List of towns in Connecticut
The U.S. state of Connecticut is divided into 169 towns. The towns are grouped into eight counties. Towns traditionally have a town meeting form of government, but under the Home Rule Act, towns are free to choose their own government structure. Nineteen of the towns are consolidated city-towns and one is a consolidated borough-town. These are indicated in the list below.
Town |
Date established |
Land area (sq mi) |
Population (2010) |
Form of government |
Native American name |
County |
Region |
Andover |
1848 |
15.46 |
3,303 |
Town meeting |
|
Tolland County |
Capitol |
Ansonia (city) |
1889 |
6.03 |
19,249 |
Mayor-council |
|
New Haven County |
Valley |
Ashford |
1714 |
38.79 |
4,100 |
Town meeting |
|
Windham County |
(None) |
Avon |
1830 |
23.12 |
18,098 |
Council-manager |
|
Hartford County |
Capitol |
Barkhamsted |
1779 |
36.22 |
3,620 |
Town meeting |
|
Litchfield County |
Litchfield Hills |
Beacon Falls |
1871 |
9.78 |
6,049 |
Town meeting |
|
New Haven County |
Central Naugatuck Valley |
Berlin |
1785 |
26.45 |
19,866 |
Council-manager |
|
Hartford County |
Central Connecticut |
Bethany |
1832 |
20.97 |
5,563 |
Town meeting |
|
New Haven County |
South Central |
Bethel |
1855 |
16.79 |
18,584 |
Town meeting |
|
Fairfield County |
Housatonic Valley |
Bethlehem |
1787 |
19.36 |
3,607 |
Town meeting |
|
Litchfield County |
Central Naugatuck Valley |
Bloomfield |
1835 |
26.01 |
20,486 |
Council-manager |
|
Hartford County |
Capitol |
Bolton |
1720 |
14.41 |
4,980 |
Town meeting |
|
Tolland County |
Capitol |
Bozrah |
1786 |
19.97 |
2,627 |
Town meeting |
|
New London County |
Southeastern Connecticut |
Branford |
1685 |
21.98 |
28,026 |
Representative town meeting |
Totoket |
New Haven County |
South Central |
Bridgeport (city) |
1821 |
16.00 |
144,229 |
Mayor-council |
Pequonock |
Fairfield County |
Greater Bridgeport |
Bridgewater |
1856 |
16.23 |
1,727 |
Town meeting |
|
Litchfield County |
Housatonic Valley |
Bristol (city) |
1785 |
26.51 |
60,477 |
Mayor-council |
|
Hartford County |
Central Connecticut |
Brookfield |
1788 |
19.80 |
16,452 |
Town meeting |
|
Fairfield County |
Housatonic Valley |
Brooklyn |
1786 |
28.97 |
8,210 |
Town meeting |
|
Windham County |
Northeastern Connecticut |
Burlington |
1806 |
29.80 |
9,301 |
Town meeting |
|
Hartford County |
Central Connecticut |
Canaan |
1739 |
32.95 |
1,234 |
Town meeting |
|
Litchfield County |
Northwestern Connecticut |
Canterbury |
1703 |
39.90 |
5,132 |
Town meeting |
Peagscomsueck |
Windham County |
Northeastern Connecticut |
Canton |
1806 |
24.57 |
10,292 |
Town meeting |
|
Hartford County |
Capitol |
Chaplin |
1822 |
19.43 |
2,305 |
Town meeting |
|
Windham County |
Windham |
Cheshire |
1780 |
32.91 |
29,261 |
Council-manager |
|
New Haven County |
Central Naugatuck Valley |
Chester |
1836 |
16.03 |
3,994 |
Town meeting |
|
Middlesex County |
Connecticut River Estuary |
Clinton |
1838 |
16.28 |
13,260 |
Town meeting |
|
Middlesex County |
Connecticut River Estuary |
Colchester |
1698 |
49.06 |
16,068 |
Town meeting |
|
New London County |
Southeastern Connecticut |
Colebrook |
1779 |
31.47 |
1,485 |
Town meeting |
|
Litchfield County |
Litchfield Hills |
Columbia |
1804 |
21.36 |
5,485 |
Town meeting |
|
Tolland County |
Windham |
Cornwall |
1740 |
46.01 |
1,420 |
Town meeting |
|
Litchfield County |
