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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]]
| Map = Map_of_USA_highlighting_Connecticut.png
| Nickname = The Constitution State, The Nutmeg State
| Motto = Qui transtulit sustinet
| Capital = [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]
| LargestCity = [[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]]
| Governor = [[M. Jodi Rell]] ([[United States Republican Party|R]])|
 Senators = [[Chris Dodd]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])<br />[[Joseph Lieberman]] ([[Independent Democrat|ID]])
| PostalAbbreviation = CT
| OfficialLang = English
| AreaRank = 48<sup>th</sup>
| TotalArea = 14,371
| TotalAreaUS = 5,549
| LandArea = 12,559
| LandAreaUS = 4,849
| WaterArea = 1,809
| WaterAreaUS = 698
| PCWater = 12.6
| PopRank = 30<sup>th</sup>
| 2010Pop = 3,574,097<ref>{{cite web |url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-dens-text.php |title=Resident Population Data |work=2010.census.gov |accessdate=30 December 2010}}</ref>
| DensityRank = 6<sup>th</sup>
| 2010Density = 284.6
| 2010DensityUS = 738.1
| MedianHouseholdIncome = $55,970
| IncomeRank = 4<sup>th</sup>
| AdmittanceOrder = 5<sup>th</sup>
| AdmittanceDate = [[January 9]], [[1788]]
| TimeZone = [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|Eastern]]: [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]]
| Longitude = 71°47'W to 73°44'W
| Latitude = 40°58'N to 42°3'N
| Width = 113
| WidthUS = 70
| Length = 177
| LengthUS = 110
| HighestPoint = [[Mount Frissell|South slope of Mount Frissel]]<ref name=usgs>
{{cite web| year =[[29 April]] [[2005]] |
url =http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html#Highest|
title =Elevations and Distances in the United States|
publisher =U.S Geological Survey|
accessdate = 2006-11-3}}</ref><br />Note: The peak of Mount Frissel<br />is in Massachusetts
| HighestElev = 726
| HighestElevUS = 2,380
| MeanElev = 152
| MeanElevUS = 500
| LowestPoint = [[Long Island Sound]]<ref name=usgs/>
| LowestElev = 0
| LowestElevUS = 0
| ISOCode = US-CT
| TradAbbreviation = Conn.|
 Website = www.ct.gov
}}
'''Connecticut''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-Connecticut.ogg|k|ə|ˈ|n|ɛ|t|ɨ|k|ə|t}})<ref>{{cite web |url= http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/connecticut|title= Connecticut - Definitions from Dictionary.com |accessdate=September 17, 2007 |archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5uKkvMGho |archivedate = November 18, 2010|deadurl=no}}</ref> is a [[US state]] in the [[New England]] region of the [[northeast]]ern [[United States]]. It is [[border]]ed by [[Rhode Island]] to the east, [[Massachusetts]] to the north, and the state of [[New York]] to the west and south. Connecticut shares an [[estuary]] with New York called the [[Long Island Sound]]. The [[Connecticut River]] is a major US river that divides the state. It's [[capital city]] is [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]. 

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 [[suburb]]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>

== Geography ==
Connecticut is [[border]]ed on the south by the [[Long Island Sound]], on the west by [[New York]], on the north by [[Massachusetts]], and on the east by [[Rhode Island]]. [[Hartford]] is the [[List of U.S. state capitals|state capital]]. [[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]], [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], [[Stamford, Connecticut|Stamford]], [[Waterbury, Connecticut|Waterbury]], [[Norwalk, Connecticut|Norwalk]], [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury]], [[New Britain, Connecticut|New Britain]], [[Greenwich, Connecticut|Greenwich]] and [[Bristol, Connecticut|Bristol]] are populated areas in Connecticut. There are 169 [[New England town|incorporated towns]] in Connecticut.

