List of municipalities in Connecticut

The U.S. state of Connecticut is divided into 169 municipalities, including 19 cities, 149 towns and one borough, which are grouped into eight counties.

Municipalities of Connecticut
Towns (light grey) and cities (dark grey) of Connecticut
LocationState of Connecticut
Number169
Populations785 (Union) – 148,654 (Bridgeport)
Areas4.98 square miles (12.9 km2) (Derby) – 61.59 square miles (159.5 km2) (New Milford)
Government

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 (Naugatuck) is a consolidated borough-town.

City incorporation requires a Special Act by the Connecticut General Assembly. All cities in Connecticut are dependent municipalities, meaning they are located within and subordinate to a town. However, except for one, all currently existing cities in Connecticut are consolidated with their parent town. Former inner-cities are listed in a separate table below.

Towns in Connecticut are allowed to adopt a city form of government without the need to re-incorporate as an inner-city. Connecticut state law also makes no distinction between a consolidated town/city and a regular town. Bolded city names indicate the state's largest cities, with the most populated being Bridgeport. Currently, Tolland County and Windham County are the only counties in Connecticut without a single city in them.

List of municipalities in Connecticut edit

NameDesignationYear
incorporated
Land area
(square miles)
Population
(2020)[1]
Population
(2010)[1]
ChangeForm of
government
CountyPlanning region
AndoverTown184815.463,1513,3033,151−4.6%Town meetingTolland CountyCapitol
AnsoniaCity18896.0318,91819,24918,918−1.7%Mayor-councilNew Haven CountyNaugatuck Valley
AshfordTown171438.794,1914,3174,191−2.9%Town meetingWindham CountyNortheastern Connecticut
AvonTown183023.1218,93218,09818,932+4.6%Council-managerHartford CountyCapitol
BarkhamstedTown177936.223,6473,7993,647−4.0%Town meetingLitchfield CountyNorthwest Hills
Beacon FallsTown18719.786,0006,0496,000−0.8%Town meetingNew Haven CountyNaugatuck Valley
BerlinTown178526.4520,17519,86620,175+1.6%Council-managerHartford CountyCapitol
BethanyTown183220.975,2975,5635,297−4.8%Town meetingNew Haven CountySouth Central
BethelTown185516.7920,35818,58420,358+9.5%Town meetingFairfield CountyWestern Connecticut
BethlehemTown178719.363,3853,6073,385−6.2%Town meetingLitchfield CountyNaugatuck Valley
BloomfieldTown183526.0121,53520,48621,535+5.1%Council-managerHartford CountyCapitol
BoltonTown172014.414,8584,9804,858−2.4%Town meetingTolland CountyCapitol
BozrahTown178619.972,4292,6272,429−7.5%Town meetingNew London CountySoutheastern Connecticut
BranfordTown168521.9828,27328,02628,273+0.9%Representative town meetingNew Haven CountySouth Central
BridgeportCity182116148,654144,229148,654+3.1%Mayor-councilFairfield CountyGreater Bridgeport
BridgewaterTown185616.231,6621,7271,662−3.8%Town meetingLitchfield CountyWestern Connecticut
BristolCity178526.5160,83360,47760,833+0.6%Mayor-councilHartford CountyNaugatuck Valley
BrookfieldTown178819.817,52816,45217,528+6.5%Town meetingFairfield CountyWestern Connecticut
BrooklynTown178628.978,4508,2108,450+2.9%Town meetingWindham CountyNortheastern Connecticut
BurlingtonTown180629.89,5199,3019,519+2.3%Town meetingHartford CountyNorthwest Hills
CanaanTown173932.951,0801,2341,080−12.5%Town meetingLitchfield CountyNorthwest Hills
