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Capital: Hartford

State abbreviation/Postal code: Conn./CT

Governor: Dan Malloy, D (to Jan. 2015)

Lieut. Governor: Nancy S. Wyman, D (to Jan. 2015)

Senators: Richard M. Blumenthal, D (to Jan. 2017); Joseph I. Lieberman, I (to Jan. 2013)

U.S. Representatives: 5

Historical biographies of Congressional members

Secy. of State: Denise W. Merrill, D (to Jan. 2015)

Treasurer: Denise Nappier, D (to Jan. 2015)

Atty. General: George Jepsen, D (to Jan. 2015)

Entered Union (rank): Jan. 9, 1788 (5)

Present constitution adopted: Dec. 30, 1965

Motto: Qui transtulit sustinet (He who transplanted still sustains)

State symbols:

flower	mountain laurel (1907)
tree	white oak (1947)
animal	sperm whale (1975)
bird	American robin (1943)
hero	Nathan Hale (1985)
heroine	Prudence Crandall (1995)
insect	praying mantis (1977)
mineral	garnet (1977)
song	“Yankee Doodle” (1978)
ship	USS Nautilus (1983)
shellfish	eastern oyster (1989)
fossil	Eubrontes Giganteus (1991)
composer	Charles Edward Ives (1991)

Nickname: Constitution State (official, 1959); Nutmeg State

Origin of name: From an Indian word (Quinnehtukqut) meaning “beside the long tidal river”

10 largest cities (2005 est.): Bridgeport, 139,008; New Haven, 124,791; Hartford, 124,397; Stamford, 120,045; Waterbury, 107,902; Norwalk, 84,437; Danbury, 78,736; New Britain, 71,254; Bristol, 61,353; Meriden, 59,653

Land area: 4,844 sq mi. (12,545 sq km)

Geographic center: In Hartford Co., at East Berlin

Number of counties: 8

Largest county by population and area: Fairfield, 902,775 (2005); Litchfield, 920 sq mi.

State forests: 94 (170,000 ac.)

State parks: 94 (32,960 ac.)

Residents: Connecticuter; Nutmegger

2005 resident population est.: 3,510,297

2000 resident census population (rank): 3,405,565 (29). Male: 1,649,319 (48.4%); Female: 1,756,246 (51.6%). White: 2,780,355 (81.6%); Black: 309,843 (9.1%); American Indian: 9,639 (0.3%); Asian: 82,313 (2.4%); Other race: 147,201 (4.3%); Two or more races: 74,848 (2.2%); Hispanic/Latino: 320,323 (9.4%). 2000 percent population 18 and over: 75.3; 65 and over: 13.8; median age: 37.4.

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