Connecticut , US

Connecticut state in the northeastern United States

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Connecticut has a total area of 5,543.27 square miles (14357 km²).

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Connecticut Quick Facts

Population :	3,565,287
Country :	United States of America
Head of government :	Governor of Connecticut
Area :	14357 km²
Water as percent of area :	12.65%
Land as percent of area :	87.35%
Continent :	North America
Northernmost point :	Point(-73.4325 42.0506)
Legislative body :	Connecticut General Assembly
Named for :	Connecticut River
Altitude :	499 feet / 152 meters
Capital :	Hartford
Establishment :	January 01, 1788 (233 years ago)
Time Zone :	Eastern Time Zone
Local time :	04:44:56 (19th April 2021)

Ned Lamont , 2019-01-09T00:00:00Z
Dannel Malloy , 9 January, 2019 2011-01-05T00:00:00Z

Connecticut has 3 neighbors .

New York state of the United States of America
Rhode Island state on east coast of United States of America
Massachusetts state of the United States of America

Tolland County
Hartford County
Fairfield County
New Haven County
Litchfield County
Windham County
Middlesex County
New London County

Year	Population	Method
1910	1,114,756	census
1920	1,380,631	census
1930	1,606,903	census
1940	1,709,242	census
1950	2,007,280	census
1960	2,535,234	census
1970	3,031,709	census
1980	3,107,576	census
1990	3,287,116	census
2000	3,405,565	census
2010	3,574,097	census
2011	3,588,283	estimation process
2012	3,594,547	estimation process
2013	3,594,841	estimation process
2014	3,594,524	estimation process
2015	3,587,122	estimation process
2016	3,578,141	estimation process
2017	3,573,297	estimation process
2018	3,571,520	estimation process
2019	3,565,287	estimation process

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People born in Connecticut (200)

People born in Connecticut, including economist Franklin Henry Giddings, Augustine Sackett, inventor David Bushnell, you can see a list of people who born in Connecticut.

Tommy Godwin (English racing cyclist)
Aarti Mann (American actress)
Henry Chandler Cowles (American botanist (1869-1939))
Jason Garfield (Juggler and Entertainer)
Chris Landreth (American animator)
David Dudley Field II (American politician (1805-1894))
Bob Clearmountain (American record producer)
Leslie I. Carey (Sound engineer)
Julie Umerle (artist)
Mysterious Dave Mather (American sheriff)
Nancy McKinstry (American businesswoman)
Chris Impellitteri (American musician)
Neil Burger (American screenwriter)
Lorne Lanning (American art director)
William Williams (Signer of the US declaration of Independence (1731-1811))
Asahel Nettleton (American theologian)
David Brainerd (Missionary in colonial North America)
Daniel Rose (American politician (1772-1833))

Largest Cities in Connecticut (more)

Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in Connecticut.

City Name	Title	County	Population
Bridgeport	County seat city of Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States	Fairfield	144,399
New Haven	City in Connecticut, United States	New Haven	130,250
Stamford	City in Connecticut, United States	Fairfield	129,638
Hartford	City in and capital of Connecticut, United States	Hartford	122,105
Waterbury	City in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States	New Haven	107,568
Norwalk	City in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States	Fairfield	88,816
Danbury	City in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States	Fairfield	84,694
New Britain	City in Connecticut	Hartford	72,495
West Hartford	Town in Connecticut, United States	Hartford	62,965
Greenwich	Town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States	Fairfield	62,840
Fairfield	Town in Connecticut, United States of America	Fairfield	62,045
Hamden	Town in Connecticut, US	New Haven	60,556
Bristol	City in Connecticut, United States	Hartford	59,947
Meriden	City in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States	New Haven	59,395
Manchester	Town in Connecticut	Hartford	57,584
Milford	City in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America	New Haven	54,747

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Connecticut Counties

Towns, Neighborhoods & Other Populated

County Name	Population
Fairfield County	943,332
Hartford County	891,720
New Haven County	854,757
New London County	265,206
Litchfield County	180,333
Middlesex County	162,436
Tolland County	150,721
Windham County	116,782