List of municipalities in Connecticut explained
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.
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
See main article: Local government in Connecticut.
Name | Designation | Year incorporated | Land area (square miles) | Population (2020)[1] | Population (2010) | Change | Percentage change | Form of government | County | Planning region |
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Andover | Town | 1848 | 15.46 | 3,151 | | Town meeting | Tolland County | Capitol |
Ansonia | City | 1889 | 6.03 | 18,918 | | Mayor-council | New Haven County | Naugatuck Valley |
Ashford | Town | 1714 | 38.79 | 4,191 | | Town meeting | Windham County | Northeastern Connecticut |
Avon | Town | 1830 | 23.12 | 18,932 | | Council-manager | Hartford County | Capitol |
Barkhamsted | Town | 1779 | 36.22 | 3,647 | | Town meeting | Litchfield County | Northwest Hills |
Beacon Falls | Town | 1871 | 9.78 | 6,000 | | Town meeting | New Haven County | Naugatuck Valley |
Berlin | Town | 1785 | 26.45 | 20,175 | | Council-manager | Hartford County | Capitol |
Bethany | Town | 1832 | 20.97 | 5,297 | | Town meeting | New Haven County | South Central |
Bethel | Town | 1855 | 16.79 | 20,358 | | Town meeting | Fairfield County | Western Connecticut |
Bethlehem | Town | 1787 | 19.36 | 3,385 | | Town meeting | Litchfield County | Naugatuck Valley |
Bloomfield | Town | 1835 | 26.01 | 21,535 | | Council-manager | Hartford County | Capitol |
Bolton | Town | 1720 | 14.41 | 4,858 | | Town meeting | Tolland County | Capitol |
Bozrah | Town | 1786 | 19.97 | 2,429 | | Town meeting | New London County | Southeastern Connecticut |
Branford | Town | 1685 | 21.98 | 28,273 | | Representative town meeting | New Haven County | South Central |
Bridgeport | City | 1821 | 16 | 148,654 | | Mayor-council | Fairfield County | Greater Bridgeport |
Bridgewater | Town | 1856 | 16.23 | 1,662 | | Town meeting | Litchfield County | Western Connecticut |
Bristol | City | 1785 | 26.51 | 60,833 | | Mayor-council | Hartford County | Naugatuck Valley |
Brookfield | Town | 1788 | 19.8 | 17,528 | | Town meeting | Fairfield County | Western Connecticut |
Brooklyn | Town | 1786 | 28.97 | 8,450 | | Town meeting | Windham County | Northeastern Connecticut |
Burlington | Town | 1806 | 29.8 | 9,519 | | Town meeting | Hartford County | Northwest Hills |
Canaan | Town | 1739 | 32.95 | 1,080 | | Town meeting | Litchfield County | Northwest Hills |
Canterbury | Town | 1703 | 39.9 | 5,045 | | Town meeting | Windham County | Northeastern Connecticut |
Canton | Town | 1806 | 24.57 | 10,124 | | Town meeting | Hartford County | Capitol |
Chaplin | Town | 1822 | 19.43 | 2,151 | | Town meeting | Windham County | Northeastern Connecticut |
Cheshire | Town | 1780 | 32.91 | 28,733 | | Council-manager | New Haven County | Naugatuck Valley |
Chester | Town | 1836 | 16.03 | 3,749 | | Town meeting | Middlesex County | Lower Connecticut River Valley |
Clinton | Town | 1838 | 16.28 | 13,185 | | Council-manager | Middlesex County | Lower Connecticut River Valley |
Colchester | Town | 1698 | 49.06 | 15,555 | | Town meeting | New London County | Southeastern Connecticut |
Colebrook | Town | 1779 | 31.47 | 1,361 | | Town meeting | Litchfield County | Northwest Hills |
Columbia | Town | 1804 | 21.36 | 5,272 | | Town meeting | Tolland County | Capitol |
Cornwall | Town | 1740 | 46.01 | 1,567 | | Town meeting | Litchfield County | Northwest Hills |
Coventry | Town | 1712 | 37.72 | 12,235 | | Council-manager | Tolland County | Capitol |
Cromwell | Town | 1851 | 12.39 | 14,225 | | Town meeting | Middlesex County | Lower Connecticut River Valley |
Danbury | City | 1702 | 42.11 | 86,518 | | Mayor-council | Fairfield County | Western Connecticut |
