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

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First people
The name Connecticut is derived from the Mohegan-Pequotword that has been translated as "long tidal river" and "upon the long river", referring to

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As of the 2020 United States census, Connecticut has a population of 3,605,944, an increase of 31,847 people (0.9%) from the 2010 United States Census. 20.4% of the population was under 18.
In 1790, 97% of the population in Connecticut was

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Roads
The Interstate highways in the state are Interstate 95 (I-95) traveling southwest to northeast along the coast, I-84traveling southwest to northeast in

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Hartford has been the sole capital of Connecticut since 1875. Before then, New Haven and Hartford alternated as capitals.
Constitutional history
Connecticut is known as

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Connecticut is generally considered to be a blue state. The last Republican presidential candidate to win Connecticut's votes in the Electoral College was George H. W. Bushin

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Connecticut's economic output in 2019 as measured by gross domestic product was $289 billion, up from $277.9 billion in 2018.
Connecticut's

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