CT: Town – Multiplier converter

Beginning with the 2024 NEQP we will recognize Connecticut’s Planning Regions instead of counties for multipliers. This results in nine multipliers instead of eight. See below for an extended explanation for the changes (counties were disbanded 44 years ago – in 1960.)

Connecticut Town to County to Planning Region Multiplier Converter
NrMunicipalityNEQP MultiplierPlanning RegionCouncil of GovernmentCounty
1AndoverCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionTolland
2AnsoniaCTNAUNaugatuck ValleyNaugatuck ValleyNew Haven
3AshfordCTNOENortheast CTNortheasternWindham
4AvonCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
5BarkhamstedCTNOWNorthwest HillsNorthwest HillsLitchfield
6Beacon FallsCTNAUNaugatuck ValleyNaugatuck ValleyNew Haven
7BerlinCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
8BethanyCTSOCSouth CentralSouth CentralNew Haven
9BethelCTWESWesternWesternFairfield
10BethlehemCTNAUNaugatuck ValleyNaugatuck ValleyLitchfield
11BloomfieldCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
12BoltonCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionTolland
13BozrahCTSOESoutheastern CTSoutheasternNew London
14BranfordCTSOCSouth CentralSouth CentralNew Haven
15BridgeportCTGBRGreater BridgeportMetropolitanFairfield
16BridgewaterCTWESWesternWesternLitchfield
17BristolCTNAUNaugatuck ValleyNaugatuck ValleyHartford
18BrookfieldCTWESWesternWesternFairfield
19BrooklynCTNOENortheast CTNortheasternWindham
20BurlingtonCTNOWNorthwest HillsNorthwest HillsHartford
21CanaanCTNOWNorthwest HillsNorthwest HillsLitchfield
22CanterburyCTNOENortheast CTNortheasternWindham
23CantonCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
24ChaplinCTNOENortheast CTNortheasternWindham
25CheshireCTNAUNaugatuck ValleyNaugatuck ValleyNew Haven
26ChesterCTLCRLower CT River ValleyLower CT River ValleyMiddlesex
27ClintonCTLCRLower CT River ValleyLower CT River ValleyMiddlesex
28ColchesterCTSOESoutheastern CTSoutheasternNew London
29ColebrookCTNOWNorthwest HillsNorthwest HillsLitchfield
30ColumbiaCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionTolland
31CornwallCTNOWNorthwest HillsNorthwest HillsLitchfield
32CoventryCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionTolland
33CromwellCTLCRLower CT River ValleyLower CT River ValleyMiddlesex
34DanburyCTWESWesternWesternFairfield
35DarienCTWESWesternWesternFairfield
36Deep RiverCTLCRLower CT River ValleyLower CT River ValleyMiddlesex
37DerbyCTNAUNaugatuck ValleyNaugatuck ValleyNew Haven
38DurhamCTLCRLower CT River ValleyLower CT River ValleyMiddlesex
39EastfordCTNOENortheast CTNortheasternWindham
40East GranbyCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
41East HaddamCTLCRLower CT River ValleyLower CT River ValleyMiddlesex
42East HamptonCTLCRLower CT River ValleyLower CT River ValleyMiddlesex
43East HartfordCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
44East HavenCTSOCSouth CentralSouth CentralNew Haven
45East LymeCTSOESoutheastern CTSoutheasternNew London
46EastonCTGBRGreater BridgeportMetropolitanFairfield
47East WindsorCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
48EllingtonCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionTolland
49EnfieldCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
50EssexCTLCRLower CT River ValleyLower CT River ValleyMiddlesex
51FairfieldCTGBRGreater BridgeportMetropolitanFairfield
52FarmingtonCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
53FranklinCTSOESoutheastern CTSoutheasternNew London
54GlastonburyCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
55GoshenCTNOWNorthwest HillsNorthwest HillsLitchfield
56GranbyCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
57GreenwichCTWESSouth WesternWesternFairfield
58GriswoldCTSOESoutheastern CTSoutheasternNew London
59GrotonCTSOESoutheastern CTSoutheasternNew London
60GuilfordCTSOCSouth CentralSouth CentralNew Haven