The highest peak in Connecticut is [[Bear Mountain]] in [[Salisbury, Connecticut|Salisbury]]. The highest point is just east of where Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York meet (42° 3' N; 73° 29' W), on the southern slope of [[Mount Frissell]]. However, this peak lies in Massachusetts.<ref>{{cite peakbagger |pid=7083 |name=Mount Frissell-South Slope, Connecticut/Massachusetts}}</ref> The [[Connecticut River]] cuts through the center of the state. The [[Connecticut River Valley]], is the most populous metropolitan region of Connecticut. Although Connecticut's land is small, it features several different [[landscape]]. In [[Litchfield Hills]], there are mountains and [[horse|horse farms]]. In [[New London County]], there are beaches and [[maritime]] [[wikt:activity|activities]]. Connecticut is known for their maritime history, however, the state does not have direct access to the sea. 

Connecticut has [[temperate broadleaf and mixed forests]]. [[Northeastern coastal forests]] of [[oak]]s, [[Hickory|hickories]], and [[maple]] cover much of the state.<ref name = "ecoregions">{{cite journal |author=Olson |title = Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth |journal=[[BioScience]] |year = 2001 |volume=51 |issue=11 |pages= 933–938 |url = http://gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder/ |doi = 10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0933:TEOTWA]2.0.CO;2 |archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5uKkyhbI6 |archivedate = November 18, 2010|deadurl=no |author-separator = , |author2 = D. M |author3 = E. Dinerstein |display-authors = 3 |issn = 0006-3568 |last4 = Burgess |first4 = Neil D. |last5 = Powell |first5 = George V. N. |last6 = Underwood |first6 = Emma C. |last7 = d'Amico |first7 = Jennifer A. |last8 = Itoua |first8 = Illanga |last9 = Strand |first9 = Holly E.}}</ref> In the northeast, these led to the [[New England-Acadian forests]] of the [[Taconic Mountains]].<ref name = "ecoregions"/>

== Climate ==
Inland Connecticut have a [[humid continental climate]]. The shorline has a borderline [[humid subtropical climate]]. Counties more closer to the [[Atlantic Ocean]] face very cold [[winter]]s and very hot [[summer]]s. The city of Bridgeport, like most other areas in [[Metropolitan area|metropolitan New York]], have a humid subtropical climate under the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system. Hartford, which is 35 miles inland, has a humid continental climate. Connecticut is a somewhat sunny state. It averages 2,400 and 2,800 hours of sunshine every year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maps.howstuffworks.com/united-states-annual-sunshine-map.htm|title=united states annual sunshine map|publisher=HowStuffWorks, Inc|accessdate=March 15, 2011}}</ref>

Winters in Connecticut are known to be very cold. Average temperatures range from {{convert|38|F|C}} in the southeastern parts of Connecticut. In the northwest parts of the state, temperatures range from {{convert|29|F|C}} in the month of January. The average [[snow]]fall is about 20-60" (54-189 cm) across the state, with higher totals in the northwest. In the spring time, temperatures range from {{convert|57|F|C}}, with frequent [[rainstorm|rainfall]]. Summer is hot and [[humid]] throughout the state. Average high temperatures in New London is {{convert|81|F|C}} and in [[Windsor Locks, Connecticut|Windsor Locks]] high temperatures can reach {{convert|87|F|C}}. In the fall season, high temperatures in the state can reach {{convert|63|F|C}}. During this time, vegetation begins to change color from green to red and yellow. 

