What are largest cities in Connecticut by square miles?

Although Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven are the Connecticut cities with the highest populations, in square miles they are less than half the size of the largest-area cities.

Connecticut cities by area, in descending order, are:

1. Stamford (52.1 square miles)
2. Danbury (44.3 sq. mi.)
3. Middletown (42.3 sq. mi.)
4. Torrington (40.4 sq. mi.)
5. Norwalk (36.3 sq. mi.)
6. Shelton (31.9 sq. mi.)
   
7. Norwich (29.5 sq. mi.)
   
8. Waterbury ( 28.9 sq. mi.)
9. Bristol ( 26.8 sq. mi.).
10. Meriden (24.1 sq. mi.)
11. Milford (23.7 sq. mi.)
12. New Haven (20.31 sq. mi.)
    
13. Bridgeport (19.4 sq. mi.)
    
14. Hartford (18.0 sq. mi.)
15. New Britain (13.4 sq. mi.)
    
16. West Haven (11.0 sq. mi.)
17. New London (10.76 sq. mi.)
    
18. Groton City (6.7 sq. mi.)
    
19. Ansonia (6.2 sq. mi.)
20. Derby (5.4 sq. mi.)
    
21. Winsted (4.8 sq. mi.)

All 169 municipalities in Connecticut are considered towns, but only a few are also incorporated as cities. This is only a list of cities, not of towns, which may well have larger square mile measurements.