DEMOGRAPHICS – AT A GLANCE

Population                   3,504,809
Total Area                    5,544 square miles
Land Area                    4,845 square miles
Water Area                  698 square miles
Highest Point              Mt. Frissell at 2380 feet
Lowest Point               Long Island Sound at sea level
Topography                 Western upland, the Berkshires, in the Northwest; narrrow         
central lowlands; hilly eastern upland.
Border States              Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island
Capital City                  Hartford
Largest Cities              Bridgeport, New Haven, Hartford, Stamford, Waterbury,
Norwalk, Danbury, New Britain, West Hartford,Greenwich
Area Codes                  203, 860
Statehood                    January 9, 1788
State Bird                    Robin
State Flower                Mountain Laurel
State Song                   Yankee Doodle
State Tree                    White Oak
State Motto                  Qui transtulit sustinet (He who transplanted still sustains)