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The Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is a planning region and county-equivalent in Connecticut. It is served by the coterminous Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of Governments (RiverCOG).
Farmington is a town in Hartford County in the Farmington Valley area of central Connecticut in the United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region . The population was 26,712 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ]
The Farmington Historic District encompasses a 275-acre (111 ha) area of the town center of Farmington, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The area roughly corresponds to the section of Route 10 between Route 4 and U.S. Route 6 , and includes 115 buildings, primarily residences, built before 1835.
It is defined by the Farmington River, which runs through it. Physiographically, the valley is lowlands and floodplain flanked by the Litchfield Hills on the west (which itself is the northern terminus of the larger Mid-Atlantic Highlands Region) and Talcott Mountain on the east (a section of the more extensive Metacomet Ridge ).
Map of Connecticut highlighting the Connecticut River Estuary region. The Lower Connecticut River Valley is a region of the state of Connecticut around the juncture where the Connecticut River meets Long Island Sound. It includes towns in Middlesex County and the western edge of New London County. It is located in the southeastern-central part ...
The boundaries at that time were Farmington on the south and Windsor on the east, with the extent of Simsbury running 10 miles (16 km) north of Farmington and 10 miles (16 km) west of Windsor. The northern border, subject to dispute with Massachusetts , was left to be resolved later. [ 15 ]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 25.0 square miles (64.8 km 2), of which 24.6 square miles (63.7 km 2) is land and 0.42 square miles (1.1 km 2), or 1.76%, is water. [11] The town center is a census-designated place (CDP) known as Canton Valley, with an area of 1.8 square miles (4.6 km 2), all land.
Some of the Collins Company factory buildings in Collinsville on the Farmington River, viewed from Connecticut Route 179. Collinsville is located directly on the Farmington River, and is a common place for people to walk and bike to, due to its convenient location along the Rails to Trails path. There are many cultural attractions in this town ...