How it works
This blank map of Connecticut shows all 9 planning regions of Connecticut, from Capitol to Western Connecticut Planning Region, with Hartford, the capital, in the Capitol planning region; with Borders off it prints the plain outline.
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Blank, numbered or named
Blank prints the 9 shapes with nothing written; Numbered puts 1 on Capitol and 9 on Western Connecticut Planning Region, in alphabetical order; Named prints every name, and Print the answer key gives the list.
Connecticut on the map
Connecticut abolished county government in 1960, and in 2022 the Census Bureau replaced its eight old counties with nine planning regions, the units this map draws. Its neighbors, New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, are drawn around it without numbers.
- Older maps show eight counties. Check which your textbook uses; this sheet draws the nine planning regions.
Questions and answers
How many planning regions does Connecticut have?
Nine in the Census Bureau count, from Capitol Planning Region to Western Connecticut Planning Region in alphabetical order.
What planning region is Hartford in?
Hartford stands in the Capitol planning region, which is number 1 on the numbered sheet. Have students find it first and write Hartford beside it.
Does Connecticut still have counties?
Only as names on old maps. County government ended in 1960, and since 2022 the Census Bureau counts nine planning regions instead.
Which planning region of Connecticut has the most people?
The Capitol planning region, around Hartford, has more people than any other planning region in Connecticut, and it holds the capital too.