Darien | Town | 1820 | 12.86 | 21,499 | | Representative town meeting | Fairfield County | Western Connecticut |
Deep River | Town | 1635 | 13.55 | 4,415 | | Town meeting | Middlesex County | Lower Connecticut River Valley |
Derby | City | 1775 | 4.98 | 12,325 | | Mayor-council | New Haven County | Naugatuck Valley |
Durham | Town | 1708 | 23.6 | 7,152 | | Town meeting | Middlesex County | Lower Connecticut River Valley |
East Granby | Town | 1858 | 17.48 | 5,214 | | Town meeting | Hartford County | Capitol |
East Haddam | Town | 1734 | 54.33 | 8,875 | | Town meeting | Middlesex County | Lower Connecticut River Valley |
East Hampton | Town | 1767 | 35.59 | 12,717 | | Council-manager | Middlesex County | Lower Connecticut River Valley |
East Hartford | Town | 1783 | 18.02 | 51,045 | | Mayor-council | Hartford County | Capitol |
East Haven | Town | 1785 | 12.26 | 27,923 | | Mayor-council | New Haven County | South Central |
East Lyme | Town | 1839 | 34.03 | 18,693 | | Town meeting | New London County | Southeastern Connecticut |
East Windsor | Town | 1768 | 26.29 | 11,190 | | Town meeting | Hartford County | Capitol |
Eastford | Town | 1847 | 28.89 | 1,649 | | Town meeting | Windham County | Northeastern Connecticut |
Easton | Town | 1845 | 27.42 | 7,605 | | Town meeting | Fairfield County | Greater Bridgeport |
Ellington | Town | 1786 | 34.05 | 16,426 | | Town meeting | Tolland County | Capitol |
Enfield | Town | 1683 | 33.38 | 42,141 | | Council-manager | Hartford County | Capitol |
Essex | Town | 1852 | 10.36 | 6,733 | | Town meeting | Middlesex County | Lower Connecticut River Valley |
Fairfield | Town | 1685 | 30.03 | 61,512 | | Representative town meeting | Fairfield County | Greater Bridgeport |
Farmington | Town | 1645 | 28.06 | 26,712 | | Council-manager | Hartford County | Capitol |
Franklin | Town | 1786 | 19.51 | 1,863 | | Town meeting | New London County | Southeastern Connecticut |
Glastonbury | Town | 1693 | 51.37 | 35,159 | | Council-manager | Hartford County | Capitol |
Goshen | Town | 1739 | 43.66 | 3,150 | | Town meeting | Litchfield County | Northwest Hills |
Granby | Town | 1786 | 40.69 | 10,903 | | Council-manager | Hartford County | Capitol |
Greenwich | Town | 1656 | 47.83 | 63,518 | | Representative town meeting | Fairfield County | Western Connecticut |
Griswold | Town | 1815 | 34.95 | 11,402 | | Town meeting | New London County | Southeastern Connecticut |
Groton | Town | 1705 | 31.3 | 38,411 | | Representative town meeting | New London County | Southeastern Connecticut |
Guilford | Town | 1639 | 47.05 | 22,073 | | Town meeting | New Haven County | South Central |
Haddam | Town | 1662 | 44.03 | 8,452 | | Town meeting | Middlesex County | Lower Connecticut River Valley |
Hamden | Town | 1786 | 32.78 | 61,169 | | Mayor-council | New Haven County | South Central |
Hampton | Town | 1786 | 25 | 1,728 | | Town meeting | Windham County | Northeastern Connecticut |
Hartford | City | 1637 | 17.31 | 121,054 | | Mayor-council | Hartford County | Capitol |
Hartland | Town | 1761 | 33.03 | 1,901 | | Town meeting | Hartford County | Northwest Hills |
Harwinton | Town | 1737 | 30.75 | 5,484 | | Town meeting | Litchfield County | Northwest Hills |
Hebron | Town | 1708 | 36.9 | 9,098 | | Town meeting | Tolland County | Capitol |
Kent | Town | 1739 | 48.47 | 3,019 | | Town meeting | Litchfield County | Northwest Hills |
Killingly | Town | 1708 | 48.52 | 17,752 | | Council-manager | Windham County | Northeastern Connecticut |
Killingworth | Town | 1667 | 35.33 | 6,174 | | Town meeting | Middlesex County | Lower Connecticut River Valley |
Lebanon | Town | 1700 | 54.11 | 7,142 | | Town meeting | New London County | Southeastern Connecticut |
Ledyard | Town | 1836 | 38.14 | 15,413 | | Mayor-council | New London County | Southeastern Connecticut |
