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Although Connecticut is divided into counties, there are no county-level governments, and local government in Connecticut exists solely at the municipal level. [2] Almost all functions of county government were abolished in Connecticut in 1960, [3] except for elected county sheriffs and their departments under them. Those offices and their ...
Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (SCCOG) (Same) Norwich: Amanda E. Kennedy 279,634: 598.1 sq mi (1,549 km 2) Western Connecticut Planning Region: 190: Western Connecticut Council of Governments (WestCOG) South Western CT MPO & Housatonic Valley MPO: Stamford: Francis Pickering 623,907: 532.1 sq mi (1,378 km 2)
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut; Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut; South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut
From 1666 to 1960, "weak" county governments existed in Connecticut, where each county commission had limited powers delegated to it by the General Assembly. Each county had a 3-member County Commission, whose members were appointed by the General Assembly; plus a Sheriff who was elected by the voters in each county.
Council-manager, Mayor-council, Representative town meeting, Town meeting The U.S. state of Connecticut is divided into 169 municipalities , including 19 cities, 149 towns and one borough, which are grouped into eight historical counties , as well as nine planning regions which serve as county equivalents .
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]
It is served by the coterminous South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG). 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]
Hartford County is included in the Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown metropolitan statistical area. On June 6, 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau formally recognized Connecticut's nine councils of governments as county equivalents instead of the state's eight counties. Connecticut's county governments were disbanded in 1960, and the councils of ...