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Connecticut
Motto: "Qui transtulit sustinet" - Latin - "He who transplanted sustains"
Nicknames: Official - "The Constitution State; also called "The Nutmeg State" and "The Blue Law State"
Capital: Hartford
Population: 3,483,372 (Estimate by the US Census Bureau 7/01/03); Ranks 29th in US State Population
Size: 110 miles long and 70 miles wide; covers 5,544 square miles - 3rd smallest of the 50 states
State Bird: Robin
State Flower: Mountain Laurel
Connecticut was an established name in the 1600s referencing the Connecticut River. The word itself was translated from the Indian name "Quinnehtukqut" which means "beside the long tidal river."
Connecticut became a state on January 9, 1788. It was the 5th state admitted to the Union.
People who live in or come from Connecticut are called "Connecticuters." They are also sometimes referred to as "nutmeggers."
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