Lisbon | Town | 1786 | 16.26 | 4,195 | | Town meeting | New London County | Southeastern Connecticut |
Litchfield | Town | 1719 | 56.06 | 8,192 | | Town meeting | Litchfield County | Northwest Hills |
Lyme | Town | 1667 | 31.85 | 2,352 | | Town meeting | New London County | Lower Connecticut River Valley |
Madison | Town | 1826 | 36.2 | 17,691 | | Town meeting | New Haven County | South Central |
Manchester | Town | 1823 | 27.26 | 59,713 | | Council-manager | Hartford County | Capitol |
Mansfield | Town | 1702 | 44.46 | 25,892 | | Council-manager | Tolland County | Capitol |
Marlborough | Town | 1803 | 23.28 | 6,133 | | Town meeting | Hartford County | Capitol |
Meriden | City | 1806 | 23.75 | 60,850 | | Council-manager | New Haven County | South Central |
Middlebury | Town | 1807 | 17.75 | 7,574 | | Town meeting | New Haven County | Naugatuck Valley |
Middlefield | Town | 1866 | 12.7 | 4,217 | | Town meeting | Middlesex County | Lower Connecticut River Valley |
Middletown | City | 1651 | 40.9 | 47,717 | | Mayor-council | Middlesex County | Lower Connecticut River Valley |
Milford | City | 1640 | 22.56 | 52,044 | | Mayor-council | New Haven County | South Central |
Monroe | Town | 1823 | 26.13 | 18,825 | | Town meeting | Fairfield County | Greater Bridgeport |
Montville | Town | 1786 | 42.02 | 18,387 | | Mayor-council | New London County | Southeastern Connecticut |
Morris | Town | 1859 | 17.19 | 2,256 | | Town meeting | Litchfield County | Northwest Hills |
| Borough | 1844 | 16.39 | 31,519 | | Mayor-council | New Haven County | Naugatuck Valley |
New Britain | City | 1850 | 13.34 | 74,135 | | Mayor-council | Hartford County | Capitol |
New Canaan | Town | 1801 | 22.13 | 20,622 | | Mayor-council | Fairfield County | Western Connecticut |
New Fairfield | Town | 1740 | 20.46 | 13,579 | | Town meeting | Fairfield County | Western Connecticut |
New Hartford | Town | 1738 | 37.03 | 6,658 | | Town meeting | Litchfield County | Northwest Hills |
New Haven | City | 1640 | 18.85 | 134,023 | | Mayor-council | New Haven County | South Central |
New London | City | 1658 | 5.54 | 27,367 | | Mayor-council | New London County | Southeastern Connecticut |
New Milford | Town | 1712 | 61.59 | 28,115 | | Mayor-council | Litchfield County | Western Connecticut |
Newington | Town | 1871 | 13.18 | 30,536 | | Council-manager | Hartford County | Capitol |
Newtown | Town | 1711 | 57.76 | 27,173 | | Town meeting | Fairfield County | Western Connecticut |
Norfolk | Town | 1758 | 45.31 | 1,588 | | Town meeting | Litchfield County | Northwest Hills |
North Branford | Town | 1831 | 24.92 | 13,544 | | Council-manager | New Haven County | South Central |
North Canaan | Town | 1858 | 19.45 | 3,211 | | Town meeting | Litchfield County | Northwest Hills |
North Haven | Town | 1786 | 20.77 | 24,253 | | Town meeting | New Haven County | South Central |
North Stonington | Town | 1807 | 54.31 | 5,149 | | Town meeting | New London County | Southeastern Connecticut |
Norwalk | City | 1651 | 22.81 | 91,184 | | Mayor-council | Fairfield County | Western Connecticut |
Norwich | City | 1662 | 28.33 | 40,125 | | Council-manager | New London County | Southeastern Connecticut |
Old Lyme | Town | 1855 | 23.1 | 7,628 | | Town meeting | New London County | Lower Connecticut River Valley |
Old Saybrook | Town | 1854 | 15.04 | 10,481 | | Town meeting | Middlesex County | Lower Connecticut River Valley |
Orange | Town | 1822 | 17.19 | 14,280 | | Town meeting | New Haven County | South Central |
Oxford | Town | 1798 | 32.89 | 12,706 | | Town meeting | New Haven County | Naugatuck Valley |
Plainfield | Town | 1699 | 42.27 | 14,973 | | Town meeting | Windham County | Northeastern Connecticut |
Plainville | Town | 1869 | 9.76 | 17,525 | | Council-manager | Hartford County | Capitol |
Plymouth | Town | 1795 | 21.72 | 11,671 | | Mayor-council | Litchfield County | Naugatuck Valley |
