List of towns in Connecticut - wikipedia List of towns in Connecticut This is a list of towns in Connecticut. The U.S. state of Connecticut is divided into 169 towns, which are grouped into eight counties. Towns traditionally have a town meeting form of government ; under the Home Rule Act ; however, towns are free to choose their own government structure. Nineteen of the towns in Connecticut are consolidated city - towns, and one ( Naugatuck ) is a consolidated borough - town. Contents 1 List of towns in Connecticut 2 See also 3 References 4 External links List of towns in Connecticut Number Town Designation Date established Land area ( square miles ) Population ( in 2010 ) Form of government Native American name County Region Andover Town 1848 15.46 3,303 Town meeting Tolland County Capitol Ansonia City 1889 6.03 19,249 Mayor - council New Haven County Valley Ashford Town 1714 38.79 4,100 Town meeting Windham County ( None ) Avon Town 1830 23.12 18,098 Council - manager Hartford County Capitol Barkhamsted Town 1779 36.22 3,620 Town meeting Litchfield County Litchfield Hills 6 Beacon Falls Town 1871 9.78 6,049 Town meeting New Haven County Central Naugatuck Valley 7 Berlin Town 1785 26.45 19,866 Council - manager Hartford County Central Connecticut 8 Bethany Town 1832 20.97 5,563 Town meeting New Haven County South Central 9 Bethel Town 1855 16.79 18,584 Town meeting Fairfield County Housatonic Valley 10 Bethlehem Town 1787 19.36 3,607 Town meeting Litchfield County Central Naugatuck Valley 11 Bloomfield Town 1835 26.01 20,486 Council - manager Hartford County Capitol 12 Bolton Town 1720 14.41 4,980 Town meeting Tolland County Capitol 13 Bozrah Town 1786 19.97 2,627 Town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut 14 Branford Town 1685 21.98 28,026 Representative town meeting Totoket New Haven County South Central 15 Bridgeport City 1821 16.00 144,229 Mayor - council Pequonock Fairfield County Greater Bridgeport 16 Bridgewater Town 1856 16.23 1,727 Town meeting Litchfield County Housatonic Valley 17 Bristol City 1785 26.51 60,477 Mayor - council Hartford County Central Connecticut 18 Brookfield Town 1788 19.80 16,452 Town meeting Fairfield County Housatonic Valley 19 Brooklyn Town 1786 28.97 8,210 Town meeting Windham County Northeastern Connecticut 20 Burlington Town 1806 29.80 9,301 Town meeting Hartford County Central Connecticut 21 Canaan Town 1739 32.95 1,234 Town meeting Litchfield County Northwestern Connecticut 22 Canterbury Town 1703 39.90 5,132 Town meeting Peagscomsueck Windham County Northeastern Connecticut 23 Canton Town 1806 24.57 10,292 Town meeting Hartford County Capitol 24 Chaplin Town 1822 19.43 2,305 Town meeting Windham County Windham 25 Cheshire Town 1780 32.91 29,261 Council - manager New Haven County Central Naugatuck Valley 26 Chester Town 1836 16.03 3,994 Town meeting Middlesex County Connecticut River Estuary 27 Clinton Town 1838 16.28 13,260 Town meeting Middlesex County Connecticut River Estuary 28 Colchester Town 1698 49.06 16,068 Town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut 29 Colebrook Town 1779 31.47 1,485 Town meeting Litchfield County Litchfield Hills 30 Columbia Town 1804 21.36 5,485 Town meeting Tolland County Windham 31 Cornwall Town 1740 46.01 1,420 Town meeting Litchfield County Northwestern Connecticut 32 Coventry Town 1712 37.72 12,435 Council - manager Tolland County Windham 33 Cromwell Town 1851 12.39 14,005 Town meeting Middlesex County Mid-State 34 Danbury City 1687 42.11 80,893 Mayor - council Pahquioque Fairfield County Housatonic Valley 35 Darien Town 1820 12.86 20,732 Representative town meeting Fairfield County South Western 36 Deep River Town 1635 13.55 4,629 Town meeting Pattaquasset Middlesex County Connecticut River Estuary 37 Derby City 1675 4.98 12,902 Mayor - council Paugasset New Haven County Valley 38 Durham Town 1708 23.60 7,388 Town meeting Coginchaug Middlesex County Mid-State 39 East Granby Town 1858 17.48 5,148 Town meeting Hartford County