Cities and Towns
Connecticut, abbreviated "CT", is in the New England region of the U.S. Its capital is Hartford.There were 3,581,504 people in Connecticut as per 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics, BLS.gov.The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on January 9, 1788.
Please explore the cities and towns of Connecticut, below.
Top Connecticut College Towns
Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2018-19, National Center for Education Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/
RANKS | CITY OR TOWN | COLLEGES | STUDENTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterbury | 8 | 17,351 |
| 2 | Hartford | 6 | 7,221 |
| 3 | Bridgeport | 4 | 10,766 |
| 4 | New Haven | 4 | 31,955 |
| 5 | Branford | 3 | 420 |
| 6 | New London | 3 | 3,580 |
| 7 | Danbury | 3 | 5,647 |
| 8 | West Hartford | 3 | 9,657 |
| 9 | New Britain | 3 | 13,964 |
| 10 | Groton | 2 | 666 |
| 11 | Stratford | 2 | 1,982 |
| 12 | East Hartford | 2 | 3,874 |
| 13 | Middletown | 2 | 5,764 |
| 14 | West Haven | 2 | 7,411 |
| 15 | Hamden | 2 | 10,290 |
| 16 | Fairfield | 2 | 14,231 |
| 17 | Uncasville | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Niantic | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Guilford | 1 | 13 |
| 20 | Milford | 1 | 54 |
Largest Connecticut Cities and Towns
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| CITY OR TOWN | POPULATION |
|---|---|
| Mystic | 4,221 |
| New Milford | 6,737 |
| Niantic | 2,872 |
| Norwalk | 88,436 |
| Portland | 5,572 |
| Sharon | 724 |
| Storrs | 16,516 |
| Stratford | 52,279 |
| Watertown | 3,324 |
| West Haven | 54,918 |
| Willimantic | 17,184 |
| Bristol | 60,308 |
| Clinton | 3,453 |
| East Hartford | 50,453 |
| East Haven | 28,860 |
| Fenwick | 69 |
| Bantam | 735 |
| Bridgeport | 146,417 |
| Brooklyn | 965 |
| Canaan | 1,227 |
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Source: American Community Survey, 2018, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/.
Demographics
People
| Total Population | 3,581,504 |
| Male Share of the Population | 48.8% |
| Female Share of the Population | 51.2% |
| Senior Citizens | 16.4% |
| Employed Population 16+ | 1,780,653 |
| Age of the Population | 40.8 |
Families
| % of people married | 47.7% |
| Average household size | 3 |
Education and Earnings
| Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher | 37.3% |
| Median Earnings25+ | $49,557 |
| Median Earnings Without High School Qualification | $25,101 |
| Median Earnings With High School Degree | $35,925 |
Wealth
| Median Family Income | $97,310 |
| % Above Poverty Level | 90% |
| % Below Poverty Level | 10% |
Commute & Sprawl
| Average Commute Time | 26 minutes |
| % Working from Home | 5.1% |
| % Walking and Biking to Work | 3.1% |
| % Using Public Transportation | 4.7% |
Housing
| People Living Alone | 28.5% |
| Median Gross Rent | $1,156 |
| Median House Value | $272,700 |
Ancestry
| Other(often includes Hispanic and African American) | 28.4% |
| Italian | 17% |
| Irish | 15.3% |
| German | 8.8% |
| English | 8.4% |
| Polish | 7.3% |
| French Except Basque | 5% |
| Canadian | 2.7% |
| West Indian | 2.5% |
| Scottish | 1.7% |
| Russian | 1.6% |
| Jamaican | 1.5% |
| Swedish | 1.5% |
| Portuguese | 1.4% |
| African | 1.1% |
| Hungarian | 0.9% |
| Greek | 0.8% |
| Arab | 0.7% |
| Dutch | 0.7% |
| Lithuanian | 0.7% |
| Brazilian | 0.6% |
| Ukrainian | 0.6% |
| Haitian | 0.6% |
| Slovak | 0.5% |
| Norwegian | 0.5% |
| Austrian | 0.4% |
| Welsh | 0.4% |
| Czech | 0.3% |
| Danishn | 0.3% |
| Albanian | 0.3% |
| Swiss | 0.2% |
| Finnish | 0.2% |
| Lebanese | 0.2% |
| Romanian | 0.2% |
| Trinidad Tobago | 0.1% |
| Nigerian | 0.1% |
| Turkish | 0.1% |
| British | 0.1% |
| Iranian | 0.1% |
| Syrian | 0.1% |
| Moroccan | 0.1% |
| Egyptian | 0.1% |
| US/American | 0.1% |
| Belgian | 0.1% |
| Croatian | 0.1% |
| Cape Verdean | 0.1% |
| Latvian | 0.1% |
| Guyanese | 0.1% |
| Ghanaian | 0.1% |
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Source: American Community Survey, 2018, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/.
Notable Places
Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley (Heritage Area)
Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor, Inc.
Putnam, Connecticut 6260
860-963-7226
Weir Farm (Historic Site)
735 Nod Hill Road
Wilton, Connecticut 6897
203-834-1896
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Connecticut State Quarter
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