Statehood Jan 9, 1778 (5th state)
Capital
Hartford
Largest
Cities (by population) Bridgeport, New Haven, Hartford,
Stamford, Waterbury
Origin of
Name From the Algonquian Indian word "quinnitukqut,"
which means "beside the long tidal river."
Population
3,460,503 (29th)
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Area 5,544 sq miles (48th)
Bordering
States (3) New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Number of
Counties 8 counties
Largest
County (by population) Fairfield, 883,000
Highest
Point Mt. Frissell, 2,380 ft
Lowest
Point Sea Level, Long Island Sound
Motto "He Who Transplanted Still Sustains"
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