Western Connecticut Planning Region
Planning region
Western Connecticut Council of Governments (WestCOG)
Official logo of Western Connecticut Planning Region
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Map of Connecticut highlighting Western Connecticut Planning Region
Location within the U.S. state of Connecticut
Map of the United States highlighting Connecticut
Connecticut's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°19′N 73°29′W / 41.31°N 73.48°W / 41.31; -73.48
Country United States
State Connecticut
Founded2013
Largest cityStamford
Other citiesNorwalk, Danbury
Government
 • Executive DirectorFrancis Pickering
Area
 • Total532.1 sq mi (1,378 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total620,549
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts4th, 5th
Websitewestcog.org

The Western Connecticut Planning Region is a planning region and county-equivalent in Connecticut. It is served by the coterminous Western Connecticut Council of Governments (WestCOG), one of nine regional councils of governments in Connecticut. Within the region, there are two Metropolitan Planning Organizations, South Western CT MPO and the Housatonic Valley MPO.

The region includes the Connecticut Panhandle, Greater Danbury, and the Gold Coast. 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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020620,549—
2022 (est.)623,690[3]0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[2]

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 620,549 people living in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, making it the second most populated region in the state behind the Capitol Planning Region.

Municipalities

Stamford is the most populous city in the Western Connecticut Region

The following municipalities are members of the Western Connecticut Region:[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Governor Lamont Announces U.S. Census Bureau Approves Proposal for Connecticut's Planning Regions To Become County Equivalents". CT.gov. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Change to County-Equivalents in the State of Connecticut". Federal Register. June 6, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; United States". www.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  4. ↑ "About". Western Connecticut Council of Governments. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
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