During [[hurricane|hurricane season]], [[tropical cyclone]]s rarely affect the state. Thunderstorms are more frequent during the summer, occurring on average 30 times each year. These storms can be severe, with the state averaging one [[tornado]] per year.<ref name="tornadoes">{{cite web| url=http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/tornado/small/avgt5304.gif| title=Annual average number of tornadoes| publisher=NOAA National Climatic Data Center| accessdate=October 24, 2006}}</ref> The warmest temperature ever recorded in the state is {{convert|106|F|C}} which happened in Danbury on July 15, 1995. The coldest temperature is {{convert|-32|F|C}} which was recorded in [[Falls Village, Connecticut|Falls Village]] on February 16, 1943 and [[Coventry, Connecticut|Coventry]] on January 22, 1961.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/extremes/scec/getextreme.php?elem=ALL&state=CT|title=All-Time Climate Extremes for CT|publisher=[[NOAA]]|accessdate=March 18, 2011}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" "text-align:center;font-size:90%;"|
| colspan="13" style="text-align:center;font-size:120%;background:#E8EAFA;"|Monthly Normal High and Median Temperatures for Various Connecticut Cities
|-
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000; height:17px;"| City
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;"| Jan
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;"| Feb
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;"| Mar
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;"| Apr
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;"| May
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;"| Jun
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;"| Jul
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;"| Aug
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;"| Sep
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;"| Oct
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;"| Nov
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;"| Dec
|-
! style="background:#f8f3ca; color:#000; height:16px;"| Bridgeport
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 37/23
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 39/25
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 47/32
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 57/41
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 67/51
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 76/60
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 82/66
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 81/65
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 74/58
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 63/46
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 53/38
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 42/28
|-
! style="background:#c5dfe1; color:#000; height:16px;"| Hartford
| style="text-align:center; background:#c5dfe1; color:#000;"| 35/16
| style="text-align:center; background:#c5dfe1; color:#000;"| 39/19
| style="text-align:center; background:#c5dfe1; color:#000;"| 47/27
| style="text-align:center; background:#c5dfe1; color:#000;"| 59/38
| style="text-align:center; background:#c5dfe1; color:#000;"| 70/48
| style="text-align:center; background:#c5dfe1; color:#000;"| 79/57
| style="text-align:center; background:#c5dfe1; color:#000;"| 84/63
| style="text-align:center; background:#c5dfe1; color:#000;"| 82/61
| style="text-align:center; background:#c5dfe1; color:#000;"| 74/51
| style="text-align:center; background:#c5dfe1; color:#000;"| 63/40
| style="text-align:center; background:#c5dfe1; color:#000;"| 52/32
| style="text-align:center; background:#c5dfe1; color:#000;"| 40/22
|-
| colspan="13" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;background:#E8EAFA;"|''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/06604 |title=Monthly Averages for Bridgeport, CT |publisher=[[The Weather Channel]] |accessdate=September 15, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/06604 |title=Monthly Averages for Hartford, CT |publisher=[[The Weather Channel]] |accessdate=September 15, 2011}}</ref>''
|}

== History ==
{{main|History of Connecticut}}
Connecticut's name came from the [[Algonquian]] word "quinatucquet", meaning "upon the long river".<ref name="Project">{{cite book|author=Federal Writers' Project|title=Connecticut: A Guide to Its Roads, Lore and People|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=CPYfSsQ-WE4C&pg=PA3|accessdate=September 23, 2010|publisher=US History Publishers|isbn=978-1-60354-007-0|page=3}}</ref> Connecticut was [[wikt:inhabit|inhabited]] by the [[Mohegan]] [[tripe]] before the [[European colonization of the Americas|European colonization]]. The first [[Europe]]an [[explorer]] in Connecticut was the [[Dutch language|Dutch]] explorer [[Adriaen Block]]. He explored the state in 1614. Dutch [[fur]] [[trade]]rs [[sail]]ed up the Connecticut River (known to by the Dutch as Versche Rivier or "Fresh River") and built a [[fort]] at [[Dutch Point]] in present day Hartford. They called it "House of Hope" ({{lang-nl|Huis van Hoop}}). [[John Winthrop the Younger|John Winthrop]] of the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]], was given permission to create a new colony at [[Old Saybrook, Connecticut|Old Saybrook]] in 1635. This was the first three [[district]] [[colony|colonies]] that later combined to make up Connecticut. The [[Saybrook Colony]] did not become a larger colony and in 1644 became part of the [[Connecticut Colony]].

