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Website. portal.ct.gov. Connecticut (/ kəˈnɛtɪkət / ⓘ kə-NET-ik-ət) [ 10 ] is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capital is Hartford, and its most populous city ...
Geography of Connecticut. The U.S. state of Connecticut is bordered on the south by Long Island Sound, on the west by New York, on the north by Massachusetts, and on the east by Rhode Island. The state capital and fourth largest city is Hartford, and other major cities and towns (by population) include Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury ...
Map of the counties of colonial Connecticut, 1766. There are eight counties in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Four of the counties – Fairfield, Hartford, New Haven and New London – were created in 1666, shortly after the Connecticut Colony and the New Haven Colony combined. Windham and Litchfield counties were created later in the colonial ...
Contents. List of municipalities in Connecticut. The U.S. state of Connecticut is divided into 169 municipalities, including 19 cities, 149 towns and one borough, which are grouped into eight historical counties, as well as nine planning regions which serve as county equivalents. Towns traditionally have a town meeting form of government; under ...
Connecticut – state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Called the "Constitution State" or the "Nutmeg state", Connecticut has a long history dating from early colonial times and was influential in the development of the federal government. Connecticut enjoys a temperate climate due to its long coastline on ...
History of Connecticut. The U.S. state of Connecticut began as three distinct settlements of Puritans from Massachusetts and England; they combined under a single royal charter in 1663. Known as the "land of steady habits" for its political, social and religious conservatism, the colony prospered from the trade and farming of its ethnic English ...
Boyhood saltbox home of the American statesman Samuel Huntington, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Governor of Connecticut and first presiding officer of the Congress of the Confederation. 28. Philip Johnson Glass House. Philip Johnson Glass House.
958,768. • Density. 1,532/sq mi (592/km 2) Congressional districts. 3rd, 4th, 5th. Interactive map of Fairfield County, Connecticut. Fairfield County is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is the most populous county in the state and was also its fastest-growing from 2010 to 2020.