CanterburyTown170339.95,0455,1325,045−1.7%Town meetingWindham CountyNortheastern Connecticut
CantonTown180624.5710,12410,29210,124−1.6%Town meetingHartford CountyCapitol
ChaplinTown182219.432,1512,3052,151−6.7%Town meetingWindham CountyNortheastern Connecticut
CheshireTown178032.9128,73329,26128,733−1.8%Council-managerNew Haven CountyNaugatuck Valley
ChesterTown183616.033,7493,9943,749−6.1%Town meetingMiddlesex CountyLower Connecticut River Valley
ClintonTown183816.2813,18513,26013,185−0.6%Council-managerMiddlesex CountyLower Connecticut River Valley
ColchesterTown169849.0615,55516,06815,555−3.2%Town meetingNew London CountySoutheastern Connecticut
ColebrookTown177931.471,3611,4851,361−8.4%Town meetingLitchfield CountyNorthwest Hills
ColumbiaTown180421.365,2725,4855,272−3.9%Town meetingTolland CountyCapitol
CornwallTown174046.011,5671,4201,567+10.4%Town meetingLitchfield CountyNorthwest Hills
CoventryTown171237.7212,23512,43512,235−1.6%Council-managerTolland CountyCapitol
CromwellTown185112.3914,22514,00514,225+1.6%Town meetingMiddlesex CountyLower Connecticut River Valley
DanburyCity170242.1186,51880,89386,518+7.0%Mayor-councilFairfield CountyWestern Connecticut
DarienTown182012.8621,49920,73221,499+3.7%Representative town meetingFairfield CountyWestern Connecticut
Deep RiverTown163513.554,4154,6294,415−4.6%Town meetingMiddlesex CountyLower Connecticut River Valley
DerbyCity17754.9812,32512,90212,325−4.5%Mayor-councilNew Haven CountyNaugatuck Valley
DurhamTown170823.67,1527,3887,152−3.2%Town meetingMiddlesex CountyLower Connecticut River Valley
East GranbyTown185817.485,2145,1485,214+1.3%Town meetingHartford CountyCapitol
East HaddamTown173454.338,8759,1268,875−2.8%Town meetingMiddlesex CountyLower Connecticut River Valley
East HamptonTown176735.5912,71712,95912,717−1.9%Council-managerMiddlesex CountyLower Connecticut River Valley
East HartfordTown178318.0251,04551,25251,045−0.4%Mayor-councilHartford CountyCapitol
East HavenTown178512.2627,92329,25727,923−4.6%Mayor-councilNew Haven CountySouth Central
East LymeTown183934.0318,69319,15918,693−2.4%Town meetingNew London CountySoutheastern Connecticut
East WindsorTown176826.2911,19011,16211,190+0.3%Town meetingHartford CountyCapitol
EastfordTown184728.891,6491,7491,649−5.7%Town meetingWindham CountyNortheastern Connecticut
EastonTown184527.427,6057,4907,605+1.5%Town meetingFairfield CountyGreater Bridgeport
EllingtonTown178634.0516,42615,60216,426+5.3%Town meetingTolland CountyCapitol
EnfieldTown168333.3842,14144,65442,141−5.6%Council-managerHartford CountyCapitol
EssexTown185210.366,7336,6836,733+0.7%Town meetingMiddlesex CountyLower Connecticut River Valley
FairfieldTown168530.0361,51259,40461,512+3.5%Representative town meetingFairfield CountyGreater Bridgeport
FarmingtonTown164528.0626,71225,34026,712+5.4%Council-managerHartford CountyCapitol
FranklinTown178619.511,8631,9221,863−3.1%Town meetingNew London CountySoutheastern Connecticut
GlastonburyTown169351.3735,15934,42735,159+2.1%Council-managerHartford CountyCapitol
GoshenTown173943.663,1502,9763,150+5.8%Town meetingLitchfield CountyNorthwest Hills
GranbyTown178640.6910,90311,28210,903−3.4%Council-managerHartford CountyCapitol
GreenwichTown165647.8363,51861,17163,518+3.8%Representative town meetingFairfield CountyWestern Connecticut
