 1,486 | 0.99 | 2.6 | 41°13′41″N 72°59′32″W / 41.22806°N 72.99222°W |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Naugatuck is a consolidated borough and town.
References edit
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- Connecticut State Register and Manual, Sec. VII
External links edit
- Census 2000 Gazetteer
- National Association of Towns and Townships
- The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities
- The Connecticut Council of Small Towns