Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Explained

County:	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Official Name:	Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (NECCOG)
Type:	Planning region
State:	Connecticut
Ex Image Cap:	From top left: Roseland Cottage in Woodstock, Pine Acres Lake along the Natchaug Trail, Thompson Common, Prudence Crandall Museum in Canterbury, Putnam District (village)
Logo Size:	250
Founded Year:	2013
Leader Title:	Executive director
Leader Name:	John Filchak
Largest City Wl:	Killingly
City Type:	town
Area Total Sq Mi:	553.9
Census Yr:	2020
Pop:	95,348
Web:	neccog.org
District:	2nd
Time Zone:	Eastern

The Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region is a planning region and county-equivalent in Connecticut. It is served by the coterminous Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (NECCOG). 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 95,348 people living in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region.

Municipalities

The following municipalities are members of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region:^[3]

Towns

• Ashford
• Brooklyn
• Canterbury
• Chaplin
• Eastford
• Hampton
• Killingly
• Plainfield
• Pomfret
• Putnam
• Scotland
• Sterling
• Thompson
• Union
• Voluntown
• Woodstock

External links

• Northeastern Connecticut 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: Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments . neccog.org . March 24, 2023.