Pomfret | Town | 1713 | 40.3 | 4,266 | | Town meeting | Windham County | Northeastern Connecticut |
Portland | Town | 1841 | 23.4 | 9,384 | | Town meeting | Middlesex County | Lower Connecticut River Valley |
Preston | Town | 1687 | 30.9 | 4,788 | | Town meeting | New London County | Southeastern Connecticut |
Prospect | Town | 1827 | 14.32 | 9,401 | | Mayor-council | New Haven County | Naugatuck Valley |
Putnam | Town | 1855 | 20.29 | 9,224 | | Town meeting | Windham County | Northeastern Connecticut |
Redding | Town | 1767 | 31.5 | 8,765 | | Town meeting | Fairfield County | Western Connecticut |
Ridgefield | Town | 1709 | 34.43 | 25,033 | | Town meeting | Fairfield County | Western Connecticut |
Rocky Hill | Town | 1843 | 13.45 | 20,845 | | Mayor-council | Hartford County | Capitol |
Roxbury | Town | 1796 | 26.23 | 2,260 | | Town meeting | Litchfield County | Northwest Hills |
Salem | Town | 1819 | 28.95 | 4,213 | | Town meeting | New London County | Southeastern Connecticut |
Salisbury | Town | 1741 | 57.32 | 4,194 | | Town meeting | Litchfield County | Northwest Hills |
Scotland | Town | 1857 | 18.61 | 1,576 | | Town meeting | Windham County | Northeastern Connecticut |
Seymour | Town | 1850 | 14.57 | 16,748 | | Town meeting | New Haven County | Naugatuck Valley |
Sharon | Town | 1739 | 58.7 | 2,680 | | Town meeting | Litchfield County | Northwest Hills |
Shelton | City | 1789 | 30.57 | 40,869 | | Mayor-council | Fairfield County | Naugatuck Valley |
Sherman | Town | 1802 | 21.8 | 3,527 | | Town meeting | Fairfield County | Western Connecticut |
Simsbury | Town | 1670 | 33.88 | 24,517 | | Town meeting | Hartford County | Capitol |
Somers | Town | 1734 | 28.34 | 10,255 | | Town meeting | Tolland County | Capitol |
South Windsor | Town | 1845 | 27.96 | 26,918 | | Council-manager | Hartford County | Capitol |
Southbury | Town | 1787 | 39.06 | 19,879 | | Town meeting | New Haven County | Naugatuck Valley |
Southington | Town | 1779 | 35.99 | 43,501 | | Council-manager | Hartford County | Capitol |
Sprague | Town | 1861 | 13.21 | 2,967 | | Town meeting | New London County | Southeastern Connecticut |
Stafford | Town | 1719 | 57.96 | 11,472 | | Town meeting | Tolland County | Capitol |
Stamford | City | 1642 | 37.75 | 135,470 | | Mayor-council | Fairfield County | Western Connecticut |
Sterling | Town | 1794 | 27.23 | 3,578 | | Town meeting | Windham County | Northeastern Connecticut |
Stonington | Town | 1666 | 38.69 | 18,335 | | Town meeting | New London County | Southeastern Connecticut |
Stratford | Town | 1639 | 17.59 | 52,355 | | Mayor-council | Fairfield County | Greater Bridgeport |
Suffield | Town | 1674 | 42.21 | 15,752 | | Town meeting | Hartford County | Capitol |
Thomaston | Town | 1875 | 12.01 | 7,442 | | Town meeting | Litchfield County | Naugatuck Valley |
Thompson | Town | 1785 | 46.94 | 9,189 | | Town meeting | Windham County | Northeastern Connecticut |
Tolland | Town | 1722 | 39.71 | 14,563 | | Council-manager | Tolland County | Capitol |
Torrington | City | 1740 | 39.79 | 35,515 | | Mayor-council | Litchfield County | Northwest Hills |
Trumbull | Town | 1797 | 23.29 | 36,827 | | Mayor-council | Fairfield County | Greater Bridgeport |
Union | Town | 1734 | 28.71 | 785 | | Town meeting | Tolland County | Northeastern Connecticut |
Vernon | Town | 1808 | 17.73 | 30,215 | | Mayor-council | Tolland County | Capitol |
Voluntown | Town | 1721 | 38.92 | 2,570 | | Town meeting | New London County | Northeastern Connecticut |
Wallingford | Town | 1670 | 39.02 | 44,396 | | Mayor-council | New Haven County | South Central |
Warren | Town | 1786 | 26.31 | 1,351 | | Town meeting | Litchfield County | Northwest Hills |
Washington | Town | 1779 | 38.19 | 3,646 | | Town meeting | Litchfield County | Northwest Hills |
