Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut
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Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | |
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Planning region | |
Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG) | |
From top left: Lake Compounce in Bristol, Town Green in Naugatuck, Main Street in Thomaston, Shepaug Dam in Southbury, Downtown Waterbury Historic District | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Connecticut | |
![]() Connecticut's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 41°31′N 73°07′W / 41.52°N 73.12°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Founded | 2013 |
Largest city | Waterbury |
Other cities | Bristol, Shelton, Ansonia, Derby |
Government | |
• Executive Director | Rick Dunne |
Area | |
• Total | 412.8 sq mi (1,069 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 450,376 |
• Density | 1,090.13/sq mi (420.90/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional districts | 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th |
Website | nvcogct |
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[edit]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2010 | 448,738 | — | |
2020 | 450,376 | 0.4% | |
2022 (est.) | 454,083 | [3] | 0.8% |
U.S. Decennial Census[2] |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 450,376 people living in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region.[2]
Municipalities[edit]
The following municipalities are members of the Naugatuck Valley Region:[4]
Cities[edit]
Towns[edit]
- Beacon Falls
- Bethlehem
- Cheshire
- Middlebury
- Naugatuck
- Oxford
- Plymouth
- Prospect
- Seymour
- Southbury
- Thomaston
- Watertown
- Wolcott
- Woodbury
References[edit]
- ^ "Governor Lamont Announces U.S. Census Bureau Approves Proposal for Connecticut's Planning Regions To Become County Equivalents". CT.gov. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Change to County-Equivalents in the State of Connecticut". Federal Register. June 6, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut; United States". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ "Our Region". Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
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