GriswoldTown181534.9511,40211,95111,402−4.6%Town meetingNew London CountySoutheastern Connecticut
GrotonTown170531.338,41140,11538,411−4.2%Representative town meetingNew London CountySoutheastern Connecticut
GuilfordTown163947.0522,07322,37522,073−1.3%Town meetingNew Haven CountySouth Central
HaddamTown166244.038,4528,3468,452+1.3%Town meetingMiddlesex CountyLower Connecticut River Valley
HamdenTown178632.7861,16960,96061,169+0.3%Mayor-councilNew Haven CountySouth Central
HamptonTown1786251,7281,8631,728−7.2%Town meetingWindham CountyNortheastern Connecticut
HartfordCity163717.31121,054124,775121,054−3.0%Mayor-councilHartford CountyCapitol
HartlandTown176133.031,9012,1141,901−10.1%Town meetingHartford CountyNorthwest Hills
HarwintonTown173730.755,4845,6425,484−2.8%Town meetingLitchfield CountyNorthwest Hills
HebronTown170836.99,0989,6869,098−6.1%Town meetingTolland CountyCapitol
KentTown173948.473,0192,9793,019+1.3%Town meetingLitchfield CountyNorthwest Hills
KillinglyTown170848.5217,75217,37017,752+2.2%Council-managerWindham CountyNortheastern Connecticut
KillingworthTown166735.336,1746,5256,174−5.4%Town meetingMiddlesex CountyLower Connecticut River Valley
LebanonTown170054.117,1427,3087,142−2.3%Town meetingNew London CountySoutheastern Connecticut
LedyardTown183638.1415,41315,05115,413+2.4%Mayor-councilNew London CountySoutheastern Connecticut
LisbonTown178616.264,1954,3384,195−3.3%Town meetingNew London CountySoutheastern Connecticut
LitchfieldTown171956.068,1928,4668,192−3.2%Town meetingLitchfield CountyNorthwest Hills
LymeTown166731.852,3522,4062,352−2.2%Town meetingNew London CountyLower Connecticut River Valley
MadisonTown182636.217,69118,26917,691−3.2%Town meetingNew Haven CountySouth Central
ManchesterTown182327.2659,71358,24159,713+2.5%Council-managerHartford CountyCapitol
MansfieldTown170244.4625,89226,54325,892−2.5%Council-managerTolland CountyCapitol
MarlboroughTown180323.286,1336,4046,133−4.2%Town meetingHartford CountyCapitol
MeridenCity180623.7560,85060,86860,8500.0%Council-managerNew Haven CountySouth Central
MiddleburyTown180717.757,5747,5757,5740.0%Town meetingNew Haven CountyNaugatuck Valley
MiddlefieldTown186612.74,2174,4254,217−4.7%Town meetingMiddlesex CountyLower Connecticut River Valley
MiddletownCity165140.947,71747,64847,717+0.1%Mayor-councilMiddlesex CountyLower Connecticut River Valley
MilfordCity164022.5652,04452,75952,044−1.4%Mayor-councilNew Haven CountySouth Central
MonroeTown182326.1318,82519,47918,825−3.4%Town meetingFairfield CountyGreater Bridgeport
MontvilleTown178642.0218,38719,57118,387−6.0%Mayor-councilNew London CountySoutheastern Connecticut
MorrisTown185917.192,2562,3882,256−5.5%Town meetingLitchfield CountyNorthwest Hills
NaugatuckBorough184416.3931,51931,86231,519−1.1%Mayor-councilNew Haven CountyNaugatuck Valley
New BritainCity185013.3474,13573,20674,135+1.3%Mayor-councilHartford CountyCapitol
New CanaanTown180122.1320,62219,73820,622+4.5%Mayor-councilFairfield CountyWestern Connecticut
New FairfieldTown174020.4613,57913,88113,579−2.2%Town meetingFairfield CountyWestern Connecticut
New HartfordTown173837.036,6586,9706,658−4.5%Town meetingLitchfield CountyNorthwest Hills
New HavenCity164018.85134,023129,779134,023+3.3%Mayor-councilNew Haven CountySouth Central
New LondonCity16585.5427,36727,62027,367−0.9%Mayor-councilNew London CountySoutheastern Connecticut
