Connecticut Population State of Connecticut Statistics
2006 Connecticut Statistics courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau
CT Population Estimate: 3,504,809
Population change, April 1, 2000- July 1, 2006: 2.9%
2006 Connecticut Demographics
Persons under 5 years old: 5.8%
Persons under 18 years old: 23.3%
Persons 65 years & older: 13.4%
Females: 51.3%
Caucasians: 84.6%
Hispanics: 11.2%
African Americans: 10.2%
American Indians & Alaskan Natives: 0.4%
Asians: 3.4%
Native Hawaiians & other Pacific Islanders: 0.1%
Connecticut Land Area
Land area of New Hampshire: 4,844 (square miles)
Persons per square mile: 702.9
Connecticut State Facts
CT State Nickname: The Constitution State
CT State Motto: "Qui Transtulit Sustinet (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains)"
CT State Flower: Mountain Laurel
CT State Mineral: Garnet
CT State Tree: White Oak
CT State Bird: American Robin
CT State Song: "Yankee Doodle"
CT State Animal: Sperm Whale
CT State Insect: European Mantis
CT State Fish: American Shad
CT State Shellfish: Eastern Oyster
The Connecticut State Seal
After the conclusion of the Revolutionary War the inscription on the colonial seal was no longer appropriate. Therefore, in May of 1784 the General Assembly directed the Secretary to alter the inscription to read "SIGILL. REIP. CONNECTICUTENSIS." However, when a new version of the seal was prepared, the inscription contained the words spelled out ---SIGILLUM REIPUBLICAE CONNECTICUTENSIS (Seal of the State of Connecticut). There has been no subsequent alteration to the official state seal.
