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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>

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