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

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| 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

| estref = {{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; United States |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/southeasternconnecticutplanningregionconnecticut,US/PST045222 |access-date=May 13, 2023 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}

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| 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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