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{{US state
| Name = Connecticut
| Fullname = State of Connecticut
| Flag = Flag of Connecticut.svg
| Seal = Seal of Connecticut.svg
| Flower = Mountain Laurel<ref name=SOTS>[http://www.sots.ct.gov/RegisterManual/SectionX/SITESEALSYMB.htm STATE OF CONNECTICUT, Sites º Seals º Symbols]; ''Connecticut State Register & Manual''; retrieved on [[December 15]], [[2006]]</ref>|
 Tree = White Oak<ref name=SOTS/>|
Flaglink = [[Flag of Connecticut]]
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Much of the southern and western parts of Connecticut is part of the [[New York metropolitan area]], or '''Tri-State area'''. Three of Connecticut's eight [[List of counties in Connecticut|counties]] are [[statistics|statistically]] included in the [[New York City]] [[census]]. [[Cheshire, New Haven]] is the [[center of population]] of Connecticut. It is also part of the Tri-State area. Connecticut is the 
[[List of U.S. states and territories by area|3rd least extensive]], the [[List of U.S. states and territories by population|29th most populous]], and [[List of U.S. states by population density|4th most densely populated]] of the 50 United States. The state is called the Constitution State, Nutmeg State, and "The Land of Steady Habits". Connecticut played a major role in the development of the [[government|federal government]] of the United States.

The first [[Europe]]an [[settler]]s were [[Dutch language|Dutch speaking]] people. They started a small, short-lived settlement in present day Hartford. At first, half of Connecticut's land was part of the [[Dutch colony]], [[New Netherland]], which included much of the land between Connecticut and [[Delaware]] rivers. The first major settlements began in the 1630s by the [[England|English]]. [[Thomas Hooker]] led a group of people from the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] and founded the [[Connecticut Colony]]. Other settlers from Massachusetts founded the [[Saybrook Colony]] and the [[New Haven Colony]]. Both the Connecticut and New Haven Colonies established documents of [[Fundamental Orders]], and is known as the first [[constitution]]s in [[North America]]. In 1662, three colonies joined together under a [[royal charter]]. This made Connecticut a [[crown colony]]. This colony was one of the [[Thirteen Colonies]] that fought against the British rule in the [[American Revolution]].

The Connecticut River, [[Thames River]], and [[port]]s along the Long Island Sound became a [[maritime]] [[tradition]] in Connecticut. Other traditional [[industry]] is the many [[financial]] services in the state. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], Connecticut has the highest per capita income, [[Human Development Index]] (0.962), and [[Household income in the United States|median household income]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite news| date=November 29, 2005| title=Highest wages in East, lowest in South|work=USA Today| url=http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2005-11-29-wage_x.htm | first1=Stephen | last1=Ohlemacher | accessdate=April 30, 2010|archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5uKkvtVNF |archivedate = November 18, 2010|deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| date=March 18, 2000| title=Census 2000| publisher=United States Census Bureau| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=01000US&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-P14&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U&-format=US-9|archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5uKkweQ74 |archivedate = November 18, 2010|deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| date=July 17, 2008| title=US slips down development index|publisher=BBC | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7511426.stm|archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5uKkxLjnC |archivedate = November 18, 2010|deadurl=no}}</ref> Although Connecticut is a wealthy state, there is an income [[gap]] between its [[urban]] and [[suburban]]an areas. Several of Connecticut's [[List of cities in Connecticut|cities]] are [[rank]]ed among the nation's poorest and most dangerous places.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/09/nyregion/09income.html | work=The New York Times | title=Income Gap in Connecticut Is Growing Fastest, Study Finds | date=April 9, 2008}}</ref><ref>http://os.cqpress.com/citycrime/2010/City_crime_rate_2010-2011_hightolow.pdf</ref>

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