Northwestern Connecticut |
Coventry |
1712 |
37.72 |
12,435 |
Council-manager |
|
Tolland County |
Windham |
Cromwell |
1851 |
12.39 |
14,005 |
Town meeting |
|
Middlesex County |
Mid-State |
Danbury (city) |
1687 |
42.11 |
80,893 |
Mayor-council |
Pahquioque |
Fairfield County |
Housatonic Valley |
Darien |
1820 |
12.86 |
20,732 |
Representative town meeting |
|
Fairfield County |
South Western |
Deep River |
1635 |
13.55 |
4,629 |
Town meeting |
Pattaquasset |
Middlesex County |
Connecticut River Estuary |
Derby (city) |
1675 |
4.98 |
12,902 |
Mayor-council |
Paugasset |
New Haven County |
Valley |
Durham |
1708 |
23.60 |
7,388 |
Town meeting |
Coginchaug |
Middlesex County |
Mid-State |
East Granby |
1858 |
17.48 |
5,148 |
Town meeting |
|
Hartford County |
Capitol |
East Haddam |
1734 |
54.33 |
9,126 |
Town meeting |
Macki-moodus |
Middlesex County |
Mid-State |
East Hampton |
1767 |
35.59 |
12,959 |
Council-manager |
|
Middlesex County |
Mid-State |
East Hartford |
1783 |
18.02 |
51,252 |
Mayor-council |
Podunk[1] |
Hartford County |
Capitol |
East Haven |
1785 |
12.26 |
29,257 |
Mayor-council |
|
New Haven County |
South Central |
East Lyme |
1839 |
34.03 |
19,159 |
Town meeting |
|
New London County |
Southeastern Connecticut |
East Windsor |
1768 |
26.29 |
11,162 |
Town meeting |
|
Hartford County |
Capitol |
Eastford |
1847 |
28.89 |
1,749 |
Town meeting |
|
Windham County |
(None) |
Easton |
1845 |
27.42 |
7,490 |
Town meeting |
|
Fairfield County |
Greater Bridgeport |
Ellington |
1786 |
34.05 |
15,602 |
Town meeting |
|
Tolland County |
Capitol |
Enfield |
1683 |
33.38 |
44,654 |
Council-manager |
|
Hartford County |
Capitol |
Essex |
1852 |
10.36 |
6,683 |
Town meeting |
Patapoug |
Middlesex County |
Connecticut River Estuary |
Fairfield |
1666 |
30.03 |
59,404 |
Representative town meeting |
Uncoway |
Fairfield County |
Greater Bridgeport |
Farmington |
1645 |
28.06 |
25,340 |
Council-manager |
|
Hartford County |
Capitol |
Franklin |
1786 |
19.51 |
1,922 |
Town meeting |
|
New London County |
Southeastern Connecticut |
Glastonbury |
1690 |
51.37 |
34,427 |
Council-manager |
|
Hartford County |
Capitol |
Goshen |
1739 |
43.66 |
2,976 |
Town meeting |
|
Litchfield County |
Litchfield Hills |
Granby |
1786 |
40.69 |
11,282 |
Council-manager |
|
Hartford County |
Capitol |
Greenwich |
1665 |
47.83 |
61,171 |
Representative town meeting |
Patuquapaen |
Fairfield County |
South Western |
Griswold |
1815 |
34.95 |
11,951 |
Town meeting |
|
New London County |
Southeastern Connecticut |
Groton |
1705 |
31.30 |
40,115 |
Representative town meeting |
|
New London County |
Southeastern Connecticut |
Guilford |
1639 |
47.05 |
22,375 |
Town meeting |
Menunkatuck |
New Haven County |
South Central |
Haddam |
1662 |
44.03 |
8,346 |
Town meeting |
|
Middlesex County |
Mid-State |
Hamden |
1786 |
32.78 |
60,960 |
Mayor-council |
|
New Haven County |
South Central |
Hampton |
1786 |
25.00 |
1,863 |
Town meeting |
|
Windham County |
Windham |
Hartford (city) |
1635 |
17.31 |
124,775 |
Mayor-council |
Suckiag |
Hartford County |
Capitol |
Hartland |
1761 |
33.03 |
2,114 |
Town meeting |
|
Hartford County |
Litchfield Hills |
Harwinton |
1737 |
30.75 |
5,642 |
Town meeting |
|
Litchfield County |
Litchfield Hills |
Hebron |
1708 |
36.90 |
9,686 |
Town meeting |
|
Tolland County |
Capitol |
Kent |
1739 |
48.47 |
2,979 |
