List of municipalities in Connecticut explained

Municipalities of Connecticut
Caption:	Towns (light grey) and cities (dark grey) of Connecticut
Territory:	State of Connecticut
Current Number:	169
Population Range:	785 (Union) – 148,654 (Bridgeport)
Area Range:	(Derby) – (New Milford)
Government:	Council-manager, Mayor-council, Representative town meeting, Town meeting

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
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%

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
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

Former cities

Former city	County	Planning region	Date chartered as city	Date of disestablishment	Disposition
South Norwalk	Fairfield	Western Connecticut	1871	1913	Consolidated with Town and City of Norwalk in 1913.Now a neighborhood and a taxing district
Rockville	Tolland	Capitol	1889	1965	Consolidated with the Town of Vernon. Now a CDP.
Willimantic	Windham	Southeastern Connecticut	1893	1983	Now a CDP in the town of Windham
Putnam	Windham	Northeastern Connecticut	1895	1984	Now a CDP in the town of Putnam

Gallery

Boroughs

Name	Parent town	numbers style="background-color:#CEE0F2;" rowspan=2	Population (2020)	Area (2020)	Coordinates
sq mi	km^2
Bantam	Litchfield	720	1.01disp=table1disp=table	41.7233°N -73.2406°W
Danielson	Killingly	4,155	1.16disp=table1disp=table	41.8081°N -71.8842°W
Fenwick	Old Saybrook	53	0.39disp=table1disp=table	41.27°N -72.3572°W
Groton Long Point	Groton	530	0.4disp=table1disp=table	41.3144°N -72.0078°W
Jewett City	Griswold	3,328	0.74disp=table1disp=table	41.6072°N -71.9797°W
Litchfield	Litchfield	1,179	1.37disp=table1disp=table	41.7475°N -73.1881°W
Naugatuck		31,519	16.39disp=table1disp=table	41.4897°N -73.0514°W
Newtown	Newtown	1,914	2.3disp=table1disp=table	41.4119°N -73.3119°W
Stonington	Stonington	976	0.7disp=table1disp=table	41.3348°N -71.8995°W
Woodmont	Milford	1,486	0.99disp=table1disp=table	41.2281°N -72.9922°W

See also

• Borough (Connecticut)
• Administrative divisions of Connecticut
• Connecticut
• List of counties in Connecticut

References

• Connecticut State Register and Manual, Sec. VII

External links

• Census 2000 Gazetteer
• National Association of Towns and Townships
• The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities
• The Connecticut Council of Small Towns

Notes and References

1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. November 8, 2021.