South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut
South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG) | |
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From top left: New Haven Green, Main Street in Meriden, Downtown New Haven, Milford Harbor, Yale University campus | |
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Logo | |
Location within the U.S. state of Connecticut | |
| Coordinates: 41°22′N 72°49′W / 41.36°N 72.82°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Connecticut |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Largest city | New Haven |
| Other cities | Meriden, West Haven, Milford |
| Government | |
| • Executive Director | Laura Francis |
| Area | |
• Total | 367.2 sq mi (951 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 570,487 |
• Estimate (2024) | 576,718 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional districts | 2nd, 3rd, 5th |
| Website | scrcog |
The South Central Connecticut Planning Region is a planning region in the Councils of governments in Connecticut and a county-equivalent in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is served by the coterminous South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG). 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] It is also coterminous with the New Haven, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area.[3]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 570,487 | — | |
| 2024 (est.) | 576,718 | [4] | 1.1% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[2] | |||
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 570,487 people living in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region.[2]
Municipalities
The following municipalities are members of the South Central Connecticut Region:[5]
Cities
Towns
- Bethany
- Branford
- East Haven
- Guilford
- Hamden
- Madison
- North Branford
- North Haven
- Orange
- Wallingford
- Woodbridge
References
- ^ "Governor Lamont Announces U.S. Census Bureau Approves Proposal for Connecticut's Planning Regions To Become County Equivalents". CT.gov. 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.
- ^ "OMB Bulletin No. 23-01" (PDF). July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
- ^ "South Central Regional Council of Governments". Retrieved March 24, 2023.
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