Connecticut and Western Massachusetts

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The Knowledge Corridor

The Knowledge Corridor is not only the name by which the combined geography of the metro areas of Springfield, MA, Hartford, CT and New Haven, CT are known, it also represents an economic development partnership of both public and private institutions that are committed to utilizing the region’s unique assets to promote economic growth. Historically joined together by the Connecticut River and today by the infrastructure of Interstate 91, Bradley International Airport and the new high speed commuter rail system, the area shares a rich history of economic innovation that the partnership seeks to continue. From Eli Whitney, a Yale graduate who invented the cotton gin, to Hartford’s Samuel Colt, who invented a revolver mechanism that enabled a gun to be fired multiple times without reloading, to Springfield’s Charles and Frank Duryea who in 1893 developed the first commercially produced gasoline powered automobile, The Knowledge Corridor has been a center of economic innovation since the United States was founded. It continues on that path today as the area is home to some of the finest colleges and universities in the world along with cutting edge manufacturing, technology and biotech firms that seek to take advantage of one of the most skilled and highly educated workforces anywhere.

The Geography

Connecticut and Western Massachusetts Population
3,546,000
Connecticut – Hartford Metro 1,824,000
Connecticut – New Haven Metro 878,000
Massachusetts – Springfield Metro 844,000

 

Largest Cities & Towns by Population –

Hartford Metro

Hartford 123,243
New Britain 72,558
West Hartford 62,903
Bristol 60,147
Manchester 57,873
East Hartford 50,237
Middletown 46,544
Enfield 44,368
Southington 43,685
Norwich 39,556
Groton 39,261
Torrington 34,646
Glastonbury 34,584
Newington 30,423
Vernon 29,148
Windsor 28,875
New Milford 27,151
New London 26,948
Wethersfield 26,195
South Windsor 25,737
Farmington 25,542
Windham 24,727
Simsbury 24,407
Bloomfield 20,642
Berlin 20,499
Rocky Hill 20,119
Waterford 19,101
East Lyme 18,886
Stonington 18,647
Avon 18,364
Plainville 17,677
Killingly 17,069
Colchester 16,061

 

New Haven Metro
New Haven 129,934
Waterbury 108,272
Hamden 61,125
Meriden 59,622
West Haven 54,516
Milford 54,054
Wallingford 44,660
Naugatuck 31,392
Cheshire 29,282
East Haven 28,807
Branford 28,028
North Haven 23,709
Guilford 22,277
Southbury 19,572
Ansonia 18,732
Madison 18,151
Seymour 16,553
North Branford 14,198
Oxford 12,984

 

Springfield Metro
Springfield 153,430
Chicopee 55,480
Pittsfield 44,430
Westfield 41,210
Holyoke 40,030
Amherst 38,650
Northampton 28,590
Agawam 28,560
West Springfield 28,500
Ludlow 21,250
South Hadley 17,720
Greenfield 17,530
Easthampton 16,040
Longmeadow 15,840
East Longmeadow 15,820
Belchertown 14,670
Wilbraham 14,300
North Adams 13,660
Palmer 12,160