List of cities in Connecticut
Connecticut is a state located in the Northeastern United States. City incorporation requires a Special Act by the Connecticut General Assembly. All cities in Connecticut are dependent municipalities, meaning they are located within and subordinate to a town. However, except for one, all currently existing cities in Connecticut are consolidated with their parent town. Former cities are listed in a separate table below.
Towns in Connecticut are allowed to adopt a city form of government without the need to re-incorporate as a city. Connecticut state law also makes no distinction between a consolidated town/city and a regular town. Bolded city names indicate the state's largest cities, with the most populated being Bridgeport. Population is from the 2010 United States Census where available. Currently, Tolland County and Windham County are the only counties in Connecticut without a single city in them.
List of cities in Connecticut
City | County | Population | Date chartered as city | Date consolidated with town |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ansonia | New Haven | 18,531 | 1893 | 1893 |
Bridgeport | Fairfield | 144,229 | 1836 | 1889 |
Bristol | Hartford | 61,353 | 1911 | 1911 |
Danbury | Fairfield | 80,893 | 1889 | 1965 |
Derby | New Haven | 12,903 | 1893 | 1893 |
Groton | New London | 10,010 | 1964 | Not consolidated |
Hartford | Hartford | 124,775 | 1784 | 1896 |
Meriden | New Haven | 59,653 | 1867 | 1922 |
Middletown | Middlesex | 47,481 | 1784 | 1924 |
Milford | New Haven | 52,759 | 1959 | 1959 |
New Britain | Hartford | 71,254 | 1870 | 1906 |
New Haven | New Haven | 129,779 | 1784 | 1897 |
New London | New London | 27,620 | 1784 | 1874 |
Norwalk | Fairfield | 85,603 | 1893 | 1913 |
Norwich | New London | 40,493 | 1784 | 1952 |
Shelton | Fairfield | 39,559 | 1915 | 1915 |
Stamford | Fairfield | 122,643 | 1893 | 1949 |
Torrington | Litchfield | 36,383 | 1923 | 1923 |
Waterbury | New Haven | 110,366 | 1853 | 1902 |
West Haven | New Haven | 52,721 | 1961 | 1961 |
Winsted Administered by the town of Winchester |
Litchfield | 7,321 | 1917 | 1915 |
Former cities
Former city | County | Date chartered as city | Date of disestablishment | Disposition |
---|---|---|---|---|
South Norwalk | Fairfield | 1871 | 1913 | Consolidated with Town and City of Norwalk in 1913.
Now a neighborhood and a taxing district |
Rockville | Tolland | 1889 | 1965 | Consolidated with the Town of Vernon. Now a CDP. |
Willimantic | Windham | 1893 | 1983 | Now a CDP in the town of Windham |
Putnam | Windham | 1895 | 1984 | Now a CDP in the town of Putnam |
Gallery
- New Haven
- Groton
See also
- Administrative divisions of Connecticut
- List of municipalities of Connecticut by population
- List of towns in Connecticut