County: | South Central Connecticut Planning Region |
Official Name: | South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG) |
Type: | Planning region |
State: | Connecticut |
Ex Image Cap: | From top left: New Haven Green, Main Street in Meriden, Downtown New Haven, Milford Harbor, Yale University campus |
Logo Size: | 200 |
Founded Year: | 2013 |
Leader Title: | Executive Director |
Leader Name: | Carl J. Amento |
Largest City Wl: | New Haven |
Other Cities: | Meriden, West Haven, Milford |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 367.2 |
Census Yr: | 2020 |
Pop: | 570,487 |
Web: | scrcog.org |
District: | 2nd |
District2: | 3rd |
District3: | 5th |
Time Zone: | Eastern |
The South Central Connecticut Planning Region is a planning region in the Councils of governments in Connecticut and a county-equivalent in Connecticut. It is served by the coterminous South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG). 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]
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 570,487 people living in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
The following municipalities are members of the South Central Connecticut Region:[3]