New MilfordTown171261.5928,11528,14228,115−0.1%Mayor-councilLitchfield CountyWestern Connecticut
NewingtonTown187113.1830,53630,56230,536−0.1%Council-managerHartford CountyCapitol
NewtownTown171157.7627,17327,56027,173−1.4%Town meetingFairfield CountyWestern Connecticut
NorfolkTown175845.311,5881,7091,588−7.1%Town meetingLitchfield CountyNorthwest Hills
North BranfordTown183124.9213,54414,40713,544−6.0%Council-managerNew Haven CountySouth Central
North CanaanTown185819.453,2113,3153,211−3.1%Town meetingLitchfield CountyNorthwest Hills
North HavenTown178620.7724,25324,09324,253+0.7%Town meetingNew Haven CountySouth Central
North StoningtonTown180754.315,1495,2975,149−2.8%Town meetingNew London CountySoutheastern Connecticut
NorwalkCity165122.8191,18485,60391,184+6.5%Mayor-councilFairfield CountyWestern Connecticut
NorwichCity166228.3340,12540,49340,125−0.9%Council-managerNew London CountySoutheastern Connecticut
Old LymeTown185523.17,6287,6037,628+0.3%Town meetingNew London CountyLower Connecticut River Valley
Old SaybrookTown185415.0410,48110,24210,481+2.3%Town meetingMiddlesex CountyLower Connecticut River Valley
OrangeTown182217.1914,28013,95614,280+2.3%Town meetingNew Haven CountySouth Central
OxfordTown179832.8912,70612,68312,706+0.2%Town meetingNew Haven CountyNaugatuck Valley
PlainfieldTown169942.2714,97315,40514,973−2.8%Town meetingWindham CountyNortheastern Connecticut
PlainvilleTown18699.7617,52517,71617,525−1.1%Council-managerHartford CountyCapitol
PlymouthTown179521.7211,67112,24311,671−4.7%Mayor-councilLitchfield CountyNaugatuck Valley
PomfretTown171340.34,2664,2474,266+0.4%Town meetingWindham CountyNortheastern Connecticut
PortlandTown184123.49,3849,5089,384−1.3%Town meetingMiddlesex CountyLower Connecticut River Valley
PrestonTown168730.94,7884,7264,788+1.3%Town meetingNew London CountySoutheastern Connecticut
ProspectTown182714.329,4019,4059,4010.0%Mayor-councilNew Haven CountyNaugatuck Valley
PutnamTown185520.299,2249,5849,224−3.8%Town meetingWindham CountyNortheastern Connecticut
ReddingTown176731.58,7659,1588,765−4.3%Town meetingFairfield CountyWestern Connecticut
RidgefieldTown170934.4325,03324,63825,033+1.6%Town meetingFairfield CountyWestern Connecticut
Rocky HillTown184313.4520,84519,70920,845+5.8%Mayor-councilHartford CountyCapitol
RoxburyTown179626.232,2602,2622,260−0.1%Town meetingLitchfield CountyNorthwest Hills
SalemTown181928.954,2134,1514,213+1.5%Town meetingNew London CountySoutheastern Connecticut
SalisburyTown174157.324,1943,7414,194+12.1%Town meetingLitchfield CountyNorthwest Hills
ScotlandTown185718.611,5761,7261,576−8.7%Town meetingWindham CountyNortheastern Connecticut
SeymourTown185014.5716,74816,54016,748+1.3%Town meetingNew Haven CountyNaugatuck Valley
SharonTown173958.72,6802,7822,680−3.7%Town meetingLitchfield CountyNorthwest Hills
SheltonCity178930.5740,86939,55940,869+3.3%Mayor-councilFairfield CountyNaugatuck Valley
ShermanTown180221.83,5273,5813,527−1.5%Town meetingFairfield CountyWestern Connecticut
SimsburyTown167033.8824,51723,51124,517+4.3%Town meetingHartford CountyCapitol
SomersTown173428.3410,25511,44410,255−10.4%Town meetingTolland CountyCapitol
South WindsorTown184527.9626,91825,70926,918+4.7%Council-managerHartford CountyCapitol
SouthburyTown178739.0619,87919,90419,879−0.1%Town meetingNew Haven CountyNaugatuck Valley
SouthingtonTown177935.9943,50143,06943,501+1.0%Council-managerHartford CountyCapitol
