The Northwest Hills Planning Region is a planning region and

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in Connecticut, United States. It is served by the coterminous Northwest Hills Council of Governments (NHCOG). In 2022, planning regions were approved to replace Connecticut's

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as county-equivalents for statistical purposes, with full implementation occurring by 2024.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 112,503 people living in the Northwest Hills Planning Region.

Municipalities

The following municipalities are members of the Northwest Hills Region:

Cities

* Torrington * Winsted (city and consolidated CDP of

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)

Towns

* Barkhamsted * Burlington *

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* Colebrook *

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* Goshen * Hartland * Harwinton *

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* Litchfield *

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* New Hartford *

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* North Canaan * Roxbury *

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References

External links

Northwest Hills Council of Governments
{{Connecticut Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut Connecticut councils of governments