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This is a complete list of all 50 U.S. states, its federal district (Washington, D.C.) and its major territories ordered by total area, land area and water area. [1] The water area includes inland waters, coastal waters, the Great Lakes and territorial waters.
A map of Connecticut The U.S. state of Connecticut is bordered on the south by Long Island Sound , on the west by New York , on the north by Massachusetts , and on the east by Rhode Island . The state capital and fourth largest city is Hartford , and other major cities and towns (by population) include Bridgeport , New Haven , Stamford ...
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 is a consolidated borough-town. City incorporation requires a Special Act by the Connecticut General Assembly. All cities ...
The Borough of Newtown occupies about 1,252 acres (5.07 km 2) (or roughly two square miles) in the central part of town. Incorporated in 1824 by an act of the Connecticut General Assembly, it is one of only nine remaining boroughs in the state. The borough adopted zoning for the town center long before the rest of the community.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 837 square miles (2,170 km 2), of which 625 square miles (1,620 km 2) is land and 212 square miles (550 km 2) (25.3%) is water. [48] The terrain of the county trends from flat near the coast to hilly and higher near its northern extremity.
San Francisco is an extreme example: water makes up nearly 80% of its total area of 232 square miles (601 km 2). In many cases an incorporated place is geographically large because its municipal government has merged with the government of the surrounding county.
The county has a total area of 439 square miles (1,140 km 2), of which 369 square miles (960 km 2) is land and 70 square miles (180 km 2) (15.9%) is water. [3] It is the smallest county in Connecticut by land area and second-smallest by total area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 945 square miles (2,450 km 2), of which 921 square miles (2,390 km 2) is land and 24 square miles (62 km 2) (2.5%) is water. [8] It is the largest county in Connecticut by area.