List of municipalities in Connecticut

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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

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Name Designation Year
incorporated 		Land area
(square miles) 		Population
(2020)[1] 		Population
(2010)[1] 		Change Percentage change Form of
government 		County Planning region
Andover Town 1848 15.46 3,151 Template:Change Town meeting Tolland County Capitol
Ansonia City 1889 6.03 18,918 Template:Change Mayor-council New Haven County Naugatuck Valley
Ashford Town 1714 38.79 4,191 Template:Change Town meeting Windham County Northeastern Connecticut
Avon Town 1830 23.12 18,932 Template:Change Council-manager Hartford County Capitol
Barkhamsted Town 1779 36.22 3,647 Template:Change Town meeting Litchfield County Northwest Hills
Beacon Falls Town 1871 9.78 6,000 Template:Change Town meeting New Haven County Naugatuck Valley
Berlin Town 1785 26.45 20,175 Template:Change Council-manager Hartford County Capitol
Bethany Town 1832 20.97 5,297 Template:Change Town meeting New Haven County South Central
Bethel Town 1855 16.79 20,358 Template:Change Town meeting Fairfield County Western Connecticut
Bethlehem Town 1787 19.36 3,385 Template:Change Town meeting Litchfield County Naugatuck Valley
Bloomfield Town 1835 26.01 21,535 Template:Change Council-manager Hartford County Capitol
Bolton Town 1720 14.41 4,858 Template:Change Town meeting Tolland County Capitol
Bozrah Town 1786 19.97 2,429 Template:Change Town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut
Branford Town 1685 21.98 28,273 Template:Change Representative town meeting New Haven County South Central
Bridgeport City 1821 16 148,654 Template:Change Mayor-council Fairfield County Greater Bridgeport
Bridgewater Town 1856 16.23 1,662 Template:Change Town meeting Litchfield County Western Connecticut
Bristol City 1785 26.51 60,833 Template:Change Mayor-council Hartford County Naugatuck Valley
Brookfield Town 1788 19.8 17,528 Template:Change Town meeting Fairfield County Western Connecticut
Brooklyn Town 1786 28.97 8,450 Template:Change Town meeting Windham County Northeastern Connecticut
Burlington Town 1806 29.8 9,519 Template:Change Town meeting Hartford County Northwest Hills
Canaan Town 1739 32.95 1,080 Template:Change Town meeting Litchfield County Northwest Hills
Canterbury Town 1703 39.9 5,045 Template:Change Town meeting Windham County Northeastern Connecticut
Canton Town 1806 24.57 10,124 Template:Change Town meeting Hartford County Capitol
Chaplin Town 1822 19.43 2,151 Template:Change Town meeting Windham County Northeastern Connecticut
Cheshire Town 1780 32.91 28,733 Template:Change Council-manager New Haven County Naugatuck Valley
Chester Town 1836 16.03 3,749 Template:Change Town meeting Middlesex County Lower Connecticut River Valley
Clinton Town 1838 16.28 13,185 Template:Change Council-manager Middlesex County Lower Connecticut River Valley
Colchester Town 1698 49.06 15,555 Template:Change Town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut
Colebrook Town 1779 31.47 1,361 Template:Change Town meeting Litchfield County Northwest Hills
Columbia Town 1804 21.36 5,272 Template:Change Town meeting Tolland County Capitol
Cornwall Town 1740 46.01 1,567 Template:Change Town meeting Litchfield County Northwest Hills
Coventry Town 1712 37.72 12,235 Template:Change Council-manager Tolland County Capitol
Cromwell Town 1851 12.39 14,225 Template:Change Town meeting Middlesex County Lower Connecticut River Valley
Danbury City 1702 42.11 86,518 Template:Change Mayor-council Fairfield County Western Connecticut
Darien Town 1820 12.86 21,499 Template:Change Representative town meeting Fairfield County Western Connecticut
Deep River Town 1635 13.55 4,415 Template:Change Town meeting Middlesex County Lower Connecticut River Valley
Derby City 1775 4.98 12,325 Template:Change Mayor-council New Haven County Naugatuck Valley
Durham Town 1708 23.6 7,152 Template:Change Town meeting Middlesex County Lower Connecticut River Valley
East Granby Town 1858 17.48 5,214 Template:Change Town meeting Hartford County Capitol
East Haddam Town 1734 54.33 8,875 Template:Change Town meeting Middlesex County Lower Connecticut River Valley
East Hampton Town 1767 35.59 12,717 Template:Change Council-manager Middlesex County Lower Connecticut River Valley
