Within its compact borders, Connecticut has forested hills, new urban skylines, shoreline beaches, white-steeple colonial churches, and historic village greens. There are classic Ivy League schools, modern expressways, great corporate offices, and small farms. Connecticut is a thriving center of business, as well as a vacation land. It is both a New England state, and suburban to New York City. INTERESTING STATE FACTS

• Statehood: January 9, 1788 (5th state)
• Nickname/Official Designation: “The Constitution State” was adopted by Act of the Legislature, 1959.
• Name Origin/Indian: Quinnehtukqut — Mohegan for “Long River Place” or “Beside the Long Tidal River”
• Capitol: Hartford, the sole Capital City since 1875
• Governor: Dannel P. Malloy
• State Motto: Qui Transtulit Sustinet — “He Who Transplanted Still Sustains”
• Population:  estimate from the Connecticut Department of Public Health is 3,576,452 as of July 1, 2016.
• Area: 5,018 square miles
• Counties: 8
• Towns: 169
• Cities: 21
• Boroughs: 9