Capitol 40 East Haddam Town 1734 54.33 9,126 Town meeting Macki - moodus Middlesex County Mid-State 41 East Hampton Town 1767 35.59 12,959 Council - manager Middlesex County Mid-State 42 East Hartford Town 1783 18.02 51,252 Mayor - council Podunk Hartford County Capitol 43 East Haven Town 1785 12.26 29,257 Mayor - council New Haven County South Central 44 East Lyme Town 1839 34.03 19,159 Town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut 45 East Windsor Town 1768 26.29 11,162 Town meeting Hartford County Capitol 46 Eastford Town 1847 28.89 1,749 Town meeting Windham County ( None ) 47 Easton Town 1845 27.42 7,490 Town meeting Fairfield County Greater Bridgeport 48 Ellington Town 1786 34.05 15,602 Town meeting Tolland County Capitol 49 Enfield Town 1683 33.38 44,654 Council - manager Hartford County Capitol 50 Essex Town 1852 10.36 6,683 Town meeting Patapoug Middlesex County Connecticut River Estuary 51 Fairfield Town 1666 30.03 59,404 Representative town meeting Uncoway Fairfield County Greater Bridgeport 52 Farmington Town 1645 28.06 25,340 Council - manager Hartford County Capitol 53 Franklin Town 1786 19.51 1,922 Town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut 54 Glastonbury Town 1690 51.37 34,427 Council - manager Hartford County Capitol 55 Goshen Town 1739 43.66 2,976 Town meeting Litchfield County Litchfield Hills 56 Granby Town 1786 40.69 11,282 Council - manager Hartford County Capitol 57 Greenwich Town 1665 47.83 61,171 Representative town meeting Patuquapaen Fairfield County South Western 58 Griswold Town 1815 34.95 11,951 Town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut 59 Groton Town 1705 31.30 40,115 Representative town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut 60 Guilford Town 1639 47.05 22,375 Town meeting Menunkatuck New Haven County South Central 61 Haddam Town 1662 44.03 8,346 Town meeting Middlesex County Mid-State 62 Hamden Town 1786 32.78 60,960 Mayor - council New Haven County South Central 63 Hampton Town 1786 25.00 1,863 Town meeting Windham County Windham 64 Hartford City 1635 17.31 124,775 Mayor - council Suckiag Hartford County Capitol 65 Hartland Town 1761 33.03 2,114 Town meeting Hartford County Litchfield Hills 66 Harwinton Town 1737 30.75 5,642 Town meeting Litchfield County Litchfield Hills 67 Hebron Town 1708 36.90 9,686 Town meeting Tolland County Capitol 68 Kent Town 1739 48.47 2,979 Town meeting Scatacook Litchfield County Northwestern Connecticut 69 Killingly Town 1708 48.52 17,370 Council - manager Aspinock Windham County Northeastern Connecticut 70 Killingworth Town 1667 35.33 6,525 Town meeting Hammonasset Middlesex County Connecticut River Estuary 71 Lebanon Town 1700 54.11 7,308 Town meeting New London County Windham 72 Ledyard Town 1836 38.14 15,051 Mayor - council New London County Southeastern Connecticut 73 Lisbon Town 1786 16.26 4,338 Town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut 74 Litchfield Town 1719 56.06 8,466 Town meeting Bantam Litchfield County Litchfield Hills 75 Lyme Town 1667 31.85 2,406 Town meeting New London County Connecticut River Estuary 76 Madison Town 1826 36.20 18,269 Town meeting New Haven County South Central 77 Manchester Town 1823 27.26 58,241 Council - manager Hartford County Capitol 78 Mansfield Town 1702 44.46 26,543 Council - manager Noubesetuck Tolland County Windham 79 Marlborough Town 1803 23.28 6,404 Town meeting Hartford County Capitol 80 Meriden City 1806 23.75 60,868 Council - manager New Haven County South Central 81 Middlebury Town 1807 17.75 7,575 Town meeting New Haven County Central Naugatuck Valley 82 Middlefield Town 1866 12.70 4,425 Town meeting Middlesex County Mid-State 83 Middletown City 1651 40.90 47,648 Mayor - council Mattabeset Middlesex County Mid-State 84 Milford City 1639 22.56 52,759 Mayor - council Wepawaug New Haven County South Central 85 Monroe Town 1823 26.13 19,479 Town meeting Fairfield County Greater Bridgeport 86 Montville Town 1786 42.02 19,571 Mayor - council New London