CT Planning Regions

<p>This CT Planning Regions layer consists of individual
polygons representing each of the 9 planning regions that make up the state of
Connecticut.</p>

<p><b>This feature layer is directly derived from the <a href='https://geodata.ct.gov/datasets/CTDOT::ct-municipalities/about' rel='nofollow ugc'>CTDOT
Municipalities</a> feature layer geometry, created by CT Department of
Transportation. The municipalities are dissolved into their associated regional
Councils of Governments.</b></p>

<p>This feature layer includes US Census Federal Information
Processing Standards (FIPS) codes that are associated with each municipality.
This was included based on information from <a href='https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/technical-documentation/county-changes/2020.html' rel='nofollow ugc'>Connecticut
County to County Subdivision Crosswalk</a> from the US Census.</p>

<p>Connecticut’s 9 planning regions provide a geographic
framework within which municipalities can jointly address common interests and
coordinate such interests with state plans and programs.  CGS
Section <a href='https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_295.htm#sec_16a-4a' rel='nofollow ugc'>16a-4a</a> authorizes
the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) to designate or
redesignate the boundaries of logical planning regions. CGS Section <a href='https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_050.htm#sec_4-124j' rel='nofollow ugc'>4-124j</a> authorizes
the member municipalities of each planning region to establish a formal
regional governance structure known as a council of governments (COG).</p>

<p>These regions have been recognized as county-equivalents and
supersede the eight legacy counties in the state.</p>

<p>For more information see:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href='https://portal.ct.gov/opm/igpp/org/planning-regions/planning-regions---overview' rel='nofollow ugc'>CT
Office of Policy and Management, Regional Councils of Governments in
Connecticut</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/reference/ct_county_equiv_change.pdf' rel='nofollow ugc'>Final
Change to County Equivalents in Connecticut [PDF]</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/06/06/2022-12063/change-to-county-equivalents-in-the-state-of-connecticut' rel='nofollow ugc'>Final <i>Federal
Register</i> Notice</a></li>
<li><a href='https://portal.ct.gov/sots/register-manual/section-vii/regional-councils-of-governments' rel='nofollow ugc'>CT
Office of the Secretary of the State, Regional Councils of Governments</a></li>
</ul>

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<p style='margin-bottom:0in; text-align:center; line-height:normal;'><b>Field name</b></p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:0in; text-align:center; line-height:normal;'><b>Field description</b></p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>PlanningRegion</p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Name of the
Councils of Governments planning region.</p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>PlanningRegion
FIPS</p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>US Census
FIPS code associated with the Councils of Governments planning region.</p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>StateFIPS</p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>US Census
FIPS code associated with the state.</p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>PlanningRegionFIPS_GEOID</p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Full US
Census FIPS for the COG.</p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>ObjectID</p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Unique Object
ID.</p>
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<p></p><p><br /></p><p><a href='https://geodata.ct.gov/datasets/9ed6837e03f94bacafa53c506f464c61_0' rel='nofollow ugc'>CT
Municipalities</a></p>

<p><a href='https://geodata.ct.gov/datasets/d51a39649e9244baa202a618bfb3b921_0' rel='nofollow ugc'>CT
Counties</a></p>

<p><a href='https://geodata.ct.gov/datasets/142a658f8bfe4cdf9f636b0284811e58_0' rel='nofollow ugc'>CT
Councils of Governments</a></p>

<p><a href='https://geodata.ct.gov/datasets/1aaa0f24cc4542dbab0e0882cd636e95_0' rel='nofollow ugc'>CT
Planning Regions</a></p>