Connecticut State Flag

Brief History. Connecticut was discovered by the Dutch navigator Adriean Block. First fort was built in 1633 near present-day Hartford. However, fort was soon lost to English Puritans form the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Connecticut played an important role in the Revolutionary War serving as the Continental Army's major supplier. Today, Connecticut is famous by its oldest U.S. newspaper - Hartford Courant, Yale University and Long Island Sound.

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More About This State

Nickname: Constitution State

Capital: Hartford

Date entered union: Jan. 9, 1788

Population: 3,510,297

State Flower: Mountain laurel

State Bird: Robin

Land area: 4,844 sq mi.

Topography: Western upland, the Berkshires, in the Northwest; narrrow central lowlands; hilly eastern upland.

Major Industries: Educational, health and social services; Manufacturing; Retail trade
More About The People

Folks are called: Connecticuter; Nutmegger

Ethnicities: White: 2,780,355 (81.6%); Black: 309,843 (9.1%); American Indian: 9,639 (0.3%); Asian: 82,313 (2.4%); Other race: 147,201 (4.3%); Two or more races: 74,848 (2.2%); Hispanic/Latino: 320,323 (9.4%)

Male/Female stats: Male: 1,649,319 (48.4%); Female: 1,756,246 (51.6%)

Median household income ($): 53,935

College Grads: 18.2%

Home Owners: 66.8%

Famous people: Benedict Arnold, Mark Twain

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