SpragueTown186113.212,9672,9842,967−0.6%Town meetingNew London CountySoutheastern Connecticut
StaffordTown171957.9611,47212,08711,472−5.1%Town meetingTolland CountyCapitol
StamfordCity164237.75135,470122,643135,470+10.5%Mayor-councilFairfield CountyWestern Connecticut
SterlingTown179427.233,5783,8303,578−6.6%Town meetingWindham CountyNortheastern Connecticut
StoningtonTown166638.6918,33518,54518,335−1.1%Town meetingNew London CountySoutheastern Connecticut
StratfordTown163917.5952,35551,38452,355+1.9%Mayor-councilFairfield CountyGreater Bridgeport
SuffieldTown167442.2115,75215,73515,752+0.1%Town meetingHartford CountyCapitol
ThomastonTown187512.017,4427,8877,442−5.6%Town meetingLitchfield CountyNaugatuck Valley
ThompsonTown178546.949,1899,4589,189−2.8%Town meetingWindham CountyNortheastern Connecticut
TollandTown172239.7114,56315,05214,563−3.2%Council-managerTolland CountyCapitol
TorringtonCity174039.7935,51536,38335,515−2.4%Mayor-councilLitchfield CountyNorthwest Hills
TrumbullTown179723.2936,82736,01836,827+2.2%Mayor-councilFairfield CountyGreater Bridgeport
UnionTown173428.71785854785−8.1%Town meetingTolland CountyNortheastern Connecticut
VernonTown180817.7330,21529,17930,215+3.6%Mayor-councilTolland CountyCapitol
VoluntownTown172138.922,5702,6032,570−1.3%Town meetingNew London CountyNortheastern Connecticut
WallingfordTown167039.0244,39645,13544,396−1.6%Mayor-councilNew Haven CountySouth Central
WarrenTown178626.311,3511,4611,351−7.5%Town meetingLitchfield CountyNorthwest Hills
WashingtonTown177938.193,6463,5783,646+1.9%Town meetingLitchfield CountyNorthwest Hills
WaterburyCity168628.57114,403110,366114,403+3.7%Mayor-councilNew Haven CountyNaugatuck Valley
WaterfordTown180132.7519,57119,51719,571+0.3%Representative town meetingNew London CountySoutheastern Connecticut
WatertownTown178029.1522,10522,51422,105−1.8%Council-managerLitchfield CountyNaugatuck Valley
West HartfordTown185421.9864,08363,26864,083+1.3%Council-managerHartford CountyCapitol
West HavenCity192110.8455,58455,56455,5840.0%Mayor-councilNew Haven CountySouth Central
WestbrookTown184015.726,7696,9386,769−2.4%Town meetingMiddlesex CountyLower Connecticut River Valley
WestonTown178719.810,35410,17910,354+1.7%Town meetingFairfield CountyWestern Connecticut
WestportTown183520.0127,14126,39127,141+2.8%Representative town meetingFairfield CountyWestern Connecticut
WethersfieldTown182212.3927,29826,66827,298+2.4%Council-managerHartford CountyCapitol
WillingtonTown172733.275,5666,0415,566−7.9%Town meetingTolland CountyCapitol
WiltonTown180226.9518,50318,06218,503+2.4%Town meetingFairfield CountyWestern Connecticut
WinchesterTown177132.2810,22411,24210,224−9.1%Council-managerLitchfield CountyNorthwest Hills
WindhamTown169227.0724,42525,26824,425−3.3%Town meetingWindham CountySoutheastern Connecticut
WindsorTown163729.6329,49229,04429,492+1.5%Council-managerHartford CountyCapitol
Windsor LocksTown18549.0312,61312,49812,613+0.9%Town meetingHartford CountyCapitol
WolcottTown179620.4316,14216,68016,142−3.2%Mayor-councilNew Haven CountyNaugatuck Valley
WoodbridgeTown178418.839,0878,9909,087+1.1%Town meetingNew Haven CountySouth Central
WoodburyTown167336.479,7239,9759,723−2.5%Town meetingLitchfield CountyNaugatuck Valley
WoodstockTown168660.548,2217,9648,221+3.2%Town meetingWindham CountyNortheastern Connecticut
 
