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'

2020 Connecticut Population Demographics

Total Population

3,605,912

Males

1,769,985

Females

1,835,927

Population by Age

Under 18

742,696

18 & over

2,863,216

20-24

238,196

25-34

448,181

35-49

665,027

50-64

778,031

65 & over

631,782

Population by Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino

622,695

Non Hispanic or Latino

3,605,912

Population by Race

White

2,856,630

African-American

448,688

Asian

180,926

Native American

23,048

Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

4,100

Two or more

92,520

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