Connecticut - The Constitution State
![The Hartford skyline](../slideshows/hartford-skyline01.jpg)
![Windsor Town Hall](../connecticut/a-connecticut/Windsortownhall001V.jpg)
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.
![Bear Mountain](../connecticut/a-connecticut/bear-mountain001.jpg)
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
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'
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
![Map of Connecticut](../connecticut/a-connecticut/CT_town-map01.jpg)
![Long Island Sound](../slideshows/long-island-sound01.jpg)
Photo of Hartford skyline courtesy of Elias Friedman
Map courtesy of Cartesia MapArt US Terrain