The first [[England|English]] [[settlement|settlers]] came in 1633. They settled in Windsor, and then at [[Wethersfield, Connecticut|Wethersfield]] in 1634.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cslib.org/earlysettlers.htm |title=Early Settlers of Connecticut – Connecticut State Library |publisher=Cslib.org |accessdate=July 25, 2010}}</ref> The rest of the group arrived in 1636. They were [[Puritans]] from Massachusetts, led by [[Thomas Hooker]]. He was a [[professor]] of [[theology]] in [[Cambridge]], [[London]]. He became an important [[politics|political]] writer and made a big contribution to the [[Constitutional theory]]. He then created the Connecticut Colony in Hartford in 1636, becoming the second of the three colonies.  

The third colony was founded in March 1638. [[John Davenport]] and [[Thephilus Eaton]], created the [[New Haven Colony]]. It was first called the Quinnipiack Colony. The New Haven Colony had its own constitution, "The Fundamental 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 ==
{{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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{{col-2}}
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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== Economy ==
The total [[gross state product]] for 2010 was [[US dollar|USD]]$237&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite web|title=GDP by State|url=http://greyhill.com/gdp-by-state|publisher=Greyhill Advisors|accessdate=September 23, 2011}}</ref> The per capita income for 2007 was $54,117, [[rank]]ing first among all other states. However, [[New Canaan, Connecticut|New Canaan]] has one of the [[List of U.S. states per GDP|highest per capita incomes in America]], Hartford is one of the ten cities with the lowest per capita incomes in America. As with Bridgeport, New Haven and other cities in the state, Hartford is [[wikt:surround|surrounded]] by wealthier [[suburb]]s. The state's [[unemployment]] rate in August 2011 was 9.0%.<ref>{{cite web|title=Local Area Unemployment Statistics|url=http://www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstch.htm|publisher=BLS|accessdate=September 23, 2011}}</ref>

New Canaan is the wealthiest town in Connecticut, with a per capita income of $85,459. [[Darien, Connecticut|Darien]], Greenwich, [[Weston, Connecticut|Weston]], [[Westport, Connecticut|Westport]] and [[Wilton, Connecticut|Wilton]] also have per capita incomes over $65,000. Hartford is the poorest [[municipality]] in Connecticut, with a per capita income of $13,428 in 2000.<ref name="CTincome2000">{{cite web|url=http://www.ct.gov/ecd/lib/ecd/economic_data/income/2000_median_hh,_family_&_per_cap_income.xls |title=Connecticut per capita income, median household income, and median family income at State, County and Town level: Census 2000 data |accessdate=July 25, 2010}}</ref> There are other lower income and [[blue collar]] towns in the eastern part of the state.

Connecticut has a 6.35% state [[Tax#Types of taxes|sales tax]] for [[retail]] sale, [[lease]], or rental of most goods.<ref name=2011Sect6Summary>[http://www.ct.gov/drs/cwp/view.asp?A=1514&Q=480936 "Summary of Tax Provisions Contained in 2011 Conn. Pub. Acts 6"], retrieved July 6, 2011</ref> Homes in Connecticut has a [[median price]] of approximately $226,000. However, the median value for a home in [[Fairfield County, Connecticut|Fairfield Conuty]] is about $370,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewarrengroup.com/portal/Solutions/PressReleases/tabid/190/newsid751/2311/Default.aspx |title=Conn. Median Home Prices Down 18% in First quarter |publisher=Thewarrengroup.com |date=May 4, 2009 |accessdate=July 25, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news8814.html |title=CT house prices continue to fall |publisher=Hartford Business |accessdate=July 25, 2010}}</ref> Connecticut has the most multi-million dollar homes in the northeast and the second most in the nation after [[California]]. There were 3.3% of homes in Connecticut priced over $1 million in 2003.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/22/real_estate/february_million_dollar_homes/index.htm?section=money_topstories| title=Million Dollar Homes|last=Christie|first=Les|publisher=CNN | date=February 23, 2006| accessdate=January 23, 2007}}</ref>

