State of Connecticut, United States

Overview of Connecticut

• Name:
  Connecticut
• Official Name:
  State of Connecticut
• Abbreviation:
  CT
• Place Type:
  State
• Located In:
  United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  The geographic center, or that point on which a surface of uniform thickness would balance, for the state is located in Hartford County, at East Berlin.
• History (GNIS):
  Statehood: 9 January 1788. Named for the Connecticut River, which had an Algonquian Indian name originally recorded with many spellings, and interpreted to mean "place of the long stream." Early settlement was along the Connecticut River, which became the reference name for the colony. (US-T131/1976/DOI - U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) News Release: Origin of Names of U S States)
• Capital:
  Hartford (Hartford Town, Hartford County)
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:41.667043941° 40' 01.4"N

  Longitude:-72.666481972° 39' 59.3"W
• Population:
  3,527,249
• Elevation:
  45 m
• Surrounding States:
  • New Hampshire NE
  • Massachusetts NE
  • Rhode Island E
  • New Jersey SW
  • New York NW
  • Vermont N
• Histopolis Place ID:
  936362977
• Updated May 7, 2020