Waterbury | City | 1686 | 28.57 | 114,403 | | Mayor-council | New Haven County | Naugatuck Valley |
Waterford | Town | 1801 | 32.75 | 19,571 | | Representative town meeting | New London County | Southeastern Connecticut |
Watertown | Town | 1780 | 29.15 | 22,105 | | Council-manager | Litchfield County | Naugatuck Valley |
West Hartford | Town | 1854 | 21.98 | 64,083 | | Council-manager | Hartford County | Capitol |
West Haven | City | 1921 | 10.84 | 55,584 | | Mayor-council | New Haven County | South Central |
Westbrook | Town | 1840 | 15.72 | 6,769 | | Town meeting | Middlesex County | Lower Connecticut River Valley |
Weston | Town | 1787 | 19.8 | 10,354 | | Town meeting | Fairfield County | Western Connecticut |
Westport | Town | 1835 | 20.01 | 27,141 | | Representative town meeting | Fairfield County | Western Connecticut |
Wethersfield | Town | 1822 | 12.39 | 27,298 | | Council-manager | Hartford County | Capitol |
Willington | Town | 1727 | 33.27 | 5,566 | | Town meeting | Tolland County | Capitol |
Wilton | Town | 1802 | 26.95 | 18,503 | | Town meeting | Fairfield County | Western Connecticut |
Winchester | Town | 1771 | 32.28 | 10,224 | | Council-manager | Litchfield County | Northwest Hills |
Windham | Town | 1692 | 27.07 | 24,425 | | Town meeting | Windham County | Southeastern Connecticut |
Windsor | Town | 1637 | 29.63 | 29,492 | | Council-manager | Hartford County | Capitol |
Windsor Locks | Town | 1854 | 9.03 | 12,613 | | Town meeting | Hartford County | Capitol |
Wolcott | Town | 1796 | 20.43 | 16,142 | | Mayor-council | New Haven County | Naugatuck Valley |
Woodbridge | Town | 1784 | 18.83 | 9,087 | | Town meeting | New Haven County | South Central |
Woodbury | Town | 1673 | 36.47 | 9,723 | | Town meeting | Litchfield County | Naugatuck Valley |
Woodstock | Town | 1686 | 60.54 | 8,221 | | Town meeting | Windham County | Northeastern Connecticut |
| | Total: | | 4,844.80 | | 3,607,964 | | 3,573,711 | | 0.9% | | |
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Cities
Note: There are currently 21 cities in Connecticut and those with a population greater than 100,000 are listed in bold.
City | County | Planning region | Population (2020) | Date chartered as city | Date consolidated with town |
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Ansonia | New Haven | Naugatuck Valley | 18,918 | 1893 | 1893 |
Bridgeport | Fairfield | Greater Bridgeport | 148,654 | 1836 | 1889 |
Bristol | Hartford | Naugatuck Valley | 60,833 | 1911 | 1911 |
Danbury | Fairfield | Western Connecticut | 86,518 | 1889 | 1965 |
Derby | New Haven | Naugatuck Valley | 12,325 | 1893 | 1893 |
Groton | New London | Southeastern Connecticut | 9,349 | 1964 | Not consolidated |
Hartford | Hartford | Capitol | 121,054 | 1784 | 1896 |
Meriden | New Haven | South Central | 60,850 | 1867 | 1922 |
Middletown | Middlesex | Lower Connecticut River Valley | 47,717 | 1784 | 1924 |
Milford | New Haven | South Central | 50,558 | 1959 | 1959 |
New Britain | Hartford | Capitol | 74,135 | 1870 | 1906 |
New Haven | New Haven | South Central | 134,023 | 1784 | 1897 |
New London | New London | Southeastern Connecticut | 27,367 | 1784 | 1874 |
Norwalk | Fairfield | Western Connecticut | 91,184 | 1893 | 1913 |
Norwich | New London | Southeastern Connecticut | 40,125 | 1784 | 1952 |
Shelton | Fairfield | Naugatuck Valley | 40,869 | 1915 | 1915 |
Stamford | Fairfield | Western Connecticut | 135,470 | 1893 | 1949 |
Torrington | Litchfield | Northwest Hills | 35,515 | 1923 | 1923 |
Waterbury | New Haven | Naugatuck Valley | 114,403 | 1853 | 1902 |
West Haven | New Haven | South Central | 55,584 | 1961 | 1961 |
Winsted | Litchfield | Northwest Hills | 7,712 (2010 population) | 1917 | 1915 | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. November 8, 2021.