| Population (1994): 3,275,000
(27th in size)
State size: 5,018 square miles (48th in
size)
State Capital: Hartford (named after the city of
Hartford in England)
Major cities: Hartford, Bridgeport and New Haven
Admission to union: The 5th State
Date entered the union: January 9, 1788
Origin of state name: Named from the Indian word
"quinnitukq-ut" meaning "at the long tidal
river" the name given to the Connecticut River.
Nicknames: The Constitution State
Bordering states: New York State, Massachusetts and
Rhode Island, with Long Island Sound on the south.
State bird: American Robin
State flower: Mountain Laurel
State tree: White Oak
Motto: Who Transplanted Sustains |
