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The CT Municipalities layer consists of individual polygons representing each of the 169 municipalities that make up the state of Connecticut. This feature class is based on the Towns layer originally created by CTDEEP from USGS maps. The towns from the CTDEEP data were dissolved to create 169 records (one for each town). Fields were added and deleted to create a generic schema.<\/SPAN><\/P>

The CT Municipalities feature class was created in (municipality) alphabetical order. Fields were added to identify the municipality number and the CTDOT Municipality number, which differ from each other in some cases. In 1947 the town of Saybrook officially changed its name to Deep River. Other State agencies and municipalities changed their numbering systems to reflect this name change, however, most of what is now CTDOT kept their existing numbering system. This is why the CTDOT town number for Deep River is 122, the number formerly assigned to Saybrook.<\/SPAN><\/P>

The square miles associated with each town are for their interior land mass area. Coastal communities have boundaries that extend into Long Island Sound. These town boundary extensions into Long Island Sound are not included in the square miles field.<\/SPAN><\/P>

CTDOT has created and will maintain a cartographic rendering of the geometric shape of Municipal boundaries. Official Town and City designations as incorporated areas consisting of an authorized governing body are managed by CT's Office of Policy and Management (OPM).<\/SPAN><\/P>

CTDOT has undertaken a good faith effort to represent the boundaries cartographically in a fair and equitable fashion, from the best available data compiled from existing state, regional, and local resources including - existing historical cartographic renderings of the boundary locations, supplemental survey information, and map submissions. Corrections can be submitted to the CTDOT for incorporation and correction where applicable.<\/SPAN><\/P>

Attribution was assigned to designations managed by a variety of entities that strictly follow Municipal boundaries and additional designations will be added as requested by State, regional, and local partners.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "summary": "The CT Municipalities layer consists of individual polygons representing each of the 169 municipalities that make up the State of Connecticut. For internal organizational use.", "title": "GISTRANS_ENGINEERING_O.CTDOT_Engineering_CTMunicipalities", "tags": [ "Connecticut", "CT", "CTDOT", "municipalities", "towns", "boundaries" ], "type": "", "typeKeywords": [], "thumbnail": "", "url": "", "minScale": 150000000, "maxScale": 5000, "spatialReference": "", "accessInformation": "CTDOT, CTDEEP, OPM, Councils of Government", "licenseInfo": "

The data presented here is for informational purposes only. The data is not to be used in legal documents or proceedings. The Connecticut Department of Transportation makes every effort to ensure the data is current and accurate. Data is not updated in real time; please refer to the metadata to learn more about the update schedule for each individual data asset. Neither the State of Connecticut, nor the Connecticut Department of Transportation, nor any of its employees, makes any warranty, expressed or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of the data. Reliance on the data is at the user\u2019s own risk. Additionally, please refer to the overall State of Connecticut policies webpage for statewide disclaimer information, specifically related to data distribution and a statement of liability, located at <\/SPAN>https://portal.ct.gov/Policies/Disclaimer<\/SPAN><\/A><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "portalUrl": "" }