Town meeting |
Scatacook |
Litchfield County |
Northwestern Connecticut |
Killingly |
1708 |
48.52 |
17,370 |
Council-manager |
Aspinock |
Windham County |
Northeastern Connecticut |
Killingworth |
1667 |
35.33 |
6,525 |
Town meeting |
Hammonasset |
Middlesex County |
Connecticut River Estuary |
Lebanon |
1700 |
54.11 |
7,308 |
Town meeting |
|
New London County |
Windham |
Ledyard |
1836 |
38.14 |
15,051 |
Mayor-council |
|
New London County |
Southeastern Connecticut |
Lisbon |
1786 |
16.26 |
4,338 |
Town meeting |
|
New London County |
Southeastern Connecticut |
Litchfield |
1719 |
56.06 |
8,466 |
Town meeting |
Bantam |
Litchfield County |
Litchfield Hills |
Lyme |
1667 |
31.85 |
2,406 |
Town meeting |
|
New London County |
Connecticut River Estuary |
Madison |
1826 |
36.20 |
18,269 |
Town meeting |
|
New Haven County |
South Central |
Manchester |
1823 |
27.26 |
58,241 |
Council-manager |
|
Hartford County |
Capitol |
Mansfield |
1702 |
44.46 |
26,543 |
Council-manager |
Noubesetuck |
Tolland County |
Windham |
Marlborough |
1803 |
23.28 |
6,404 |
Town meeting |
|
Hartford County |
Capitol |
Meriden (city) |
1806 |
23.75 |
60,868 |
Council-manager |
|
New Haven County |
South Central |
Middlebury |
1807 |
17.75 |
7,575 |
Town meeting |
|
New Haven County |
Central Naugatuck Valley |
Middlefield |
1866 |
12.70 |
4,425 |
Town meeting |
|
Middlesex County |
Mid-State |
Middletown (city) |
1651 |
40.90 |
47,648 |
Mayor-council |
Mattabeset |
Middlesex County |
Mid-State |
Milford (city) |
1639 |
22.56 |
52,759 |
Mayor-council |
Wepawaug |
New Haven County |
South Central |
Monroe |
1823 |
26.13 |
19,479 |
Town meeting |
|
Fairfield County |
Greater Bridgeport |
Montville |
1786 |
42.02 |
19,571 |
Mayor-council |
|
New London County |
Southeastern Connecticut |
Morris |
1859 |
17.19 |
2,388 |
Town meeting |
|
Litchfield County |
Litchfield Hills |
Naugatuck (borough) |
1844 |
16.39 |
31,862 |
Mayor-council |
|
New Haven County |
Central Naugatuck Valley |
New Britain (city) |
1850 |
13.34 |
73,206 |
Mayor-council |
|
Hartford County |
Central Connecticut |
New Canaan |
1801 |
22.13 |
19,738 |
Mayor-council |
|
Fairfield County |
South Western |
New Fairfield |
1740 |
20.46 |
13,881 |
Town meeting |
|
Fairfield County |
Housatonic Valley |
New Hartford |
1738 |
37.03 |
6,970 |
Town meeting |
|
Litchfield County |
Litchfield Hills |
New Haven (city) |
1638 |
18.85 |
129,779 |
Mayor-council |
Quinnipiac |
New Haven County |
South Central |
New London (city) |
1646 |
5.54 |
27,620 |
Mayor-council |
Nameaug |
New London County |
Southeastern Connecticut |
New Milford |
1712 |
61.59 |
28,142 |
Mayor-council |
Weantinogue |
Litchfield County |
Housatonic Valley |
Newington |
1871 |
13.18 |
30,562 |
Council-manager |
|
Hartford County |
Capitol |
Newtown |
1711 |
57.76 |
27,560 |
Town meeting |
Quonapague |
Fairfield County |
Housatonic Valley |
Norfolk |
1758 |
45.31 |
1,709 |
Town meeting |
|
Litchfield County |
Litchfield Hills |
North Branford |
1831 |
24.92 |
14,407 |
Council-manager |
|
New Haven County |
South Central |
North Canaan |
1858 |
19.45 |
3,315 |
Town meeting |
|
Litchfield County |
Northwestern Connecticut |
North Haven |
1786 |
20.77 |
24,093 |
Town meeting |
|
New Haven County |
South Central |
North Stonington |
1807 |
54.31 |
5,297 |
Town meeting |
|
New London County |
Southeastern Connecticut |
