New England city and town area

A New England city and town area (NECTA) was a geographic and statistical entity defined by the U.S. federal government for use in the six-state New England region of the United States. NECTAs are analogous to metropolitan statistical areas and micropolitan statistical areas and are defined using the same criteria, except that they are defined on the basis of New England towns instead of entire counties. NECTAs are classified as either metropolitan or micropolitan NECTAs. A micropolitan NECTA has an urban core with a population of at least 10,000 but less than 50,000, whereas a metropolitan NECTA has an urban core with a population of at least 50,000. Tabulations of census information by NECTA was discontinued effective July 2023.[1]

NECTA divisions as of 2020

In New England, towns (which are classified by the United States Census Bureau as minor civil divisions) are a much more important level of government than counties. Because towns are smaller than counties, a NECTA usually provides a much closer approximation to the real metropolitan area than a metropolitan statistical area does.

Large NECTAs (with population greater than 2.5 million) may be subdivided into smaller groupings known as NECTA Divisions. Adjacent NECTAs that have a high degree of employment interchange may also be combined to form Combined NECTAS (or CNECTAs). NECTAs that are part of a CNECTA retain their separate identities.

Lists of NECTAs

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The following is a list of metropolitan and micropolitan NECTAs as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. Definitions are as of March 2020.[2]

NECTA Division Combined NECTA State(s)
Athol Micropolitan Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan MA
Augusta Micropolitan Augusta–Waterville Micropolitan ME
Bangor Metropolitan ME
Barnstable Town Metropolitan Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan MA
Barre Micropolitan VT
Bennington Micropolitan VT
Berlin Micropolitan NH
BostonCambridgeNewton Metropolitan BostonCambridgeNewton Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan MA
BrocktonBridgewater Town–Easton Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan MA
Framingham Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan MA
HaverhillNewburyportAmesbury Town Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan MA-NH
LawrenceMethuen Town–North Andover Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan MA-NH
LowellBillericaChelmsford Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan MA-NH
LynnSalemMarblehead Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan MA
Nashua Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan NH-MA
PeabodyBeverlyGloucester Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan MA
PlymouthPembrokeDuxbury Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan MA
TauntonMiddleboroughNorton Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan MA
BridgeportStamfordNorwalk Metropolitan Bridgeport–New Haven–Stamford Metropolitan CT
Brunswick Micropolitan Portland–Lewiston–South Portland Metropolitan ME
BurlingtonSouth Burlington Metropolitan VT
Claremont Micropolitan Lebanon–Claremont Micropolitan NH
Concord Micropolitan Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan NH
Danbury Metropolitan Bridgeport–New Haven–Stamford Metropolitan CT
DoverDurham Micropolitan NH-ME
Greenfield Town Micropolitan Springfield-Hartford-East Hartford Metropolitan MA
HartfordEast HartfordMiddletown Metropolitan Springfield-Hartford-East Hartford Metropolitan CT
Laconia Micropolitan NH
Lebanon Micropolitan Lebanon–Claremont Micropolitan NH-VT
LeominsterGardner Metropolitan Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan MA
LewistonAuburn Metropolitan Portland–Lewiston–South Portland Metropolitan ME
Manchester Metropolitan Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan NH
New Bedford Metropolitan Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan MA
New Haven Metropolitan Bridgeport–New Haven–Stamford Metropolitan CT
NorwichNew LondonWesterly Metropolitan CT-RI
North Adams Micropolitan Pittsfield–North Adams Metropolitan MA-VT
Pittsfield Metropolitan Pittsfield–North Adams Metropolitan MA
PortlandSouth Portland Metropolitan Portland–Lewiston–South Portland Metropolitan ME
Portsmouth Metropolitan Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan NH-ME
ProvidenceWarwick Metropolitan Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan RI-MA
Sanford Micropolitan Portland–Lewiston–South Portland Metropolitan ME
Springfield Metropolitan Springfield-Hartford-East Hartford Metropolitan MA-CT
Torrington Micropolitan Springfield-Hartford-East Hartford Metropolitan CT
Waterbury Metropolitan Bridgeport–New Haven–Stamford Metropolitan CT
Waterville Micropolitan Augusta–Waterville Micropolitan ME
Willimantic Micropolitan Springfield-Hartford-East Hartford Metropolitan CT
Worcester Metropolitan Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan MA-CT
Vineyard Haven Micropolitan MA

References

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  1. ^ "OMB Bulletin No. 23-01" (PDF). www.whitehouse.gov. July 21, 2023. pp. 59, 138. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "List 4 New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), NECTA Divisions, and Combined NECTAs", Office of Management and Budget, March 2020
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