Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

The Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is a planning region and county-equivalent in Connecticut. It is served by the coterminous Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (SCCOG). In 2022, planning regions were approved to replace Connecticut's counties as county-equivalents for statistical purposes, with full implementation occurring by 2024.^[2][3]

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Planning region
Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (SCCOG)
From top left: Mohegan Sun, Gold Star Memorial Bridge, Submarine Force Library and Museum, Mystic Village, Downtown Historic District in New London
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Location within the U.S. state of Connecticut
Connecticut's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°29′N 72°05′W
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
Founded	1992[1]
Largest city	Norwich
Other cities	New London, Willimantic, Groton
Government
• Executive Director	Amanda E. Kennedy
Area
• Total	598.1 sq mi (1,549 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	280,430
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	seccog.org

Interactive map of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	290,198		—
2020	280,430		−3.4%
2022 (est.)	280,403	[4]	0.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 280,430 people living in the Southeastern Planning Region.^[3]

Municipalities

The following municipalities are members of the Southeastern Connecticut Region:^[5]

Cities

• New London
• Norwich

Towns

• Bozrah
• Colchester
• East Lyme
• Franklin
• Griswold
• Groton
• Jewett City
• Lebanon
• Ledyard
• Lisbon
• Montville
• North Stonington
• Preston
• Salem
• Sprague
• Stonington
• Waterford
• Windham