Norwalk (city) |
1651 |
22.81 |
85,603 |
Mayor-council |
Naramauke |
Fairfield County |
South Western |
Norwich (city) |
1662 |
28.33 |
40,493 |
Council-manager |
Mohegan |
New London County |
Southeastern Connecticut |
Old Lyme |
1855 |
23.10 |
7,603 |
Town meeting |
|
New London County |
Connecticut River Estuary |
Old Saybrook |
1854 |
15.04 |
10,242 |
Town meeting |
|
Middlesex County |
Connecticut River Estuary |
Orange |
1822 |
17.19 |
13,956 |
Town meeting |
|
New Haven County |
South Central |
Oxford |
1798 |
32.89 |
12,683 |
Town meeting |
|
New Haven County |
Central Naugatuck Valley |
Plainfield |
1699 |
42.27 |
15,405 |
Town meeting |
|
Windham County |
Northeastern Connecticut |
Plainville |
1869 |
9.76 |
17,716 |
Council-manager |
|
Hartford County |
Central Connecticut |
Plymouth |
1795 |
21.72 |
12,243 |
Mayor-council |
|
Litchfield County |
Central Connecticut |
Pomfret |
1713 |
40.30 |
4,247 |
Town meeting |
Mashamoquet |
Windham County |
Northeastern Connecticut |
Portland |
1841 |
23.40 |
9,508 |
Town meeting |
|
Middlesex County |
Mid-State |
Preston |
1687 |
30.90 |
4,726 |
Town meeting |
|
New London County |
Southeastern Connecticut |
Prospect |
1827 |
14.32 |
9,405 |
Mayor-council |
|
New Haven County |
Central Naugatuck Valley |
Putnam |
1855 |
20.29 |
9,584 |
Town meeting |
Quinebaug |
Windham County |
Northeastern Connecticut |
Redding |
1767 |
31.50 |
9,158 |
Town meeting |
|
Fairfield County |
Housatonic Valley |
Ridgefield |
1709 |
34.43 |
24,638 |
Town meeting |
Caudatowa |
Fairfield County |
Housatonic Valley |
Rocky Hill |
1843 |
13.45 |
19,709 |
Representative town meeting |
|
Hartford County |
Capitol |
Roxbury |
1796 |
26.23 |
2,262 |
Town meeting |
|
Litchfield County |
Northwestern Connecticut |
Salem |
1819 |
28.95 |
4,151 |
Town meeting |
|
New London County |
Southeastern Connecticut |
Salisbury |
1741 |
57.32 |
3,741 |
Town meeting |
Weatogue |
Litchfield County |
Northwestern Connecticut |
Scotland |
1857 |
18.61 |
1,726 |
Town meeting |
|
Windham County |
Windham |
Seymour |
1850 |
14.57 |
16,540 |
Town meeting |
Naugatuck |
New Haven County |
Valley |
Sharon |
1739 |
58.70 |
2,782 |
Town meeting |
|
Litchfield County |
Northwestern Connecticut |
Shelton (city) |
1789 |
30.57 |
39,559 |
Mayor-council |
Quorum |
Fairfield County |
Valley |
Sherman |
1802 |
21.80 |
3,581 |
Town meeting |
|
Fairfield County |
Housatonic Valley |
Simsbury |
1670 |
33.88 |
23,511 |
Town meeting |
|
Hartford County |
Capitol |
Somers |
1734 |
28.34 |
11,444 |
Town meeting |
|
Tolland County |
Capitol |
South Windsor |
1845 |
27.96 |
25,709 |
Council-manager |
|
Hartford County |
Capitol |
Southbury |
1787 |
39.06 |
19,904 |
Town meeting |
|
New Haven County |
Central Naugatuck Valley |
Southington |
1779 |
35.99 |
43,069 |
Council-manager |
|
Hartford County |
Central Connecticut |
Sprague |
1861 |
13.21 |
2,984 |
Town meeting |
|
New London County |
Southeastern Connecticut |
Stafford |
1719 |
57.96 |
12,087 |
Town meeting |
|
Tolland County |
(None) |
Stamford (city) |
1641 |
37.75 |
122,643 |
Mayor-council |
Rippowam |
Fairfield County |
South Western |
Sterling |
1794 |
27.23 |
3,830 |
Town meeting |
|
Windham County |
Northeastern Connecticut |
Stonington |
1662 |
38.69 |
18,545 |
Town meeting |
Pawcatuck, Mistack |
New London County |
Southeastern Connecticut |
Stratford |
