Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | |
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Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (NECCOG) | |
From top left: Roseland Cottage in Woodstock, Pine Acres Lake along the Natchaug Trail, Thompson Common, Prudence Crandall Museum in Canterbury, Putnam District (village) | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Connecticut | |
![]() Connecticut's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 41°47′N 71°56′W / 41.78°N 71.94°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Founded | 2013 |
Largest town | Killingly |
Government | |
• Executive director | John Filchak |
Area | |
• Total | 553.9 sq mi (1,435 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 95,348 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | neccog |
The Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region is a planning region and county-equivalent in Connecticut. It is served by the coterminous Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (NECCOG). 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]
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | 95,348 | — | |
2022 (est.) | 96,196 | [3] | 0.9% |
U.S. Decennial Census[2] |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 95,348 people living in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region.[2]
Municipalities
[edit]The following municipalities are members of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region:[4]
Towns
[edit]- Ashford
- Brooklyn
- Canterbury
- Chaplin
- Eastford
- Hampton
- Killingly
- Plainfield
- Pomfret
- Putnam
- Scotland
- Sterling
- Thompson
- Union
- Voluntown
- Woodstock
References
[edit]- ^ "Governor Lamont Announces U.S. Census Bureau Approves Proposal for Connecticut's Planning Regions To Become County Equivalents". CT.gov. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Change to County-Equivalents in the State of Connecticut". Federal Register. June 6, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; United States". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ "Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments". neccog.org. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
External links
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