East Hartford Town 1783 18.02 51,045 Template:Change Mayor-council Hartford County Capitol
East Haven Town 1785 12.26 27,923 Template:Change Mayor-council New Haven County South Central
East Lyme Town 1839 34.03 18,693 Template:Change Town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut
East Windsor Town 1768 26.29 11,190 Template:Change Town meeting Hartford County Capitol
Eastford Town 1847 28.89 1,649 Template:Change Town meeting Windham County Northeastern Connecticut
Easton Town 1845 27.42 7,605 Template:Change Town meeting Fairfield County Greater Bridgeport
Ellington Town 1786 34.05 16,426 Template:Change Town meeting Tolland County Capitol
Enfield Town 1683 33.38 42,141 Template:Change Council-manager Hartford County Capitol
Essex Town 1852 10.36 6,733 Template:Change Town meeting Middlesex County Lower Connecticut River Valley
Fairfield Town 1685 30.03 61,512 Template:Change Representative town meeting Fairfield County Greater Bridgeport
Farmington Town 1645 28.06 26,712 Template:Change Council-manager Hartford County Capitol
Franklin Town 1786 19.51 1,863 Template:Change Town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut
Glastonbury Town 1693 51.37 35,159 Template:Change Council-manager Hartford County Capitol
Goshen Town 1739 43.66 3,150 Template:Change Town meeting Litchfield County Northwest Hills
Granby Town 1786 40.69 10,903 Template:Change Council-manager Hartford County Capitol
Greenwich Town 1656 47.83 63,518 Template:Change Representative town meeting Fairfield County Western Connecticut
Griswold Town 1815 34.95 11,402 Template:Change Town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut
Groton Town 1705 31.3 38,411 Template:Change Representative town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut
Guilford Town 1639 47.05 22,073 Template:Change Town meeting New Haven County South Central
Haddam Town 1662 44.03 8,452 Template:Change Town meeting Middlesex County Lower Connecticut River Valley
Hamden Town 1786 32.78 61,169 Template:Change Mayor-council New Haven County South Central
Hampton Town 1786 25 1,728 Template:Change Town meeting Windham County Northeastern Connecticut
Hartford City 1637 17.31 121,054 Template:Change Mayor-council Hartford County Capitol
Hartland Town 1761 33.03 1,901 Template:Change Town meeting Hartford County Northwest Hills
Harwinton Town 1737 30.75 5,484 Template:Change Town meeting Litchfield County Northwest Hills
Hebron Town 1708 36.9 9,098 Template:Change Town meeting Tolland County Capitol
Kent Town 1739 48.47 3,019 Template:Change Town meeting Litchfield County Northwest Hills
Killingly Town 1708 48.52 17,752 Template:Change Council-manager Windham County Northeastern Connecticut
Killingworth Town 1667 35.33 6,174 Template:Change Town meeting Middlesex County Lower Connecticut River Valley
Lebanon Town 1700 54.11 7,142 Template:Change Town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut
Ledyard Town 1836 38.14 15,413 Template:Change Mayor-council New London County Southeastern Connecticut
Lisbon Town 1786 16.26 4,195 Template:Change Town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut
Litchfield Town 1719 56.06 8,192 Template:Change Town meeting Litchfield County Northwest Hills
Lyme Town 1667 31.85 2,352 Template:Change Town meeting New London County Lower Connecticut River Valley
Madison Town 1826 36.2 17,691 Template:Change Town meeting New Haven County South Central
Manchester Town 1823 27.26 59,713 Template:Change Council-manager Hartford County Capitol
Mansfield Town 1702 44.46 25,892 Template:Change Council-manager Tolland County Capitol
Marlborough Town 1803 23.28 6,133 Template:Change Town meeting Hartford County Capitol
Meriden City 1806 23.75 60,850 Template:Change Council-manager New Haven County South Central
Middlebury Town 1807 17.75 7,574 Template:Change Town meeting New Haven County Naugatuck Valley
Middlefield Town 1866 12.7 4,217 Template:Change Town meeting Middlesex County Lower Connecticut River Valley
Middletown City 1651 40.9 47,717 Template:Change Mayor-council Middlesex County Lower Connecticut River Valley
Milford City 1640 22.56 52,044 Template:Change Mayor-council New Haven County South Central
Monroe Town 1823 26.13 18,825 Template:Change Town meeting Fairfield County Greater Bridgeport
Montville Town 1786 42.02 18,387 Template:Change Mayor-council New London County Southeastern Connecticut
