Fun Facts. Connecticut is home to “firsts” including the first color television, hamburger, phone book, Polaroid camera, nuclear-powered submarine, and helicopter. Another first: The first speed limit laws for cars were set in 1901 in Connecticut. Drivers were not allowed to travel faster than 12 miles per hour.
The settlements that developed along the Connecticut River in the 1630s were the result of a search for fertile farmland more than a search for religious freedom. Thomas Hooker, a prominent minister in Newtown (Cambridge), Massachusetts, harbored clear democratic leanings, but was not an outspoken dissident.
Down the list of crop group product and somewhat important to the state's production are sweet corn, apples, tobacco, and hay. The most important livestock group products for the state are dairy products. Eggs and aquaculture (hard clams and oysters) are important, followed by cattle and calves and hogs.
Finance, insurance and real estate are the largest industries in Connecticut. Hartford is an insurance center. Second are the community, business and personal service industries (as private health care, engineering and law firms, and computer and data processing services, tourism).
The colony of Connecticut was a producer of wheat, and livestock. It was a significant exporter of lumber and a major shipbuilder. Connecticut was an overwhelmingly Puritan state, with the Puritan Congregational church being the only official church in the colony. Other religious groups were often persecuted.
What was Connecticut founded for?
Climate. Connecticut has a generally temperate climate, with mild winters and warm summers. The January mean temperature is 27°F (–3°C) and the July mean is 70°F (21°C). Coastal areas have warmer winters and cooler summers than the interior.
The state's largest manufacturing export category is transportation equipment, which accounted for $7.7 billion of Connecticut's total goods exports in 2018.
The most common jobs held by residents of Connecticut, by number of employees, are Other managers (51,060 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (47,724 people), and Registered nurses (36,754 people).
These 10 Iconic Foods In Connecticut Will Have Your Mouth Watering
- Hot Lobster Rolls. John Hyun/Flickr.
- Steamed Cheeseburgers. urban bohemian/Flickr.
- Hot Dogs. Marcy/Flickr.
- Deep River Snacks. Deep River Snacks/Facebook.
- Apple Cider. Ryan Taylor/Flickr.
- Homemade Ice Cream. Soli/Flickr.
- PEZ Candy.
- New Haven Style Clam Pie.
The single most important commodities produced in the State of Connecticut are greenhouse and nursery products. They account for over 40% of the state'stotal agricultural production. Down the list of crop group product and somewhat important to the state's production are sweet corn, apples, tobacco, and hay.
And Connecticut's wealthiest out-earned their New York neighbors, on average, by almost $400,000. Who are the top 1 percent? The average income of the top 1 percent of households in Connecticut was $2.4 million in 2013, while the bottom 99 percent average $56,445, according to EPI.
Connecticut's produce increased in variety to include apples, barley, beets, carrots, cabbage, herbs, lettuce, oats, onions, parsnips, pears, peas, radishes, turnips, wheat and broadleaf tobacco. Crops were vulnerable to a range of threats, including birds, rodents, insects, flooding, drought and blight.
Connecticut is situated in the New England Region of the United States, alongside Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. Home to the late Mark Twain, Connecticut has many interesting facts to boast.
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| COST OF LIVING | Connecticut | United States |
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| Housing | 103.6 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $239,600 | $231,200 |
| Utilities | 118.5 | 100 |
| Transportation | 112.4 | 100 |
Connecticut Property Taxes Third Highest in U.S. Connecticut has the third highest per capita property taxes in the nation, according to a new report released this week. The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities report puts the state's per capita property tax burden at $2,847—twice the national average of $1,518.
You May Be Surprised To Learn These 10 Famous People Are From Connecticut
- Katharine Hepburn. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Wikipedia.
- Henry Ward Beecher. fae/Wikipedia.
- Michael Bolton. kadellar/Wikipedia.
- Suzanne Collins. Rsocol/Wikimedia.
- J.P. Morgan. Reddi/Wikipedia.
- Annie Leibovitz. Robert Scoble/Flickr.
- Christopher Lloyd.
- George W.
Statewide results
| Party | Candidate | % |
|---|
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton | 54.57% |
| Republican | Donald Trump | 40.93% |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson | 2.96% |
| Green | Jill Stein | 1.39% |
Connecticut also received the rectangular section of land east of the Byram River in Greenwich but had to give an equal amount of land back to New York along this western border, an area known as the “Oblong.”
Connecticut Facts and Trivia
- The first telephone book ever issued contained only fifty names.
- The USS Nautilus - the world's first nuclear powered submarine was built in Groton in 1954.
- Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
- In 1705, copper was discovered in Simsbury.
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| Map of the United States with Connecticut highlighted |
| Country | United States |
| Before statehood | Connecticut Colony |
| Admitted to the Union | January 9, 1788 (5th) |
The state is roughly rectangular in shape, with a panhandle extending to the southwest on the New York border. In area it is the third smallest U.S. state, but it ranks among the most densely populated. The state's greatest east-west length is about 110 miles, and its maximum north-south extent is about 70 miles.
