Greater New Haven | |
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| New Haven, CT MSA | |
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| Coordinates:41°22′30″N72°48′47″W / 41.37500°N 72.81306°W /41.37500; -72.81306 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Connecticut |
| Largest city | New Haven |
| Other cities | -Meriden -West Haven -North Haven |
| Area | |
• Total | 605.6 sq mi (1,568 km2) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2024) | 576,718 |
| • Rank | 100th in the U.S. |
| GDP | |
| • Total | $61.456 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Greater New Haven is themetropolitan area whose extent includes those towns in the U.S. state ofConnecticut that share an economic, social, political, and historical focus on the city ofNew Haven. It occupies the south-central portion of the state, in a radius around New Haven.
The region is known for its educational and economic connections toYale University, oceanside recreation and the beach-community feel of the shoreline towns east of New Haven, and thetrap rock landscapes stretching north from New Haven.
The New Havenmetropolitan statistical area (MSA) is the set of municipalities containing the contiguous urbanized area centered on the city of New Haven. The MSA is coterminous with theSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region, which is entirely withinNew Haven County. According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the New Haven MSA had an estimated population of 576,718 as of 2024.[2] The New Haven MSA is also included in the wider region known as theNew York Tri-State Area.[3]
There are several official definitions of Greater New Haven. There are 13 municipalities that are included in all definitions. These are:
A service delivery area is a geographical area within which employment and training services are provided under the Job Training Partnership Act.[4] This definition contains 14 towns and cities, with the town ofClinton added to the thirteen listed above.[5]
TheSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region is an officially designated region of Connecticut administered by a regional council of governments.[6] The regional council carries out land use, infrastructure, and long-term economic planning for the member towns. This definition contains 15 towns and includes the towns/cities ofMeriden andMilford, in addition to those listed above.
A labor market area, as defined by the U.S.Bureau of Labor Statistics, is an economically integrated area within which individuals can reside and find employment within a reasonable distance or can readily change employment without changing their place of residence.[7] This definition contains 17 towns including the towns ofCheshire, Clinton,Killingworth, and Meriden.
The New HavenNECTA is the set of towns containing the contiguousurbanized area centered on the city of New Haven, plus additional outlying towns that have a sufficient number of people commuting into the central towns. This definition includes 23 towns, adding the following ten towns:[8]Chester, Cheshire, Clinton,Deep River,Durham,Essex, Killingworth, Meriden,Middlefield,Old Saybrook, andWestbrook. As of the 2000 Census, the NECTA had a population of 571,310.[9] NECTAs were discontinued in 2021.[10]
The New Haven, CTMSA is the contiguous urbanized area centered on the city of New Haven. The MSA is coterminous with theSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region.[11] According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the New Haven, CT MSA had an estimated population of 576,718 as of 2024.[2] The New Haven, CT MSA was included in theNew York–Newark–Bridgeport Combined Statistical Area until 2023 when it was added to and became a major part of the New Haven–Hartford–Waterbury, CT CSA instead.[11]
New Haven Union Station serves as the central point of rail service in Greater New Haven.
Metro North'sNew Haven Line servesNew Haven State St and New Haven Union Station in downtown New Haven,West Haven as well asMilford.
Shore Line East serves both New Haven stations plusBranford,Guilford,Madison,Clinton andWestbrook in the region, with service toOld Saybrook andNew London as well as limited service to west of New Haven.
Both of Amtrak'sNortheast Corridor services go through New Haven Union Station; mostAcela Express and allNortheast Regional trains stop. Additionally, theAmtrakHartford Line offers local service to Springfield, which is supplemented by theHartford Line commuter service.
CTTransit serves the Greater New Haven area.