1639 |
17.59 |
51,384 |
Mayor-council |
Cupheag |
Fairfield County |
Greater Bridgeport |
Suffield |
1674 |
42.21 |
15,735 |
Town meeting |
|
Hartford County |
Capitol |
Thomaston |
1875 |
12.01 |
7,887 |
Town meeting |
|
Litchfield County |
Central Naugatuck Valley |
Thompson |
1785 |
46.94 |
9,458 |
Town meeting |
|
Windham County |
Northeastern Connecticut |
Tolland |
1715 |
39.71 |
15,052 |
Council-manager |
|
Tolland County |
Capitol |
Torrington (city) |
1740 |
39.79 |
36,383 |
Mayor-council |
|
Litchfield County |
Litchfield Hills |
Trumbull |
1797 |
23.29 |
36,018 |
Mayor-council |
|
Fairfield County |
Greater Bridgeport |
Union |
1734 |
28.71 |
854 |
Town meeting |
|
Tolland County |
Northeastern Connecticut |
Vernon |
1808 |
17.73 |
29,179 |
Mayor-council |
|
Tolland County |
Capitol |
Voluntown |
1721 |
38.92 |
2,603 |
Town meeting |
|
New London County |
Southeastern Connecticut |
Wallingford |
1670 |
39.02 |
45,135 |
Mayor-council |
Quinnipiac |
New Haven County |
South Central |
Warren |
1786 |
26.31 |
1,461 |
Town meeting |
|
Litchfield County |
Northwestern Connecticut |
Washington |
1779 |
38.19 |
3,578 |
Town meeting |
|
Litchfield County |
Northwestern Connecticut |
Waterbury (city) |
1686 |
28.57 |
110,366 |
Mayor-council |
Mattatuck |
New Haven County |
Central Naugatuck Valley |
Waterford |
1801 |
32.75 |
19,517 |
Representative town meeting |
|
New London County |
Southeastern Connecticut |
Watertown |
1780 |
29.15 |
22,514 |
Council-manager |
|
Litchfield County |
Central Naugatuck Valley |
West Hartford |
1854 |
21.98 |
63,268 |
Council-manager |
|
Hartford County |
Capitol |
West Haven (city) |
1921 |
10.84 |
55,564 |
Mayor-council |
|
New Haven County |
South Central |
Westbrook |
1840 |
15.72 |
6,938 |
Town meeting |
Pochaug |
Middlesex County |
Connecticut River Estuary |
Weston |
1787 |
19.80 |
10,179 |
Town meeting |
Aspetuck |
Fairfield County |
South Western |
Westport |
1835 |
20.01 |
26,391 |
Representative town meeting |
Saugatuck |
Fairfield County |
South Western |
Wethersfield |
1634 |
12.39 |
26,668 |
Council-manager |
Pyquag |
Hartford County |
Capitol |
Willington |
1727 |
33.27 |
6,041 |
Town meeting |
|
Tolland County |
(None) |
Wilton |
1802 |
26.95 |
18,062 |
Town meeting |
|
Fairfield County |
South Western |
Winchester |
1771 |
32.28 |
11,242 |
Council-manager |
|
Litchfield County |
Litchfield Hills |
Windham |
1692 |
27.07 |
25,268 |
Town meeting |
|
Windham County |
Windham |
Windsor |
1633 |
29.63 |
29,044 |
Council-manager |
|
Hartford County |
Capitol |
Windsor Locks |
1854 |
9.03 |
12,498 |
Town meeting |
|
Hartford County |
Capitol |
Wolcott |
1796 |
20.43 |
16,680 |
Mayor-council |
|
New Haven County |
Central Naugatuck Valley |
Woodbridge |
1784 |
18.83 |
8,990 |
Town meeting |
|
New Haven County |
South Central |
Woodbury |
1673 |
36.47 |
9,975 |
Town meeting |
Pomperaug |
Litchfield County |
Central Naugatuck Valley |
Woodstock |
1686 |
60.54 |
7,964 |
Town meeting |
|
Windham County |
Northeastern Connecticut |
See also
References
- ↑ Nick Bacon. "Podunk After Pratt: Place and Placelessness in East Hartford, CT.” In Confronting Urban Legacy: Rediscovering Hartford and New England’s Forgotten Cities. Xiangming Chen and Nick Bacon (eds). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2013.
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