County Southeastern Connecticut 87 Morris Town 1859 17.19 2,388 Town meeting Litchfield County Litchfield Hills 88 Naugatuck Borough 1844 16.39 31,862 Mayor - council New Haven County Central Naugatuck Valley 89 New Britain City 1850 13.34 73,206 Mayor - council Hartford County Central Connecticut 90 New Canaan Town 1801 22.13 19,738 Mayor - council Fairfield County South Western 91 New Fairfield Town 1740 20.46 13,881 Town meeting Fairfield County Housatonic Valley 92 New Hartford Town 1738 37.03 6,970 Town meeting Litchfield County Litchfield Hills 93 New Haven City 1638 18.85 129,779 Mayor - council Quinnipiac New Haven County South Central 94 New London City 1646 5.54 27,620 Mayor - council Nameaug New London County Southeastern Connecticut 95 New Milford Town 1712 61.59 28,142 Mayor - council Weantinogue Litchfield County Housatonic Valley 96 Newington Town 1871 13.18 30,562 Council - manager Hartford County Capitol 97 Newtown Town 1711 57.76 27,560 Town meeting Quonapague Fairfield County Housatonic Valley 98 Norfolk Town 1758 45.31 1,709 Town meeting Litchfield County Litchfield Hills 99 North Branford Town 1831 24.92 14,407 Council - manager New Haven County South Central 100 North Canaan Town 1858 19.45 3,315 Town meeting Litchfield County Northwestern Connecticut 101 North Haven Town 1786 20.77 24,093 Town meeting New Haven County South Central 102 North Stonington Town 1807 54.31 5,297 Town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut 103 Norwalk City 1651 22.81 85,603 Mayor - council Naramauke Fairfield County South Western 104 Norwich City 1662 28.33 40,493 Council - manager Mohegan New London County Southeastern Connecticut 105 Old Lyme Town 1855 23.10 7,603 Town meeting New London County Connecticut River Estuary 106 Old Saybrook Town 1854 15.04 10,242 Town meeting Middlesex County Connecticut River Estuary 107 Orange Town 1822 17.19 13,956 Town meeting New Haven County South Central 108 Oxford Town 1798 32.89 12,683 Town meeting New Haven County Central Naugatuck Valley 109 Plainfield Town 1699 42.27 15,405 Town meeting Windham County Northeastern Connecticut 110 Plainville Town 1869 9.76 17,716 Council - manager Hartford County Central Connecticut 111 Plymouth Town 1795 21.72 12,243 Mayor - council Litchfield County Central Connecticut 112 Pomfret Town 1713 40.30 4,247 Town meeting Mashamoquet Windham County Northeastern Connecticut 113 Portland Town 1841 23.40 9,508 Town meeting Middlesex County Mid-State 114 Preston Town 1687 30.90 4,726 Town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut 115 Prospect Town 1827 14.32 9,405 Mayor - council New Haven County Central Naugatuck Valley 116 Putnam Town 1855 20.29 9,584 Town meeting Quinebaug Windham County Northeastern Connecticut 117 Redding Town 1767 31.50 9,158 Town meeting Fairfield County Housatonic Valley 118 Ridgefield Town 1709 34.43 24,638 Town meeting Caudatowa Fairfield County Housatonic Valley 119 Rocky Hill Town 1843 13.45 19,709 Representative town meeting Hartford County Capitol 120 Roxbury Town 1796 26.23 2,262 Town meeting Shepaug Litchfield County Northwestern Connecticut 121 Salem Town 1819 28.95 4,151 Town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut 122 Salisbury Town 1741 57.32 3,741 Town meeting Weatogue Litchfield County Northwestern Connecticut 123 Scotland Town 1857 18.61 1,726 Town meeting Windham County Windham 124 Seymour Town 1850 14.57 16,540 Town meeting Naugatuck New Haven County Valley 125 Sharon Town 1739 58.70 2,782 Town meeting Litchfield County Northwestern Connecticut 126 Shelton City 1789 30.57 39,559 Mayor - council Quorum Fairfield County Valley 127 Sherman Town 1802 21.80 3,581 Town meeting Fairfield County Housatonic Valley 128 Simsbury Town 1670 33.88 23,511 Town meeting Hartford County Capitol 129 Somers Town 1734 28.34 11,444 Town meeting Tolland County Capitol 130 South Windsor Town 1845 27.96 25,709 Council - manager Hartford County Capitol 131 Southbury Town 1787 39.06 19,904 Town meeting New Haven