Greater New Haven
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The Greater New Haven area is the metropolitan area whose extent includes those towns in Connecticut that share an economic, social, political, and historical focus on New Haven, Connecticut. It can be roughly considered coterminous with the New Haven Metropolitan NECTA (New England City and Town Area), which has been defined by the U.S. Census as:
- New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA - 571,310
- *Middlesex County (part) - 57,256
- **Chester - 3,743
- **Clinton - 13,094
- **Deep River - 4,610
- **Durham - 6,627
- **Essex - 6,505
- **Killingworth - 6,018
- **Old Saybrook - 10,367
- **Westbrook - 6,292
- *New Haven County (part) - 514,054
- **Bethany - 5,040
- **Branford - 28,683
- **Cheshire - 28,543
- **East Haven - 28,189
- **Guilford - 21,398
- **Hamden - 56,913
- **Madison - 17,858
- **Meriden (city) - 58,244
- **New Haven (city) - 123,626
- **North Branford - 13,906
- **North Haven - 23,035
- **Orange - 13,233
- **Wallingford - 43,026
- **West Haven (city) - 52,360
Although not listed as part of the New Haven NECTA, the city of Milford (in New Haven County) is sometimes considered to be part of Greater New Haven.
Role as a Region of Connecticut
Greater New Haven is also a general region of the state of Connecticut, occupying the south-central portion of the state in a radius around the city of New Haven that is semi-contiguous with the boundaries of New Haven County. The region is known for several distinct qualities within the state, most notably its educational and economic connections to the academic landmark of Yale University, its vibrant Italian-American culture and cuisine, the oceanside recreation and beach-community feel of the shoreline towns east of New Haven, and the Trap Rock landscapes stretching north from New Haven.
| The State of Connecticut | ||||
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| Capital | Hartford | ||||
| Regions | Coastal Connecticut · Greater New Haven · Greater Hartford · Inland Connecticut · Litchfield Hills · Lower Connecticut River Valley · Naugatuck River Valley · New York metropolitan area/Gold Coast · Quiet Corner · Southeastern Connecticut · Southwestern Connecticut | ||||
| Counties | Fairfield · Hartford · Litchfield · Middlesex · New Haven · New London · Tolland · Windham | ||||
| Cities | Ansonia · Bridgeport · Bristol · Danbury · Derby · Groton · Hartford · Manchester · Meriden · Middletown · Milford · New Britain · New Haven · New London · Norwalk · Norwich · Shelton · Stamford · Torrington · Waterbury · West Haven | ||||
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