South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG) | |
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.jpg)  .jpg)   From top left:New Haven Green, Main Street inMeriden,Downtown New Haven,Milford Harbor,Yale University campus | |
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 Location within the U.S. state ofConnecticut | |
 Connecticut's location within theU.S. | |
| Coordinates:41°22′N72°49′W / 41.36°N 72.82°W /41.36; -72.82 | |
| 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 |
TheSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region is a planning region in theCouncils of governments in Connecticut and acounty-equivalent in theU.S. state ofConnecticut. It is served by the coterminousSouth Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG). In 2022, planning regions were approved to replace Connecticut'scounties 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]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 570,487 | — | |
| 2024 (est.) | 576,718 | [4] | 1.1% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[2] | |||
As of the2020 United States census, there were 570,487 people living in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region.[2]
The following municipalities are members of the South Central Connecticut Region:[5]
Municipalities and communities ofSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut,United States | ||
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