Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut

The Capitol Planning Region is a planning region and county-equivalent in Connecticut. It is served by the coterminous Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG). 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]

Capitol Planning Region
Planning region
Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG)
From top left: Downtown Hartford, University of Connecticut Storrs campus, Downtown New Britain, Blue Back Square, Connecticut State Capitol
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Location within the U.S. state of Connecticut
Connecticut's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°51′N 72°39′W
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
Founded	2013
Largest city	Hartford
Other cities	New Britain
Government
• Executive Director	Matthew Hart
Area
• Total	1,027.3 sq mi (2,661 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	976,248
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts	1st, 2nd, 5th
Website	crcog.org

Interactive map of the Capitol Planning Region

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	976,248		—
2022 (est.)	981,447	[3]	0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[2]

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 976,248 people living in the Capitol Planning Region.^[2]

Municipalities

The following municipalities are members of the Capitol Planning Region:^[4]

Cities

• Hartford, the capital city
• New Britain

Towns

• Andover
• Avon
• Berlin
• Bloomfield
• Bolton
• Canton
• Columbia
• Coventry
• East Granby
• East Hartford
• East Windsor
• Ellington
• Enfield
• Farmington
• Glastonbury
• Granby
• Hebron
• Manchester
• Mansfield
• Marlborough
• Newington
• Plainville
• Rocky Hill
• Simsbury
• Somers
• Southington
• South Windsor
• Stafford
• Suffield
• Tolland
• Vernon
• West Hartford
• Wethersfield
• Willington
• Windsor
• Windsor Locks