Greater Danbury, also known as the Housatonic Valley Region, is a region in the state of Connecticut centered on the city of

Danbury Danbury is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located approximately northeast of New York City. Danbury's population as of 2022 was 87,642. It is the seventh largest city in Connecticut. Danbury is nicknamed the "Hat City ...

. It consists of the city of Danbury and adjacent towns in the areas around the

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and the Still River. The area is also home to

Candlewood Lake Candlewood Lake is a manmade lake located in Fairfield and Litchfield counties of Western Connecticut, in the northeastern United States. At , it is the largest lake in Connecticut and the largest lake within a 60 mile radius of New York City. ...

, the largest lake in the New York metropolitan area.

Definitions

New England City and Town Area

The

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defines the

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of Danbury as the ''Danbury Metropolitan NECTA''. It consists of the city of Danbury plus the towns of

Bethel Bethel ( he, בֵּית אֵל, translit=Bēṯ 'Ēl, "House of El" or "House of God",Bleeker and Widegren, 1988, p. 257. also transliterated ''Beth El'', ''Beth-El'', ''Beit El''; el, Βαιθήλ; la, Bethel) was an ancient Israelite sanct ...

, Bridgewater,

Brookfield Brookfield may refer to: Australia *Brookfield, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane *Brookfield, Victoria Canada * Brookfield, Manitoba, on Manitoba Highway 11 *Brookfield, Newfoundland and Labrador *Brookfield, Nova Scotia *Brookfield, Ontario ...

New Fairfield New Fairfield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 13,579 at the 2020 census. New Fairfield is one of five towns that surround Candlewood Lake, the largest lake in Connecticut. The town is located nort ...

, New Milford, Newtown,

Roxbury Roxbury may refer to: Places ;Canada * Roxbury, Nova Scotia * Roxbury, Prince Edward Island ;United States * Roxbury, Connecticut * Roxbury, Kansas * Roxbury, Maine * Roxbury, Boston, a municipality that was later integrated into the city of Bosto ...

, and

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for a total of 9 municipalities. As of 2019, the population of the Danbury NECTA was 193,427.

Western Connecticut Region

The Danbury NECTA is located within the area administered by the Western Connecticut Council of Governments, and is part of the Housatonic Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization.https://westcog.org/meetings/mpos/hvmpo/ Housatonic Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization

Danbury Labor Market Area

As defined by the

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, the labor market area of Danbury includes the towns in the Housatonic Valley Region plus the towns of

and Washington for a total of twelve towns.

List of Municipalities

Municipalities within the area known as "Greater Danbury", include: *

* Bridgewater *

* New Milford * Newtown * Redding * Ridgefield *

Southeast, New York Southeast is a town in Putnam County, New York, United States, so named for its location in the southeastern corner of the county. The population was 18,058 at the 2020 census. The town as a whole is informally referred to as Brewster, the town's ...

References

External links

Housatonic Valley Council of Elected OfficialsGreater Danbury Chamber of Commerce
Metropolitan areas of Connecticut New York metropolitan area Regions of Connecticut Geography of Danbury, Connecticut {{connecticut-stub