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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 3rd least extensive, the 29th most populous, and 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 [[financial]] services. 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 a income [[gap]] between its [[urban]] and [[suburban]] 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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