Coordinates: 41°36′N 72°42′W / 41.6°N 72.7°W / 41.6;
-72.7Connecticut (/kəˈnɛtɪkət/ (listen)) is the southernmost
state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. As
of the 2010 Census, it has the highest per-capita income, Human
Development Index (0.962), and median household income in the United
States. It is bordered by 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 is Bridgeport.
According to most sources, it is part of New England, although large
portions of it are often grouped with New York and New Jersey as the
tri-state area instead. The state is named for the Connecticut River
which approximately bisects the state. The word "Connecticut" is
derived from various anglicized spellings of a Mohegan-Pequot word for
"long tidal river".Connecticut (/kəˈnɛtɪkət/ (listen)) is the
southernmost state in the New England region of the northeastern
United States. As of the 2010 Census, it has the highest per-capita
income, Human Development Index (0.962), and median household income
in the United States. It is bordered by 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
is Bridgeport. According to most sources, it is part of New England,
although large portions of it are often grouped with New York and New
Jersey as the tri-state area instead. The state is named for the
Connecticut River which approximately bisects the state. The word
"Connecticut" is derived from various anglicized spellings of a
Mohegan-Pequot word for "long tidal river".Connecticut's first
European settlers were Dutchmen who established a small, short-lived
settlement called Fort Hoop in Hartford at the confluence of the Park
and Connecticut Rivers. Half of Connecticut was initially part of the
Dutch colony New Netherland, which included much of the land between
the Connecticut and Delaware Rivers, although the first major
settlements were established in the 1630s by the English. Thomas
Hooker led a band of followers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and
founded the Connecticut Colony; other settlers from Massachusetts
founded the Saybrook Colony and the New Haven Colony. The Connecticut
and New Haven colonies established documents of Fundamental Orders,
considered the first constitutions in America. In 1662, the three
colonies were merged under a royal charter, making Connecticut a crown
colony. This was one of the Thirteen Colonies which rejected British
rule in the American Revolution.Connecticut is the third smallest
state by area, the 29th most populous, and the 4th most densely
populated of the 50 states. It is known as the "Constitution State",
the "Nutmeg State", the "Provisions State", and the "Land of Steady
Habits". It was influential in the development of the federal
government of the United States (see Connecticut Compromise). Connecticut Top Movies & Young Movies