Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut Explained

County:	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
Official Name:	Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG)
Type:	Planning region
State:	Connecticut
Ex Image Cap:	From top left: Lake Compounce in Bristol, Town Green in Naugatuck, Main Street in Thomaston, Shepaug Dam in Southbury, Downtown Waterbury Historic District
Logo Size:	250
Founded Year:	2013
Leader Title:	Executive Director
Leader Name:	Rick Dunne
Largest City Wl:	Waterbury
Other Cities:	Bristol, Shelton, Ansonia, Derby
Area Total Sq Mi:	412.8
Area Percentage:	97.94
Census Yr:	2020
Pop:	450,376
Density Sq Mi:	1,090.13
Web:	nvcogct.gov
District:	1st
District2:	3rd
District3:	4th
District4:	5th
Time Zone:	Eastern

The Naugatuck Valley Planning Region is a planning region and county-equivalent in Connecticut. It is served by the coterminous Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG). 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]}

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 450,376 people living in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region.

Municipalities

The following municipalities are members of the Naugatuck Valley Region:^[3]

Cities

• Ansonia
• Bristol
• Derby
• Shelton
• Waterbury

Towns

• Beacon Falls
• Bethlehem
• Cheshire
• Middlebury
• Naugatuck
• Oxford
• Plymouth
• Prospect
• Seymour
• Southbury
• Thomaston
• Watertown
• Wolcott
• Woodbury

External links

• Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments

Notes and References

1. News: Governor Lamont Announces U.S. Census Bureau Approves Proposal for Connecticut's Planning Regions To Become County Equivalents . March 24, 2023 . CT.gov.
2. News: Change to County-Equivalents in the State of Connecticut . March 24, 2023 . . June 6, 2022.
3. Web site: Our Region . Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments . March 24, 2023.