[jad2000]

Originally Posted by JViello

I would agree with you also.

IMHO the change REALLY starts at Stamford and *slightly* at Norwalk.

With family from Sheepshead Bay NY to Manchester CT I too have spent much time along the corridor.

Culturewise it may be different, but the topograhy is distinctly New England.

Remember these towns were established when it took 1-2 hours to travel 10 miles.

If you travel along the back roads of the northern and eastern Westchester County towns, you will notice that they are very New England.

I would actually agree that Putnam County does have a different look, but the small towns in Westchester are much like Fairfield and New Haven Counties.

[skytrekker]

Originally Posted by Rich Lee

...and the population density of New Jersey is more dense. Does that mean New Jersey (OML, their ZIP codes start with a "0", too) is now part of New England?

Population densities for certain states:
1138.0 New Jersey
1003.2 Rhode Island
809.8 Massachusetts
702.9 Connecticut
541.9 Maryland
401.9 New York
401.1 Delaware
274.0 Pennsylvania
137.8 New Hampshire
88.6 Washington
65.8 Vermont
41.3 Maine
35.6 Oregon

Looking at this list, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine have extremely low population densities. Again, maybe they should be considered part of another region, perhaps the Pacific Northwest?

Those population densities are fine statistics- again we are comparing geographic regions of western CT and eastern NY. PA, Oregon, Maine, Maryland mean nothing, if comparing them to western CT and extreme eastern NY. They geographically are not important.