County Central Naugatuck Valley 132 Southington Town 1779 35.99 43,069 Council - manager Hartford County Central Connecticut 133 Sprague Town 1861 13.21 2,984 Town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut 134 Stafford Town 1719 57.96 12,087 Town meeting Tolland County ( None ) 135 Stamford City 1641 37.75 122,643 Mayor - council Rippowam Fairfield County South Western 136 Sterling Town 1794 27.23 3,830 Town meeting Windham County Northeastern Connecticut 137 Stonington Town 1662 38.69 18,545 Town meeting Pawcatuck, Mistack New London County Southeastern Connecticut 138 Stratford Town 1639 17.59 51,384 Mayor - council Cupheag Fairfield County Greater Bridgeport 139 Suffield Town 1674 42.21 15,735 Town meeting Hartford County Capitol 140 Thomaston Town 1875 12.01 7,887 Town meeting Litchfield County Central Naugatuck Valley 141 Thompson Town 1785 46.94 9,458 Town meeting Windham County Northeastern Connecticut 142 Tolland Town 1715 39.71 15,052 Council - manager Tolland County Capitol 143 Torrington City 1740 39.79 36,383 Mayor - council Litchfield County Litchfield Hills 144 Trumbull Town 1797 23.29 36,018 Mayor - council Fairfield County Greater Bridgeport 145 Union Town 1734 28.71 854 Town meeting Tolland County Northeastern Connecticut 146 Vernon Town 1808 17.73 29,179 Mayor - council Tolland County Capitol 147 Voluntown Town 1721 38.92 2,603 Town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut 148 Wallingford Town 1670 39.02 45,135 Mayor - council Quinnipiac New Haven County South Central 149 Warren Town 1786 26.31 1,461 Town meeting Litchfield County Northwestern Connecticut 150 Washington Town 1779 38.19 3,578 Town meeting Litchfield County Northwestern Connecticut 151 Waterbury City 1686 28.57 110,366 Mayor - council Mattatuck New Haven County Central Naugatuck Valley 152 Waterford Town 1801 32.75 19,517 Representative town meeting New London County Southeastern Connecticut 153 Watertown Town 1780 29.15 22,514 Council - manager Litchfield County Central Naugatuck Valley 154 West Hartford Town 1854 21.98 63,268 Council - manager Hartford County Capitol 155 West Haven City 1921 10.84 55,564 Mayor - council New Haven County South Central 156 Westbrook Town 1840 15.72 6,938 Town meeting Pochaug Middlesex County Connecticut River Estuary 157 Weston Town 1787 19.80 10,179 Town meeting Aspetuck Fairfield County South Western 158 Westport Town 1835 20.01 26,391 Representative town meeting Saugatuck Fairfield County South Western 159 Wethersfield Town 1634 12.39 26,668 Council - manager Pyquag Hartford County Capitol 160 Willington Town 1727 33.27 6,041 Town meeting Tolland County ( None ) 161 Wilton Town 1802 26.95 18,062 Town meeting Fairfield County South Western 162 Winchester Town 1771 32.28 11,242 Council - manager Litchfield County Litchfield Hills 163 Windham Town 1692 27.07 25,268 Town meeting Windham County Windham 164 Windsor Town 1633 29.63 29,044 Council - manager Hartford County Capitol 165 Windsor Locks Town 1854 9.03 12,498 Town meeting Hartford County Capitol 166 Wolcott Town 1796 20.43 16,680 Mayor - council New Haven County Central Naugatuck Valley 167 Woodbridge Town 1784 18.83 8,990 Town meeting New Haven County South Central 168 Woodbury Town 1673 36.47 9,975 Town meeting Pomperaug Litchfield County Central Naugatuck Valley 169 Woodstock Town 1686 60.54 7,964 Town meeting Windham County Northeastern Connecticut Total : 4,844.80 3,573,701 See also Administrative divisions of Connecticut Connecticut List of cities in Connecticut List of counties in Connecticut List of municipalities of Connecticut by population References Jump up ^ Nick Bacon. `` Podunk After Pratt : Place and Placelessness in East Hartford, CT. '' In Confronting Urban Legacy : Rediscovering Hartford and New England 's Forgotten Cities. Xiangming Chen and Nick Bacon ( eds ). Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, 2013. Connecticut State Register and Manual, Sec. 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