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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]]
(contracted; show full)undamental Agreement of the New Haven Colony", which was signed on June 4, 1639. The Dutch settlers left their fort in 1654 because there were more English settlers. In 1662, Winthrop was given the [[royal charter]] and combined the colonies of Connecticut and New Haven. Its first constitution, the "[[Fundamental Orders of Connecticut|Fundamental Orders]]", was created on January 14, 1639. The Fundamental Orders helped [[wikt:influence|influence]] the [[US Constitution]].

== Demographics ==
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{{US Census population
|1790 = 237946
|1800 = 251002
|1810 = 261942
|1820 = 275248
|1830 = 297675
|1840 = 309978
|1850 = 370792
|1860 = 460147
|1870 = 537454
|1880 = 622700
|1890 = 746258
|1900 = 908420
|1910 = 1114756
|1920 = 1380631
|1930 = 1606903
|1940 = 1709242
|1950 = 2007280
|1960 = 2535234
|1970 = 3031709
|1980 = 3107576
|1990 = 3287116
|2000 = 3405565
|2010 = 3574097
| footnote= '''Sources:'''<ref>[http://www.census.gov/population/censusdata/table-16.pdf Population: 1790 to 1990] census.gov</ref><ref>[http://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/tab02.txt Resident Population of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: Census 2000] census.gov</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Resident Population Data |url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=Resident Population Data – Census 2010 |publisher=2010.census.gov |accessdate=January 23, 2011}}</ref>
}}
The [[United States Census Bureau]] [[estimate]]s that the population of Connecticut was 3,580,709 on July 1, 2011, a 0.18% [[wikt:increase|increase]] since the 2010 United States Census.<ref name=PopEstUS>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/popest/data/state/totals/2011/tables/NST-EST2011-01.csv|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011|format=[[comma-separated values|CSV]]|work=2011 Population Estimates|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division|date=December 2011|accessdate=December 21, 2011}}</ref> According to the 2010 US Census, Connecticut had a population of 3,574,097. The state was 77.6% [[White American|White]] (71.2% [[Non-Hispanic Whites|Non-Hispanic White]]), 10.1% [[African American|Black]] or African American, 0.3% [[American Indian]] and [[Alaska Native]], 3.8% [[Asian]], 0.0% [[Native Hawaiian]] and [[Other Pacific Islander]], 5.6% from [[Some Other Race]], and 2.6% from [[Two or More Races]]. [[Hispanic and Latino American|Hispanics and Latinos]] of any race made up 13.4% of the population.<ref>http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_QTPL&prodType=table</ref>

As of 2005, Connecticut had an estimated population of 3,510,297, which was an increase of 11,331, or 0.3%, from 2004.<ref name=stateest>{{cite web |date=June 21, 2006 | url = http://www.census.gov/popest/states/tables/NST-EST2005-01.csv | title = Annual Estimates of the Population for the United States and States, and for Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005|format = [[Comma-separated values|CSV]] | work=2005 Population Estimates | publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division | accessdate =November 17, 2006|archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5mr524oZs |archivedate = January 17, 2010|deadurl=no}}</ref> This was an increase of 104,695, or 3.1%, since the year 2000. This includes that there were 222,222 births and 154,795 deaths. The [[migration]] was 41,718 people into the state. [[Immigration]] from outside the United States resulted in a increase of 75,991 people. Based on the 2005 census, Connecticut moved from the 29th most populous state of the 30th. 6.6% of its population was reported as being under 5 years old, 24.7% under 18 years old, and 13.8% were 65 years of age or older. Females made up [[wikt:approximate|approximately]] 51.6% of the population, with 48.4% were males.<ref name=stateest/> The [[center of population]] of Connecticut is located in the town of [[Cheshire, Connecticut|Cheshire]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Population and Population Centers by State – 2000 | publisher=United States Census Bureau | accessdate =December 4, 2008 | url = http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt|archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5mqyj8Y7G |archivedate = January 17, 2010|deadurl=no}}</ref>

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The largest [[ancestry]] groups are:<ref>{{cite web|author=American FactFinder, United States Census Bureau |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-context=adp&-qr_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_DP3YR2&-ds_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_&-tree_id=3308&-redoLog=false&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=04000US09&-format=&-_lang=en |title=American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates |publisher=Factfinder.census.gov |accessdate=July 25, 2010}}</ref>
* 19.3% [[Italian American|Italian]]
* 17.9% [[Irish]]
* 10.7% [[English]]
* 10.4% [[German]]
* 8.6% [[Polish]]
* 6.6% [[French]]
* 3.0% [[French Canadian]]
* 2.7% [[Americans|American]]
* 2.1% [[Russian]]
* 2.1% [[West Indies|West Indian]]
* 2.0% [[Scottish]]
* 2.0% [[Swedish]]
* 1.6% [[Portuguese]]
* 1.4% [[Scotch Irish]]
* 1.2% [[Hungarian]]
* 1.0% [[Lithuanian]]
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A 2001 survey of Connecticut residents' [[religion|religious]]:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gc.cuny.edu/faculty/research_briefs/aris/key_findings.htm |title=American Religious Identification Survey, Key Findings, Exhibit 15 |accessdate=January 4, 2007 |author=Mayer, Egon |coauthors=Kosmin, Barry A., Keysar, Ariela |year=2001 |publisher=[[City University of New York]]}}</ref>
* Protestant – 40%
** [[Baptist]] – 10%
** Other Christian – 7%
** [[Episcopal]] – 6%
** [[Methodism|Methodist]] – 4%
** [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] – 4%
** Other Protestant or general – 9%
* [[Roman Catholic]] – 32%
* [[Non-religious]] – 12%
* No answer – 6%
* Other religions (Including Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and so on.) – 4%
* Jewish – 3%
* [[Congregational church|Congregational]]/[[United Church of Christ]] – 2%
* [[Mormonism|Latter-Day Saint]] – 2%
* [[Churches of Christ]] – 2%
* [[Presbyterian]] – 1%
* [[Pentecostal]] – 1%
* [[Assembly of God]] – 1%
* Non-denominational – 1%
* [[Muslim]] – 1%
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