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Jun 10, 2022 · Rich Scinto, Patch Staff. The U.S. Census approved Connecticut's request to use planning regions as county equivalents. (Flourish/Patch) CONNECTICUT — The U.S. Census Bureau will now use the ...
- Rich Scinto
Dec 27, 2023 · As of 2015 Connecticut shrunk its 15 planning regions down to nine and mandated each be led by a Council of Governments (COG). Connecticut’s nine planning regions are: Capitol, Northwest Hills, Naugatuck Valley, Western, Greater Bridgeport, South Central, Southeastern, Northeastern and Lower Connecticut River Valley. Counties. Planning regions.
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Mar 3, 2022 · Many counties have transportation responsibilities, while not all Alaska boroughs do. And instead of a bunch of county courthouses, the state has a unified court system. The state also does not ...
- Morgan Krakow
Apr 7, 2024 · Unlike most US states divided into counties, Alaska carves its vast territory into boroughs. Similar to counties, but like many things in the last frontier, they do things a tad differently. While most of the areas serve as local governments with a focus on public services and infrastructure, Alaska’s boroughs reflect the state’s rugged ...
Mar 3, 2022 · Before the state settled on “borough,” the terms “constellation,” “shire,” “locus,” “ruripality” and more were under consideration during the Constitutional Convention in 1955.
Jun 16, 2022 · The U.S. Census Bureau has approved a request by Connecticut to use the state’s nine planning regions as county-equivalents. Some observers said the move would enable the state to access more federal funds. Others warned that it might be unworkable.
A: Alaska is not divided into counties but rather into organized and the so-called unorganized borough. Organized boroughs are similar to counties, however, and each of the such units are supervised by a small assembly. The unorganized borough includes more than 80% of the state's area but less than 20% of its population.