The [[agriculture|agricultural]] produce in the state includes [[plant nursery]], [[eggs]], [[clam]]s, [[lobster]], [[diary|diary product]]s; [[cattle]] and [[tobacco]]. Connecticut produces transportation equipment such as [[helicopter]]s, [[aircraft]] parts, [[nuclear submarine]]s, [[Industrial engineering|industrial machinery]], [[electric]]al equipment, [[military]] [[weapon]]ry, [[metal]] products, [[chemical]] and [[pharmaceutical]] products, and [[Measuring instrument|scientific instruments]].

== Transportation ==⏎
The [[Interstate highway]]s in the state are [[Interstate 95 in Connecticut|I-95]] (the [[Connecticut Turnpike]]) which runs southeast to northeast in central Connecticut. [[Interstate 84 in Connecticut|I-84]] runs southwest to northeast in central Connecticut. [[Interstate 91 in Connecticut|I-91]] runs north to south in central Connecticut, while [[Interstate 395 in Connecticut|I-395]] runs north to south near the eastern border of the state. Other major highways in Connecticut are the [[Merritt Parkway]] and [[Wilbur Cross Parkway]], which together form [[State Route 15]]. This runs from the [[Hutchinson River Parkway]] in New York. 

The [[Metro-North Railroad]] [[New Haven Line]], provides transportation to and from New York City and New Haven. Connecticut lies along [[Amtrak]]'s [[Northeast Corridor]] which features [[Northeast Regional]] and [[Acela Express]] service. Towns between New Haven and New London has a Shore Line East [[commuter rail]] service. The [[New Haven–Springfield Line]] provides transportation between New Haven and [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]. They also service Hartford, Windsor Locks, Windsor, Berlin, Meriden, and Wallingford.

The [[Connecticut Transit]], which is owned by the [[Connecticut Department of Transportation]], is available throughout the state. [[Bradley International Airport]] is located in Windsor Locks, about 15 miles (24 km) north of Hartford. [[Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport]] is located in New Haven. Other major airports in Connecticut are the [[Danbury Municipal Airport]], [[Waterbury-Oxford Airport]], [[Groton-New London Airport]], [[Sikorsky Memorial Airport]], and the [[Westchester County Airport]].

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== References ==
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== Other websites ==
{{Sister project links|Connecticut}}
* [http://www.ct.gov/ State of Connecticut] – Official state website
* [http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/Connecticut Connecticut State Databases] – Annotated list of searchable databases produced by Connecticut state agencies and compiled by the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association.
* [http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/cwp/view.asp?a=3188&q=392636&SOTSNav_GID=1849 Connecticut State Register & Manual] – updated annually
* [http://www.ct.gov/ctportal/cwp/view.asp?a=843&q=257266 Directory of Web sites of Connecticut towns and cities]
* [http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/state/state_energy_profiles.cfm?sid=CT Energy Data & Statistics for Connecticut- From the U.S. Department of Energy]
* [http://www2.census.gov/census_2000/datasets/demographic_profile/Connecticut/2kh09.pdf 2000 Census of Population and Housing for Connecticut], [[U.S. Census Bureau]]
* [http://www.ctvisit.com/ CTVisit.com] – Official state tourism website
* [http://www.chs.org/ Connecticut Historical Society]
* [http://www.ctgenealogy.com/ Connecticut Society of Genealogists (Est. 1968)]
* [http://www.ers.usda.gov/StateFacts/CT.htm Connecticut State Facts]
* [http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/09000.html U.S. Census Bureau]
* [http://www.usgs.gov/state/state.asp?State=CT USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of Connecticut]
* [http://www.hartfordradiohistory.com/ Connecticut Broadcasting History]
* [http://www.ctradiohistory.org/ Connecticut Radio History]
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