Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut
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{{Infobox U.S. county
|county = Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
|official_name = Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (SCCOG)
|type = Planning region
|state = Connecticut
| ex image = {{Photomontage
| photo1a = Sky Tower, Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT.jpg
| photo1b = Gold Star Bridge and Amtrak bridge, December 2018.JPG
| photo2a = USS Annapolis (SSN 760) passes by the historic ship USS Nautilus.jpg
| photo2b = Mystic, Connecticut.jpg
| photo3a = New London Downtown Historic District, Connecticut.jpg
| spacing = 1
| position = center
| color_border = white
| color = white
| size = 300
| foot_montage =
}}
| ex image size =
| ex image cap = From top left: Mohegan Sun, Gold Star Memorial Bridge, Submarine Force Library and Museum, Mystic Village, Downtown Historic District in New London
|logo = SCCOG Logo.png
|logo size = 200
|founded year = 1992https://seccog.org/
|founded date =
|founded title =
|leader_title = Executive Director
|leader_name = Amanda E. Kennedy
|seat =
|largest city wl = Norwich
|other_cities = New London, Willimantic, Groton
|city type =
|area_total_sq_mi = 598.1
|area percentage =
|census yr = 2020
|pop = 280,430
|density_sq_mi =
|web = seccog.org
|district = 2nd
|time zone = Eastern
|named for =
}}
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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.{{cite news |title=Governor Lamont Announces U.S. Census Bureau Approves Proposal for Connecticut's Planning Regions To Become County Equivalents |url=https://portal.ct.gov/Office-of-the-Governor/News/Press-Releases/2022/06-2022/Governor-Lamont-Announces-Census-Bureau-Approves-Proposal-for-Planning-Regions |access-date=March 24, 2023 |work=CT.gov}}{{cite news |title=Change to County-Equivalents in the State of Connecticut |url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/06/06/2022-12063/change-to-county-equivalents-in-the-state-of-connecticut |access-date=March 24, 2023 |work=Federal Register |date=June 6, 2022}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
| 2010 = 290198
| 2020 = 280430
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 280403
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census
}}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 280,430 people living in the Southeastern Planning Region.
Municipalities
The following municipalities are members of the Southeastern Connecticut Region:{{cite web |title= SCCOG Members |url=https://seccog.org/members |website= Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments|access-date=March 24, 2023}}
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References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://seccog.org/ Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments]
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