Connecticut

Connecticut (IPA: /kəˈnɛ.tə.kət/) is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Southwestern Connecticut is part of the New York metropolitan area.

Connecticut's first European outposts were several Dutch military posts on its Southwestern coast, and one inland near Hartford, and the Dutch claimed the Connecticut River as the Eastern boundary of New Amsterdam. However, the first real settlement by Europeans was in 1636, when Thomas Hooker led a band of followers overland from the Massachusetts Bay colony to settle in the Hartford, Wethersfield & Windsor townships.

Connecticut was one of the Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. Residents of Connecticut are sometimes referred to as Connecticutians, Nutmeggers or Yankees.

Connecticut has the highest per capita income in the country, and ranks 1st in median household income. It is the richest state in the United States.

Connecticut is the 29th most populous state and ranked 48th in size by area, making it the 4th most densely populated state.