Connecticut - The Constitution State

When most folks think of Connecticut, they think of that whole citified area in the south and along the Connecticut River Valley. But eastern and northwestern Connecticut are quite rural and things there don't seem to have changed much in the last 100 years. However, there aren't any wilderness areas, National Forests or any big, famous National Parks either.

Connecticut was founded in 1636 by Thomas Hooker, a religious dissident who left the Massachusetts Bay Colony (a place founded by people in search of religious freedom) to find some religious freedom.

Looking up at the summit of Bear Mountain, second highest point in Connecticut

Fast Facts about Connecticut

Capital: Hartford
Largest City: Bridgeport
Became a State: January 9, 1788 : 5th

Area: 5,543 square miles : 48th
Highest Point: South slope of Mt. Frissell : 2,380'
Lowest Point: Long Island Sound : 0'

2010 Connecticut Population Demographics

Total Population

3,574,097

Males

1,739,614

Females

1,834,483

Population by Age

Under 18

817,015

18 & over

2,757,082

20-24

227,898

25-34

420,377

35-49

775,710

50-64

727,777

65 & over

503,559

Population by Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino

479,087

Non Hispanic or Latino

3,095,010

Population by Race

White

2,772,410

African-American

362,296

Asian

135,565

Native American

11,256

Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

1,428

Other

198,466

Two or more

92,676

Photo of Hartford skyline courtesy of Elias Friedman
Map courtesy of Cartesia MapArt US Terrain