Western Connecticut Planning Region
The Western Connecticut Planning Region is a planning region and county-equivalent in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is served by the coterminous Western Connecticut Council of Governments, one of nine regional councils of governments in Connecticut.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: planning region of Connecticut with 621,000 residents
- Description: planning region in Connecticut, United States
- Also known as: “Western Connecticut” and “Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut”
- Neighbors: Dutchess County, Putnam County, and Westchester County
Places of Interest
Highlights include Redding station and Bennett’s Pond State Park.
Redding station
Railway station
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Redding station is a commuter rail stop on the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, located in Redding, Connecticut. The station has one two-car-long high-level side platform to the west of the single track.
Bennett’s Pond State Park
Park
Bennett's Pond State Park is a public recreation area located in the town of Ridgefield, Connecticut. The state park occupies a portion of the estate once owned by industrialist Louis D. Bennett’s Pond State Park is situated 2 miles northwest of Western Connecticut Planning Region.
John Read Middle School
School
Redding is an incorporated town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,765 at the 2020 census. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. John Read Middle School is situated 2½ miles southeast of Western Connecticut Planning Region.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bethel and Ridgefield.
Bethel
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Bethel is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 20,358. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. The town includes the Bethel Census-Designated Place.
Ridgefield
Ridgefield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Situated in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains and on the New York state border, Ridgefield had a population of 25,033 as of the 2020 census.
Redding
Village
Redding is an incorporated town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,765 at the 2020 census. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. Redding is situated 3½ miles southeast of Western Connecticut Planning Region.
Western Connecticut Planning Region
- Categories: county-equivalent and council of governments
- Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.3258° or 41° 19′ 33″ northLongitude
-73.4471° or 73° 26′ 49″ westPopulation
621,000Elevation
502 feet (153 metres)Open location code
87H88HG3+85GeoNames ID
12809020Wikidata ID
Q117287069
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Swedish—“Western Connecticut Planning Region” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “плянавальная вобласьць Заходняга Канэктыкуту”
- Catalan: “Regió de Planificació de Western Connecticut”
- Chinese: “康涅狄格州西部規劃區”
- Chinese: “西康乃狄克”
- Chinese: “西康涅狄格”
- French: “Connecticut de l’Ouest”
- Japanese: “ウェスタン・コネティカット・プランニング・リージョン”
- Japanese: “西部コネチカット計画地域”
- Japanese: “西部コネティカット計画地域”
- Slovenian: “Načrtovalna regija Zahodni Connecticut”
- Spanish: “Región de Planificación de Western Connecticut”
- Swedish: “Western Connecticut Planning Region”
- “Western Connecticut Planning Region”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as West Redding and Topstone.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Picketts Ridge and Hawley Pond.
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