61HaddamCTLCRLower CT River ValleyLower CT River ValleyMiddlesex
62HamdenCTSOCSouth CentralSouth CentralNew Haven
63HamptonCTNOENortheast CTNortheasternWindham
64HartfordCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
65HartlandCTNOWNorthwest HillsNorthwest HillsHartford
66HarwintonCTNOWNorthwest HillsNorthwest HillsLitchfield
67HebronCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionTolland
68KentCTNOWNorthwest HillsNorthwest HillsLitchfield
69KillinglyCTNOENortheast CTNortheasternWindham
70KillingworthCTLCRLower CT River ValleyLower CT River ValleyMiddlesex
71LebanonCTSOESoutheastern CTSoutheasternNew London
72LedyardCTSOESoutheastern CTSoutheasternNew London
73LisbonCTSOESoutheastern CTSoutheasternNew London
74LitchfieldCTNOWNorthwest HillsNorthwest HillsLitchfield
75LymeCTLCRLower CT River ValleyLower CT River ValleyNew London
76MadisonCTSOCSouth CentralSouth CentralNew Haven
77ManchesterCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
78MansfieldCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionTolland
79MarlboroughCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
80MeridenCTSOCSouth CentralSouth CentralNew Haven
81MiddleburyCTNAUNaugatuck ValleyNaugatuck ValleyNew Haven
82MiddlefieldCTLCRLower CT River ValleyLower CT River ValleyMiddlesex
83MiddletownCTLCRLower CT River ValleyLower CT River ValleyMiddlesex
84MilfordCTSOCSouth CentralSouth CentralNew Haven
85MonroeCTGBRGreater BridgeportMetropolitanFairfield
86MontvilleCTSOESoutheastern CTSoutheasternNew London
87MorrisCTNOWNorthwest HillsNorthwest HillsLitchfield
88NaugatuckCTNAUNaugatuck ValleyNaugatuck ValleyNew Haven
89New BritainCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
90New CanaanCTWESSouth WesternWesternFairfield
91New FairfieldCTWESWesternWesternFairfield
92New HartfordCTNOWNorthwest HillsNorthwest HillsLitchfield
93New HavenCTSOCSouth Central CTSouth CentralNew Haven
94NewingtonCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
95New LondonCTSOESoutheastern CTSoutheasternNew London
96New MilfordCTWESWesternWesternLitchfield
97NewtownCTWESWesternWesternFairfield
98NorfolkCTNOWNorthwest HillsNorthwest HillsLitchfield
99North BranfordCTSOCSouth CentralSouth CentralNew Haven
100North CanaanCTNOWNorthwest HillsNorthwest HillsLitchfield
101North HavenCTSOCSouth CentralSouth CentralNew Haven
102North StoningtonCTSOESoutheastern CTSoutheasternNew London
103NorwalkCTWESSouth WesternWesternFairfield
104NorwichCTSOESoutheastern CTSoutheasternNew London
105Old LymeCTLCRLower CT River ValleyLower CT River ValleyNew London
106Old SaybrookCTLCRLower CT River ValleyLower CT River ValleyMiddlesex
107OrangeCTSOCSouth CentralSouth CentralNew Haven
108OxfordCTNAUNaugatuck ValleyNaugatuck ValleyNew Haven
109PlainfieldCTNOENortheast CTNortheasternWindham
110PlainvilleCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
111PlymouthCTNAUNaugatuck ValleyNaugatuck ValleyLitchfield
112PomfretCTNOENortheast CTNortheasternWindham
113PortlandCTLCRLower CT River ValleyLower CT River ValleyMiddlesex
114PrestonCTSOESoutheastern CTSoutheasternNew London
115ProspectCTNAUNaugatuck ValleyNaugatuck ValleyNew Haven
116PutnamCTNOENortheast CTNortheasternWindham
117ReddingCTWESWesternWesternFairfield
118RidgefieldCTWESWesternWesternFairfield
119Rocky HillCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
120RoxburyCTNOWNorthwest HillsNorthwest HillsLitchfield
121SalemCTSOESoutheastern CTSoutheasternNew London
122SalisburyCTNOWNorthwest HillsNorthwest HillsLitchfield
123ScotlandCTNOENortheast CTNortheasternWindham
124SeymourCTNAUNaugatuck ValleyNaugatuck ValleyNew Haven
125SharonCTNOWNorthwest HillsNorthwest HillsLitchfield
126SheltonCTNAUNaugatuck ValleyNaugatuck ValleyFairfield
127ShermanCTWESWesternWesternFairfield
128SimsburyCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
129SomersCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionTolland
130SouthburyCTNAUNaugatuck ValleyNaugatuck ValleyNew Haven
131SouthingtonCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
132South WindsorCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
133SpragueCTSOESoutheastern CTSoutheasternNew London
134StaffordCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionTolland
135StamfordCTWESSouth WesternWesternFairfield
136SterlingCTNOENortheast CTNortheasternWindham
137StoningtonCTSOESoutheastern CTSoutheasternNew London
138StratfordCTGBRGreater BridgeportMetropolitanFairfield
139SuffieldCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
140ThomastonCTNAUNaugatuck ValleyNaugatuck ValleyLitchfield
141ThompsonCTNOENortheast CTNortheasternWindham
142TollandCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionTolland
143TorringtonCTNOWNorthwest HillsNorthwest HillsLitchfield
144TrumbullCTGBRGreater BridgeportMetropolitanFairfield
145UnionCTNOENortheast CTNortheasternTolland
146VernonCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionTolland
147VoluntownCTNOENortheast CTNortheasternNew London
148WallingfordCTSOCSouth CentralSouth CentralNew Haven
149WarrenCTNOWNorthwest HillsNorthwest HillsLitchfield
150WashingtonCTNOWNorthwest HillsNorthwest HillsLitchfield
151WaterburyCTNAUNaugatuck ValleyNaugatuck ValleyNew Haven
152WaterfordCTSOESoutheastern CTSoutheasternNew London
153WatertownCTNAUNaugatuck ValleyNaugatuck ValleyLitchfield
154WestbrookCTLCRLower CT River ValleyLower CT River ValleyMiddlesex
155West HartfordCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
156West HavenCTSOCSouth CentralSouth CentralNew Haven
157WestonCTWESSouth WesternWesternFairfield
158WestportCTWESSouth WesternWesternFairfield
159WethersfieldCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
160WillingtonCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionTolland
161WiltonCTWESSouth WesternWesternFairfield
162WinchesterCTNOWNorthwest HillsNorthwest HillsLitchfield
163WindhamCTSOESoutheastern CTSoutheasternWindham
164WindsorCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
165Windsor LocksCTCAPCapitolCapitol RegionHartford
166WolcottCTNAUNaugatuck ValleyNaugatuck ValleyNew Haven
167WoodbridgeCTSOCSouth CentralSouth CentralNew Haven
168WoodburyCTNAUNaugatuck ValleyNaugatuck ValleyLitchfield
169WoodstockCTNOENortheast CTNortheasternWindham

What Happened to Connecticut Counties?

A long time ago (1960) Connecticut eliminated county government.   County names have remained “on the books” and on maps ever since, and mostly used to deal with interactions with the US Census and other Federal programs.   Every square inch of the state is within the boundaries of 169 different towns where local control is the basis of most local government decisions.  Over the years, a series of regional planning districts (Council of Governments) have been assembled to deal with regional transportation, air quality and other areas where cooperation between towns is necessary.

In 2019, the state formally requested that the US Census Bureau approve a proposal to recognize Connecticut’s nine planning regions as the statistical equivalent of counties for the purpose of tabulating and publishing future Census data.  This went through a two-year review process and was finally approved in mid-2022.   This year (2024) will see the first release of data based on regional planning districts.

The New England QSO Party will recognize the change beginning with the 2024 NEQP.  This change will add one multiplier in CT, making for a total of 68 in New England.   We will work with software authors to make sure that the “county” change is reflected in current software versions.   There will be several other contest rules changes as well, noted elsewhere.

There may be some confusion with those giving NEQP contact information and with those outside of New England.  The log checking process will make sure that all entries are scored the same way, with the same list of 68 multipliers.