Connecticut

Connecticut, which is shortly mentioned as CO, is one of the 50 states of the United States, situated in the northeastern part of the United States. It is the southernmost state of the country, and it is surrounded by the Rhode Island on the east, New York on the west, Massachusetts in the north and the Long Island Sound in the south. The Connecticut River offered the state the name Connecticut, which is a major river of the United States that approximately cuts the state in half. The word Connecticut is derived from different anglicized spells of an Algonquian utterance for long tidal river.

Connecticut was the 5th state admitted to the union on the 8th of January 1788. The total land area of Connecticut is 5,544 square miles, which offers the state an area rank of 48 out of the available 50 states in the United States. In addition, water surface occupies 703 square miles of the total area of the state within its boundaries. There are 8 counties in Connecticut among which the Ansonia County was the most recent county formed in the state in the year 1889.

Consistent with 2010 United States Census information, the population of Connecticut was 3,405,565. Among the counties of the Connecticut State, the Fairfield County is ranked as the most populous county with the population of 916,829, and the Windham County is ranked as the least populous county with the population of 118,428.

As of 2010, there are seven State Electoral Votes in Connecticut. The State Quarter issue Date of Connecticut is October 12, 1999. “He who transplanted still sustains” is the state motto of Connecticut.

The Constitution State is the nickname of the state of Connecticut. The name of the state bird of Connecticut is the American Robin. The Charter Oak is the state tree of Connecticut, and Kalmia latifolia is the state flower. Hartford is the state capital of Connecticut. Bridgeport is the biggest of all cities in Connecticut by population, and in total land area the New Milford City ranks first. Wethersfield City is the oldest city in Connecticut. The Connecticut State is served by two area codes, such as 203 and 860.

The Thames River, Connecticut River and the ports beside Long Island Sound have offered the state of Connecticut a physically powerful maritime custom, which prolongs today. The state as well, has a lengthy history of hosting the fiscal-services business, including hedge finances in Fairfield County and insurance companies in Hartford. According to the census taken in 2010, Connecticut includes the uppermost per head revenue, median household income and human growth index in the United States. Even though Connecticut is a wealthy state by nearly all measures, the revenue gap between its urban and suburban regions is strangely wide.