 
Total:4,844.803,607,9643,573,7110.9%

Cities edit

Note: There are currently 21 cities in Connecticut and those with a population greater than 100,000 are listed in bold.

CityCountyPlanning regionPopulation (2020)Date chartered as cityDate consolidated with town
AnsoniaNew HavenNaugatuck Valley18,91818931893
BridgeportFairfieldGreater Bridgeport148,65418361889
BristolHartfordNaugatuck Valley60,83319111911
DanburyFairfieldWestern Connecticut86,51818891965
DerbyNew HavenNaugatuck Valley12,32518931893
GrotonNew LondonSoutheastern Connecticut9,3491964Not consolidated
HartfordHartfordCapitol121,05417841896
MeridenNew HavenSouth Central60,85018671922
MiddletownMiddlesexLower Connecticut River Valley47,71717841924
MilfordNew HavenSouth Central50,55819591959
New BritainHartfordCapitol74,13518701906
New HavenNew HavenSouth Central134,02317841897
New LondonNew LondonSoutheastern Connecticut27,36717841874
NorwalkFairfieldWestern Connecticut91,18418931913
NorwichNew LondonSoutheastern Connecticut40,12517841952
SheltonFairfieldNaugatuck Valley40,86919151915
StamfordFairfieldWestern Connecticut135,47018931949
TorringtonLitchfieldNorthwest Hills35,51519231923
WaterburyNew HavenNaugatuck Valley114,40318531902
West HavenNew HavenSouth Central55,58419611961
WinstedLitchfieldNorthwest Hills7,712 (2010 population)19171915

Former cities edit

Former cityCountyPlanning regionDate chartered as cityDate of disestablishmentDisposition
South NorwalkFairfieldWestern Connecticut18711913Consolidated with Town and City of Norwalk in 1913.

Now a neighborhood and a taxing district

RockvilleTollandCapitol18891965Consolidated with the Town of Vernon. Now a CDP.
WillimanticWindhamSoutheastern Connecticut18931983Now a CDP in the town of Windham
PutnamWindhamNortheastern Connecticut18951984Now a CDP in the town of Putnam

Gallery edit

Boroughs edit

NameParent townPopulation
(2020)
Area (2020)Coordinates
sq mikm2
BantamLitchfield7201.012.641°43′24″N 73°14′26″W / 41.72333°N 73.24056°W / 41.72333; -73.24056
DanielsonKillingly4,1551.163.041°48′29″N 71°53′03″W / 41.80806°N 71.88417°W / 41.80806; -71.88417
FenwickOld Saybrook530.391.041°16′12″N 72°21′26″W / 41.27000°N 72.35722°W / 41.27000; -72.35722
Groton Long PointGroton5300.41.041°18′52″N 72°00′28″W / 41.31444°N 72.00778°W / 41.31444; -72.00778
Jewett CityGriswold3,3280.741.941°36′26″N 71°58′47″W / 41.60722°N 71.97972°W / 41.60722; -71.97972
LitchfieldLitchfield1,1791.373.541°44′51″N 73°11′17″W / 41.74750°N 73.18806°W / 41.74750; -73.18806
Naugatuck[a] 31,51916.3942.441°29′23″N 73°03′05″W / 41.48972°N 73.05139°W / 41.48972; -73.05139
NewtownNewtown1,9142.36.041°24′42.82″N 73°18′43.01″W / 41.4118944°N 73.3119472°W / 41.4118944; -73.3119472
StoningtonStonington9760.71.841°20′5.15″N 71°53′58.05″W / 41.3347639°N 71.8994583°W / 41.3347639; -71.8994583
WoodmontMilford1,4860.992.641°13′41″N 72°59′32″W / 41.22806°N 72.99222°W / 41.22806; -72.99222

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Naugatuck is a consolidated borough and town.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

External links edit