{"id":22676,"date":"2020-01-07T19:56:42","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T00:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=22676"},"modified":"2023-03-07T19:12:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T00:12:23","slug":"connecticut-counties-visited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/connecticut-counties-visited\/","title":{"rendered":"Councils of Government in Connecticut that I have Visited"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">There are 9 Councils of Government in Connecticut &#8211; &#8220;<em>The Constitution State<\/em>&#8220;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Also be sure to see my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/travel\/counties\/united-states-county-map.html\">United States County Counting Page<\/a> for the rest of the states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/graphics\/counties\/connecticut.png\" alt=\"Connecticut Counties Visited\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I have visited <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9 Councils<\/span> = 100% of Councils of Government in Connecticut<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Councils of Government visited are colored-in; Councils still needing to be visited are blank.&nbsp; Map created using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mob-rule.com\/home\">Mob Rule<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"articles\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Twelve Mile Circle Articles Featuring Places in Connecticut<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1aXzIwsg5K5OEMPUWfb8LuwtUsLOKA1Do\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Markers designate the Connecticut locations featured in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twelvemilecircle.com\">Twelve Mile Circle<\/a> articles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interesting Connecticut County Trivia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Connecticut dismantled government at the county level in 1960. Instead, local government is handled directly by cities and towns. Counties continue to have meaning only for specialized purposes such as for judicial districts. However, beginning 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau recognized nine Councils of Government as county-equivalents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Councils of Government in Connecticut<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/27085209676\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7084\/27085209676_a552e86e40_o.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Twain House\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mark Twain House, in Hartford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are the 9 Councils of Government in Connecticut. Although infrequent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/travel\/counties\/united-states-county-map.html\">counties sometimes do change<\/a> so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those councils that I have visited are highlighted in <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Red<\/b><\/span>. Readers can also link to any articles manually in this section if the map isn&#8217;t working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Capitol<\/b><\/span>: Largest council population in Connecticut (973,959 people in 2010 Census); <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=645\">Five Points<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16863\">Mark Twain House<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16865\">Millwright&#8217;s<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17389\">State Line Pond<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Lower Connecticut River Valley<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12214\">First Baptist Church<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=13886\">Menunketesuck Island<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>MetroCOG<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=8663\">Golden Hill Paugussetts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Naugatuck Valley<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16097\">Stewart Ave. &amp; Granger St.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Northeastern<\/b><\/span>: Smallest council population in Connecticut (96,617 people in 2010 Census); <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16863\">Air Line Trail<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16861\">CTMARI Tripoint<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11332\">Easternmost Connecticut<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=13886\">Governors Island<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Northwest Hills<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11326\">Angle Bound 196<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11328\">Bulls Bridge<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11326\">Connecticut Highpoint<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11326\">CTMANY Tripoint<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11328\">Kent Falls<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11328\">Lake Wononscopomuc<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>South Central<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=13886\">Charles Island<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=10113\">New Haven<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15319\">Podunk<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Southeastern<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=13886\">Bushy Point<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=3056\">Fort Trumbull<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16864\">Willimantic Footbridge<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Western<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11328\">Candlewood Lake<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=3925\">Connecticut Interstate 684<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11328\">Gaylordsville Spite House<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11332\">Great Captain Island<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=13171\">Mianus View<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=3946\">New York Rt. 120A<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=13886\">Tombolo<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11332\">Westernmost Connecticut<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Facts About Connecticut<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Location:<\/b> New England, United States. See map above.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Size<sup>(<a href=\"#Footnote-1\">1<\/a>)<\/sup>:<\/b> 4,842 square miles. Connecticut is the 48th largest state. The next larger state is Hawaii and the next smaller state is Delaware.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Population<sup>(<a href=\"#Footnote-2\">2<\/a>)<\/sup>:<\/b> 3,572,665 people. Connecticut is the 29th most populous state. The next more populous state is Oklahoma and the next less populous state is Utah.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Population Density:<\/b> 737.8 people per square mile. Connecticut is the 4th most densely populated state. The next more densely populated state is Massachusetts and the next less densely populated state is Maryland.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Bordering States:<\/b> Connecticut shares a border with 3 states: Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Admission to the Union:<\/b> January 9, 1788. Connecticut was the 5th state admitted to the Union, after Georgia and before Massachusetts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Capital:<\/b> Hartford.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Highest Point:<\/b> 2,380 feet at Mount Frissell. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitpost.org\/mount-frissell-southwest-shoulder\/152455\">SummitPost&#8217;s Mount Frissell (Southwest Shoulder) page<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Lowest Point:<\/b> Sea Level at Long Island Sound.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Government website:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/\">CT.gov Portal<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Official Tourism website:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvisit.com\/\">Connecticut Travel<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Still not enough?<\/b> See <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Connecticut\">Wikipedia&#8217;s Connecticut page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"Footnote-1\"><\/a>(1) Wikipedia: <span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;List of U.S. states and territories by area&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1055233,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;\\&quot;Linux Libertine\\&quot;, Georgia, Times, serif&quot;,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-formula=\"=HYPERLINK(&quot;https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_area&quot;,&quot;List of U.S. states and territories by area&quot;)\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_area\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_area\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">List of U.S. states and territories by area<\/a><\/span>. Land area only.<br><a name=\"Footnote-2\"><\/a>(2) Wikipedia: <span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;List of states and territories of the United States by population&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1055233,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;\\&quot;Linux Libertine\\&quot;, Georgia, Times, serif&quot;,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-formula=\"=HYPERLINK(&quot;https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States_by_population&quot;,&quot;List of states and territories of the United States by population&quot;)\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States_by_population\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States_by_population\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">List of states and territories of the United States by population<\/a><\/span>. Estimated population on July 1, 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are 9 Councils of Government in Connecticut &#8211; &#8220;The Constitution State&#8220; Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. 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