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Connecticut Facts and Information

   
Abbreviation CT
Capital Hartford
Size Total (Land + Water) 5,543 sq miles; Land Only 4,845 sq miles
Number of Counties 8
Time Zone Eastern Time Zone
Bordering States Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island
Highest Point South side of Mount Frissell, 2,379 feet
National Parks None
Population (2015) 3,590,886
Population Density 741.2 people / square mile
Area Codes 203, 475, 860, 959
Top 5 Cities (2010 population) Bridgeport (144,229)
New Haven (129,779)
Hartford (124,775)
Stamford (122,643)
Waterbury (110,366)
Statehood Jan. 9, 1788
Electoral Votes 7
Governor Official Connecticut Governor Website
U. S. Senators List of U. S. Senators From Connecticut
U. S. Representatives List of U. S. Representatives From Connecticut
Senators List of Connecticut State Senators
Representatives List of Connecticut State Representatives
Government Official Site
Constitution Connecticut State Constitution
Road Conditions Connecticut Road Conditions
Quarter Issue Date October 12, 1999
Animal Sperm whale
Bird Robin
Composer Charles Edward Ives
Flower Mountain laurel
Folk Dance Square dance
Fossil Eubrontes giganteus
Hero Nathan Hale
Heroine Prudence Crandall
Insect European mantis
Mineral Garnet
Motto Qui transtulit sustinet (He who transplanted sustains)
Nickname Constitution State
Poet Laureate Rennie McQuilkin
Shellfish Eastern oyster
Ship USS Nautilus
Tree White oak
Troubadour Kristen Graves
NCAA Division I Schools Central Connecticut State University (Northeast)
University of Connecticut (American Athletic)
Fairfield University (Metro Atlantic Athletic)
University of Hartford (America East)
Quinnipiac University (Metro Atlantic Athletic)
Sacred Heart University (Northeast)
Yale University (Ivy)
Gas Tax $0.3786 / Gallon
Cigarette Tax $3.65 / Pack
Tourist Attractions Lake Compounce Amusement park in Bristol, Connecticut.
Tourist Attractions Mystic Aquarium Aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut.
Tourist Attractions Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, Connecticut.
Tourist Attractions Mark Twain House Historical landmark in Hartford, Connecticut.
Tourist Attractions Maritime Aquarium Aquarium in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Tourist Attractions Quassy Amusement Park Amusement park in Middlebury, Connecticut.
Tourist Attractions Rocky Neck State Park State park in East Lyme, Connecticut.
Tourist Attractions Ski Sundown Ski area in New Hartford, Connecticut.
Tourist Attractions USS Nautilus Historic submarine in Gordon, Connecticut.
Tourist Attractions Wadsworth Atheneum Art museum in Hartford, Connecticut.
Tourist Attractions Connecticut Science Center Science museum in Hartford, Connecticut.
Tourist Attractions Hammonasset Beach State Park State park in Madison, Connecticut.
Tourist Attractions Wickham Park Park in Manchester, Connecticut.
Tourist Attractions Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum Natural history preserve in Rocky Hill, Connecticut.
Tourist Attractions Thimble Islands Archipelago in the southeast corner of Branford, Connecticut.
Tourist Attractions Yale University Art Gallery Art gallery in New Haven, Connecticut.
Fun Facts The State of Connecticut is named after the River Connecticut, the largest river in New England. The word 'Connecticut' is derived from 'Quonehtacut', a Mohegan Indian word for "long tidal river."
Fun Facts The first telephone book was published in New Haven on February 21, 1878. It consisted of a single piece of cardboard and included 50 names.
Fun Facts Mary Dixon Kies of South Killingly was the first woman to receive a U.S. patent. She did so on May 5th, 1809, for a method of weaving straw with silk and thread to make hats.
Fun Facts The Hartford Courant, based in Connecticut, is the oldest U.S. newspaper still being published. It started published as a weekly on October 29, 1764.
Fun Facts The first automobile law was passed by the state of CT on May 21, 1901. The speed limit was set at 12 miles per hour in cities and 15 miles per hour on country roads.
Fun Facts First Ph.D. Degree in the United States was awarded by the Yale University in 1861 to Eugene Schuyler, Arthur Williams Wright, and James Morris Whiton.
Fun Facts In Connecticut, it's illegal to keep town records where liquor is sold.
Fun Facts In 1908, George Smith put candy on a stick and thus invented the lollipop. It is named after a famous racehorse at the time called Lolly Pop. He trademarked the term under the Bradley Smith Company of New Haven in 1931.
Fun Facts In 1889, the first public pay phone in the United States was installed by William Gray in Hartford.
Fun Facts Connecticut is the only state with an official State Composer (Charles Edward Ives), State Hero (Nathan Hale), and State Heroine (Prudence Crandall).
Name Origin From an Indian word (Quinnehtukqut) meaning “beside the long tidal river”
Residents Names Connecticuter; Nutmegger
Tourism Office Website www.ctbound.org
Tourism Office Phone Number 888-CT-VISIT

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