List of cities in Connecticut
This page lists all municipalities that have been incorporated as cities in the U.S. state of Connecticut. City incorporation requires a Special Act by the Connecticut General Assembly. All cities in Connecticut are dependent municipalities, meaning they are located within and subordinate to a town. However, except for one, all currently existing cities in Connecticut are consolidated with their parent town. Former cities are listed on a separate table below.
Note that towns in Connecticut are allowed to adopt a city form of government without the need to re-incorporate as a city. Connecticut state law also makes no distinction between a consolidated town/city and a regular town. Bolded city names indicate the state's largest cities, with the most populated being Bridgeport. Population is from 2010 United States Census where available.
City |
County |
Population |
Date chartered as city |
Date consolidated with town |
Ansonia |
New Haven |
18,531 |
1893 |
1893 |
Bridgeport |
Fairfield |
144,229 |
1836 |
1889 |
Bristol |
Hartford |
61,353 |
1911 |
1911 |
Danbury |
Fairfield |
80,893 |
1889 |
1965 |
Derby |
New Haven |
12,903 |
1893 |
1893 |
Groton |
New London |
10,010 |
1964 |
Not consolidated |
Hartford |
Hartford |
124,775 |
1784 |
1896 |
Meriden |
New Haven |
59,653 |
1867 |
1922 |
Middletown |
Middlesex |
47,481 |
1784 |
1924 |
Milford |
New Haven |
52,759 |
1959 |
1959 |
New Britain |
Hartford |
71,254 |
1870 |
1906 |
New Haven |
New Haven |
129,779 |
1784 |
1897 |
New London |
New London |
27,620 |
1784 |
1874 |
Norwalk |
Fairfield |
85,603 |
1893 |
1913 |
Norwich |
New London |
40,493 |
1784 |
1952 |
Shelton |
Fairfield |
39,559 |
1915 |
1915 |
Stamford |
Fairfield |
122,643 |
1893 |
1949 |
Torrington |
Litchfield |
36,383 |
1923 |
1923 |
Waterbury |
New Haven |
110,366 |
1853 |
1902 |
West Haven |
New Haven |
52,721 |
1961 |
1961 |
Winsted Administered by the town of Winchester |
Litchfield |
7,321 |
1917 |
1915 |
Former City |
Date chartered as city |
Date of disestablishment |
Disposition |
South Norwalk |
1871 |
1913 |
Consolidated with Town and City of Norwalk in 1913. Now a neighborhood and a taxing district |
Rockville |
1889 |
1965 |
Consolidated with the Town of Vernon. Now a CDP . |
Willimantic |
1893 |
1983 |
Now a CDP in the town of Windham |
Putnam |
1895 |
1984 |
Now a CDP in the town of Putnam |
See also