Connecticut Connecticut is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south (Long Island by sea), Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east. Southwestern Connecticut is considered part of the immediate New York metropolitan area, and three of Connecticut's eight counties—including the majority of the state's population—are in the New York City combined statistical area, commonly referred to as the Tri-State Region. The center of population of the state is in Cheshire, New Haven County, also within the Tri-State Region. Connecticut is the 29th most populous state, with 3.4 million residents, and is ranked 48th in size by area, making it the 4th most densely populated state. Called the "Constitution State," Connecticut has a long history dating from early colonial times and was influential in the development of the federal government. Connecticut's first European settlers were Dutch and established a small settlement in present-day Hartford at the confluence of the Park and Connecticut Rivers called Huys de Goede Hoop. Initially, Connecticut was a part of their North American colony, New Netherland, which included much of the land between the Connecticut and Delaware Rivers. Today, much of the former colony lies in what is now known as the Tri-State Region. The first major settlements were established in the 1630s by the English. Thomas Hooker led a band of followers overland from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and founded what would become 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, considered the first constitutions in North America. In 1662, the disparate colonies merged under a royal charter, making Connecticut a crown colony. This colony was one of the Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. Connecticut enjoys a temperate climate owed to its long coastline on Long Island Sound. This has given the state a strong maritime tradition. Modern Connecticut is also known for its wealth. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Connecticut had ready access to raw materials which helped to develop a strong manufacturing industry, and financial organizations flourished: first insurance companies in Hartford, then hedge funds along the Gold Coast. This prosperity has helped give Connecticut the highest per capita income, Human Development Index, and median household income in the country. |
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Connecticut Counties & CitiesF Includes the cities of Aqua Vista, Aspetuck, Beaverbrook, Beckettville, Belle Haven, Belltown, Berkshire, Center, Byram, Candlewood Knolls, Candlewood Orchards, Candlewood Pines, Village, Wilton, Norwalk, Obtuse Hill, Old Greenwich, Oronoque, Owenoke, Palestine, Palmers Hill, Pemberwick, Pine Rock Park, Pinneys Corners, Plattsville, Pleasant Acres, Ponus, Pootatuck Park, Putney, Redding, Redding Ridge, Ridgebury, Saugatuck,
H Includes the cities of Addison, North Granby, North Hollow, North Thompsonville, Oakland, Oakland Gardens, Pegville, Pine Hill, Plainville, Plantsville, Poquonock, Pratts Corner, Rainbow, Rising Corner, River Glen, Rocky Hill, Salmon Brook, Scantic, Scitico, Sherwood Manor, Simsbury, South Glastonbury, South Wethersfield, South Windsor, West Avon, Includes the cities of Amesville, Bakersville, Bantam, Corners, Campville, Canaan, Canaan Valley, Candlewood Lake Club, Candlewood Point, Candlewood Springs, Colebrook, West Cornwall, West Goshen, West Torrington, West Woods, | Connecticut Counties & Cities
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