New England city and town area

A New England city and town area (NECTA) was a geographic and statistical entity defined by the U.S. federal government for use in the six-state New England region of the United States. NECTAs are analogous to metropolitan statistical areas and micropolitan statistical areas and are defined using the same criteria, except that they are defined on the basis of New England towns instead of entire counties. NECTAs are classified as either metropolitan or micropolitan NECTAs. A micropolitan NECTA has an urban core with a population of at least 10,000 but less than 50,000, whereas a metropolitan NECTA has an urban core with a population of at least 50,000. Tabulations of census information by NECTA was discontinued effective July 2023.

In New England, towns (which are classified by the United States Census Bureau as minor civil divisions) are a much more important level of government than counties. Because towns are smaller than counties, a NECTA usually provides a much closer approximation to the real metropolitan area than a metropolitan statistical area does.

Large NECTAs (with population greater than 2.5 million) may be subdivided into smaller groupings known as NECTA Divisions. Adjacent NECTAs that have a high degree of employment interchange may also be combined to form Combined NECTAS (or CNECTAs). NECTAs that are part of a CNECTA retain their separate identities.

Lists of NECTAs The following is a list of metropolitan and micropolitan NECTAs as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. Definitions are as of March 2020."List 4 New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), NECTA Divisions, and Combined NECTAs", Office of Management and Budget, March 2020 NECTADivisionCombined NECTA State(s)Athol MicropolitanBoston–Providence–Worcester MetropolitanMAAugusta MicropolitanAugusta–Waterville MicropolitanMEBangor MetropolitanMEBarnstable Town MetropolitanBoston–Providence–Worcester MetropolitanMABarre MicropolitanVTBennington MicropolitanVTBerlin Micropolitan NHBoston–Cambridge–Newton MetropolitanBoston–Cambridge–NewtonBoston–Providence–Worcester MetropolitanMABrockton–Bridgewater Town–EastonBoston–Providence–Worcester MetropolitanMAFraminghamBoston–Providence–Worcester MetropolitanMAHaverhill–Newburyport–Amesbury TownBoston–Providence–Worcester MetropolitanMA-NHLawrence–Methuen Town–North AndoverBoston–Providence–Worcester MetropolitanMA-NHLowell–Billerica–ChelmsfordBoston–Providence–Worcester MetropolitanMA-NHLynn–Salem–MarbleheadBoston–Providence–Worcester MetropolitanMANashuaBoston–Providence–Worcester MetropolitanNH-MAPeabody–Beverly–GloucesterBoston–Providence–Worcester MetropolitanMAPlymouth–Pembroke–DuxburyBoston–Providence–Worcester MetropolitanMATaunton–Middleborough–NortonBoston–Providence–Worcester MetropolitanMABridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk MetropolitanBridgeport–New Haven–Stamford MetropolitanCTBrunswick MicropolitanPortland–Lewiston–South Portland MetropolitanMEBurlington–South Burlington MetropolitanVTClaremont MicropolitanLebanon–Claremont MicropolitanNHConcord MicropolitanBoston–Providence–Worcester MetropolitanNHDanbury MetropolitanBridgeport–New Haven–Stamford MetropolitanCTDover–Durham MicropolitanNH-MEGreenfield Town MicropolitanSpringfield-Hartford-East Hartford MetropolitanMAHartford–East Hartford–Middletown MetropolitanSpringfield-Hartford-East Hartford MetropolitanCTLaconia MicropolitanNHLebanon MicropolitanLebanon–Claremont MicropolitanNH-VTLeominster–Gardner MetropolitanBoston–Providence–Worcester MetropolitanMALewiston–Auburn MetropolitanPortland–Lewiston–South Portland MetropolitanMEManchester MetropolitanBoston–Providence–Worcester MetropolitanNHNew Bedford MetropolitanBoston–Providence–Worcester MetropolitanMANew Haven MetropolitanBridgeport–New Haven–Stamford MetropolitanCTNorwich–New London–Westerly MetropolitanCT-RINorth Adams MicropolitanPittsfield–North Adams MetropolitanMA-VTPittsfield MetropolitanPittsfield–North Adams MetropolitanMAPortland–South Portland MetropolitanPortland–Lewiston–South Portland MetropolitanMEPortsmouth MetropolitanBoston–Providence–Worcester MetropolitanNH-MEProvidence–Warwick MetropolitanBoston–Providence–Worcester MetropolitanRI-MASanford MicropolitanPortland–Lewiston–South Portland MetropolitanMESpringfield MetropolitanSpringfield-Hartford-East Hartford MetropolitanMA-CTTorrington MicropolitanSpringfield-Hartford-East Hartford MetropolitanCTWaterbury MetropolitanBridgeport–New Haven–Stamford MetropolitanCTWaterville MicropolitanAugusta–Waterville MicropolitanMEWillimantic MicropolitanSpringfield-Hartford-East Hartford MetropolitanCTWorcester MetropolitanBoston–Providence–Worcester MetropolitanMA-CTVineyard Haven MicropolitanMA

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External links Census Bureau maps of NECTAs