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Western Connecticut Planning Region
Planning region
Western Connecticut Council of Governments (WestCOG)
From top left: South Norwalk, Saugatuck River in Westport, Greenwich Avenue Historic District, Candlewood Lake in Brookfield, Downtown Stamford
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Location within the U.S. state of 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
Founded	2013
Largest city	Stamford
Other cities	Norwalk, Danbury
Government
• Executive Director	Francis Pickering
Area
• Total	532.1 sq mi (1,378 km)
Population
• Total	620,549
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts	4th, 5th
Website	westcog.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.

Demographics

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

The following municipalities are members of the Western Connecticut Region:

Cities

• Danbury
• Norwalk
• Stamford

Towns

• Bethel
• Bridgewater
• Brookfield
• Darien
• Greenwich
• New Canaan
• New Fairfield
• New Milford
• Newtown
• Redding
• Ridgefield
• Sherman
• Weston
• Westport
• Wilton

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. ^ "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 May 13, 2023.
4. "About". Western Connecticut Council of Governments. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

External links

• Western Connecticut Council of Governments

v t e Municipalities and communities of Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, United States
Cities	Danbury Norwalk Stamford
Towns	Bethel Bridgewater Brookfield Darien Greenwich New Canaan New Fairfield New Milford Newtown Redding Ridgefield Sherman Weston Westport Wilton
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