Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 6-1 (2026)

Number and composition of counties

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There shall be in the state eight counties, which shall be constituted as follows:

Hartford County. The towns of Hartford, Avon, Berlin, Bloomfield, Bristol, Burlington, Canton, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hartland, Manchester, Marlborough, New Britain, Newington, Plainville, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Southington, South Windsor, Suffield, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor and Windsor Locks shall constitute one county by the name of the county of Hartford.

New Haven County. The towns of New Haven, Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Branford, Cheshire, Derby, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, Meriden, Middlebury, Milford, Naugatuck, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Oxford, Prospect, Seymour, Southbury, Wallingford, Waterbury, West Haven, Wolcott and Woodbridge shall constitute one county by the name of the county of New Haven.

New London County. The towns of New London, Norwich, Bozrah, Colchester, East Lyme, Franklin, Griswold, Groton, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Lyme, Montville, North Stonington, Old Lyme, Preston, Salem, Sprague, Stonington, Voluntown and Waterford shall constitute one county by the name of the county of New London.

Fairfield County. The towns of Bridgeport, Danbury, Bethel, Brookfield, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, New Fairfield, Newtown, Norwalk, Redding, Ridgefield, Shelton, Sherman, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport and Wilton shall constitute one county by the name of the county of Fairfield.

Windham County. The towns of Windham, Putnam, Ashford, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Chaplin, Eastford, Hampton, Killingly, Plainfield, Pomfret, Scotland, Sterling, Thompson and Woodstock shall constitute one county by the name of the county of Windham.

Litchfield County. The towns of Litchfield, Barkhamsted, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Goshen, Harwinton, Kent, Morris, New Hartford, New Milford, Norfolk, North Canaan, Plymouth, Roxbury, Salisbury, Sharon, Thomaston, Torrington, Warren, Washington, Watertown, Winchester and Woodbury shall constitute one county by the name of the county of Litchfield.

Middlesex County. The towns of Middletown, Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Middlefield, Old Saybrook, Portland and Westbrook shall constitute one county by the name of the county of Middlesex.

Tolland County. The towns of Tolland, Vernon, Andover, Bolton, Columbia, Coventry, Ellington, Hebron, Mansfield, Somers, Stafford, Union and Willington shall constitute one county by the name of the county of Tolland.

(1949 Rev., S. 422.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 28 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1988–2025 · leading case: Dep't of Transp. v. Charlotte Area Manufactured Hous., Inc., 586 S.E.2d 780 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003).
Dep't of Transp. v. Charlotte Area Manufactured Hous., Inc., 586 S.E.2d 780 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 4× “C.G.S. § 6-1 (2001) refers to the definition of costs provided in N.”
Cheryl Terry Enter., Ltd. v. City of Hartford, 854 A.2d 1066 (Conn. 2004). · cites it 2× “See Practice Book § 6-1 (a). The defendant attempts to distinguish the present case from Capitol City Personnel Services, Inc.”
State v. Robert H., 866 A.2d 1255 (Conn. 2005). “Those go to the allegations made by both [F] for one count and [B] on the other count as to the defendant exposing his penis to them, and I apologize for not being clearer on [that] in the long form [information].”
Lauer v. Zoning Comm'n, 716 A.2d 840 (Conn. 1998). · cites it 2× “The Appellate Court reversed the judgment of the trial court concluding that, for purposes of § 51-183b, judgment is not rendered until a written memorandum setting forth the legal and factual bases for its ultimate conclusion is issued in accordance with Practice Book § 334A, 6…”
Advanced Fin. Servs., Inc. v. Associated Appraisal Servs., Inc., 830 A.2d 240 (Conn. App. Ct. 2003). “Specifically, the defendants argue that the court did not comply with Practice Book § 6-1 (a) because it did not address the defendants’ fifth special defense or its factual basis.”
In Re Tayler F., 995 A.2d 611 (Conn. 2010). “§ 6-1 (“[e]xcept as otherwise provided by [this] Code, every person is competent to be a witness”); but see Practice Book § 32a-4 (b) (“[a]ny party who intends to call a child or youth as a witness shall first file a motion seeking permission of the judicial authority”).”
Reader v. Cassarino, 721 A.2d 911 (Conn. App. Ct. 1998). · cites it 2× “Sections 52-231 and 17-5 require that each court “keep a record of its proceedings and cause the facts on which it found its final judgments and decrees to appear on the record; and any such finding if requested by any party shall specially set forth such facts.”
Luongo Constr. & Dev., LLC v. MacFarlane, 170 A.3d 57 (Conn. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 2× “See Practice Book §§ 6-1 and 64-1. The Luongo parties, nonetheless, were obligated to provide this court with an adequate record to review their claim pertaining to the denial of the motion to dismiss.”
State v. Tok, 945 A.2d 558 (Conn. App. Ct. 2008). “§ 6-1; “[a] person may not testify if the court finds the person incapable of .”
Cosentino v. Weeks, 586 S.E.2d 787 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003). “C.G.S. § 6-1 (2001) refers to the definition of costs provided in N.”
Khomyak Ex Rel. Khomyak v. Meek, 715 S.E.2d 218 (N.C. Ct. App. 2011). “C.G.S. § 6-1. Thus, the term ‘costs’ in N.”
Swilling v. Swilling, 404 S.E.2d 837 (N.C. 1991). “C.G.S. § 6-1 (1986); N.C.G.S. § 7A-314(d) (1989).”
— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 6-1(a) — 1 case
Cheryl Terry Enter., Ltd. v. City of Hartford, 854 A.2d 1066 (Conn. 2004). “See Practice Book § 6-1 (a). The defendant attempts to distinguish the present case from Capitol City Personnel Services, Inc.”
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