Morris Town 1859 17.19 2,256 Template:Change Town meeting Litchfield County Northwest Hills
Naugatuck Borough 1844 16.39 31,519 Template:Change Mayor-council New Haven County Naugatuck Valley
New Britain City 1850 13.34 74,135 Template:Change Mayor-council Hartford County Capitol
New Canaan Town 1801 22.13 20,622 Template:Change Mayor-council Fairfield County Western Connecticut
New Fairfield Town 1740 20.46 13,579 Template:Change Town meeting Fairfield County Western Connecticut
New Hartford Town 1738 37.03 6,658 Template:Change Town meeting Litchfield County Northwest Hills
New Haven City 1640 18.85 134,023 Template:Change Mayor-council New Haven County South Central
New London City 1658 5.54 27,367 Template:Change Mayor-council New London County Southeastern Connecticut
New Milford Town 1712 61.59 28,115 Template:Change Mayor-council Litchfield County Western Connecticut
Newington Town 1871 13.18 30,536 Template:Change Council-manager Hartford County Capitol
Newtown Town 1711 57.76 27,173 Template:Change Town meeting Fairfield County Western Connecticut
Norfolk Town 1758 45.31 1,588 Template:Change Town meeting Litchfield County Northwest Hills
North Branford Town 1831 24.92 13,544 Template:Change Council-manager New Haven County South Central
North Canaan Town 1858 19.45 3,211 Template:Change Town meeting Litchfield County Northwest Hills
North Haven Town 1786 20.77 24,253 Template:Change Town meeting New Haven County South Central
North Stonington Town 1807 54.31 5,149 Template:Change Town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut
Norwalk City 1651 22.81 91,184 Template:Change Mayor-council Fairfield County Western Connecticut
Norwich City 1662 28.33 40,125 Template:Change Council-manager New London County Southeastern Connecticut
Old Lyme Town 1855 23.1 7,628 Template:Change Town meeting New London County Lower Connecticut River Valley
Old Saybrook Town 1854 15.04 10,481 Template:Change Town meeting Middlesex County Lower Connecticut River Valley
Orange Town 1822 17.19 14,280 Template:Change Town meeting New Haven County South Central
Oxford Town 1798 32.89 12,706 Template:Change Town meeting New Haven County Naugatuck Valley
Plainfield Town 1699 42.27 14,973 Template:Change Town meeting Windham County Northeastern Connecticut
Plainville Town 1869 9.76 17,525 Template:Change Council-manager Hartford County Capitol
Plymouth Town 1795 21.72 11,671 Template:Change Mayor-council Litchfield County Naugatuck Valley
Pomfret Town 1713 40.3 4,266 Template:Change Town meeting Windham County Northeastern Connecticut
Portland Town 1841 23.4 9,384 Template:Change Town meeting Middlesex County Lower Connecticut River Valley
Preston Town 1687 30.9 4,788 Template:Change Town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut
Prospect Town 1827 14.32 9,401 Template:Change Mayor-council New Haven County Naugatuck Valley
Putnam Town 1855 20.29 9,224 Template:Change Town meeting Windham County Northeastern Connecticut
Redding Town 1767 31.5 8,765 Template:Change Town meeting Fairfield County Western Connecticut
Ridgefield Town 1709 34.43 25,033 Template:Change Town meeting Fairfield County Western Connecticut
Rocky Hill Town 1843 13.45 20,845 Template:Change Mayor-council Hartford County Capitol
Roxbury Town 1796 26.23 2,260 Template:Change Town meeting Litchfield County Northwest Hills
Salem Town 1819 28.95 4,213 Template:Change Town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut
Salisbury Town 1741 57.32 4,194 Template:Change Town meeting Litchfield County Northwest Hills
Scotland Town 1857 18.61 1,576 Template:Change Town meeting Windham County Northeastern Connecticut
Seymour Town 1850 14.57 16,748 Template:Change Town meeting New Haven County Naugatuck Valley
Sharon Town 1739 58.7 2,680 Template:Change Town meeting Litchfield County Northwest Hills
Shelton City 1789 30.57 40,869 Template:Change Mayor-council Fairfield County Naugatuck Valley
Sherman Town 1802 21.8 3,527 Template:Change Town meeting Fairfield County Western Connecticut
Simsbury Town 1670 33.88 24,517 Template:Change Town meeting Hartford County Capitol
Somers Town 1734 28.34 10,255 Template:Change Town meeting Tolland County Capitol
South Windsor Town 1845 27.96 26,918 Template:Change Council-manager Hartford County Capitol
