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| Connecticut is known as the "Constitution State". Unlike all but one other state (Rhode Island), Connecticut does not have county government. Connecticut county governments were mostly eliminated in 1960, with the exception of sheriffs elected in each county.[1]
Connecticut shares a local form of government with the rest of New England called the New England town. The state is divided into 169 towns, which serve as the fundamental political jurisdictions.[2] There are also 21 cities,[2] most of which are coterminous with their namesake towns and have a merged city-town government. There are two exceptions: City of Groton, which is a subsection of the Town of Groton, and the City of Winsted in the Town of Winchester. There are also nine incorporated boroughs which may provide additional services to a section of town.[3] One, Naugatuck, is a consolidated town and borough.
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- ↑ Connecticut State Register and Manual: Counties. Archived from the original on October 10, 2006. Retrieved on November 7, 2006.
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- ↑ Connecticut's Boroughs and Cities. Connecticut State Library. Retrieved January 20, 2007.
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