Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | |
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| Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of Governments (RiverCOG) | |
From top left: Gillette Castle State Park, Connecticut River Museum, Essex Village, North Cove in Old Saybrook, Main Street Historic District in Middletown | |
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Logo | |
Location within the U.S. state of Connecticut | |
Connecticut's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°28′N 72°31′W / 41.47°N 72.51°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Connecticut |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Largest city | Middletown |
| Government | |
| • Executive Director | Samuel S. Gold |
| Area | |
• Total | 424.1 sq mi (1,098 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 174,225 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional districts | 1st, 2nd, 3rd |
| Website | rivercog |
The Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is a planning region and county-equivalent in Connecticut. It is served by the coterminous Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of Governments (RiverCOG). 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
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 174,225 | — | |
| 2022 (est.) | 176,622 | [3] | 1.4% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[2] | |||
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 174,225 people living in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region.[2]
Municipalities
The following municipalities are members of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Region:[4]
City
Towns
- Chester
- Clinton
- Cromwell
- Deep River
- Durham
- East Haddam
- East Hampton
- Essex
- Haddam
- Killingworth
- Lyme
- Middlefield
- Old Lyme
- Old Saybrook
- Portland
- Westbrook
References
- ^ "Governor Lamont Announces U.S. Census Bureau Approves Proposal for Connecticut's Planning Regions To Become County Equivalents" (Press release). Office of Governor Ned Lamont. Archived from the original on June 6, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ 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: Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut; United States". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ "Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of Governments". Retrieved March 24, 2023.
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