Southbury Town 1787 39.06 19,879 Template:Change Town meeting New Haven County Naugatuck Valley
Southington Town 1779 35.99 43,501 Template:Change Council-manager Hartford County Capitol
Sprague Town 1861 13.21 2,967 Template:Change Town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut
Stafford Town 1719 57.96 11,472 Template:Change Town meeting Tolland County Capitol
Stamford City 1642 37.75 135,470 Template:Change Mayor-council Fairfield County Western Connecticut
Sterling Town 1794 27.23 3,578 Template:Change Town meeting Windham County Northeastern Connecticut
Stonington Town 1666 38.69 18,335 Template:Change Town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut
Stratford Town 1639 17.59 52,355 Template:Change Mayor-council Fairfield County Greater Bridgeport
Suffield Town 1674 42.21 15,752 Template:Change Town meeting Hartford County Capitol
Thomaston Town 1875 12.01 7,442 Template:Change Town meeting Litchfield County Naugatuck Valley
Thompson Town 1785 46.94 9,189 Template:Change Town meeting Windham County Northeastern Connecticut
Tolland Town 1722 39.71 14,563 Template:Change Council-manager Tolland County Capitol
Torrington City 1740 39.79 35,515 Template:Change Mayor-council Litchfield County Northwest Hills
Trumbull Town 1797 23.29 36,827 Template:Change Mayor-council Fairfield County Greater Bridgeport
Union Town 1734 28.71 785 Template:Change Town meeting Tolland County Northeastern Connecticut
Vernon Town 1808 17.73 30,215 Template:Change Mayor-council Tolland County Capitol
Voluntown Town 1721 38.92 2,570 Template:Change Town meeting New London County Northeastern Connecticut
Wallingford Town 1670 39.02 44,396 Template:Change Mayor-council New Haven County South Central
Warren Town 1786 26.31 1,351 Template:Change Town meeting Litchfield County Northwest Hills
Washington Town 1779 38.19 3,646 Template:Change Town meeting Litchfield County Northwest Hills
Waterbury City 1686 28.57 114,403 Template:Change Mayor-council New Haven County Naugatuck Valley
Waterford Town 1801 32.75 19,571 Template:Change Representative town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut
Watertown Town 1780 29.15 22,105 Template:Change Council-manager Litchfield County Naugatuck Valley
West Hartford Town 1854 21.98 64,083 Template:Change Council-manager Hartford County Capitol
West Haven City 1921 10.84 55,584 Template:Change Mayor-council New Haven County South Central
Westbrook Town 1840 15.72 6,769 Template:Change Town meeting Middlesex County Lower Connecticut River Valley
Weston Town 1787 19.8 10,354 Template:Change Town meeting Fairfield County Western Connecticut
Westport Town 1835 20.01 27,141 Template:Change Representative town meeting Fairfield County Western Connecticut
Wethersfield Town 1822 12.39 27,298 Template:Change Council-manager Hartford County Capitol
Willington Town 1727 33.27 5,566 Template:Change Town meeting Tolland County Capitol
Wilton Town 1802 26.95 18,503 Template:Change Town meeting Fairfield County Western Connecticut
Winchester Town 1771 32.28 10,224 Template:Change Council-manager Litchfield County Northwest Hills
Windham Town 1692 27.07 24,425 Template:Change Town meeting Windham County Southeastern Connecticut
Windsor Town 1637 29.63 29,492 Template:Change Council-manager Hartford County Capitol
Windsor Locks Town 1854 9.03 12,613 Template:Change Town meeting Hartford County Capitol
Wolcott Town 1796 20.43 16,142 Template:Change Mayor-council New Haven County Naugatuck Valley
Woodbridge Town 1784 18.83 9,087 Template:Change Town meeting New Haven County South Central
Woodbury Town 1673 36.47 9,723 Template:Change Town meeting Litchfield County Naugatuck Valley
Woodstock Town 1686 60.54 8,221 Template:Change Town meeting Windham County Northeastern Connecticut
 
  		Total: 4,844.80 3,605,944 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 Population
(2020) 		Area (2020) Coordinates
sq mi km2
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Litchfield Litchfield 1,179 Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
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Newtown Newtown 1,914 Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Stonington Stonington 976 Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Woodmont Milford 1,486 Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "Coordinates".

See also

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