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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Connecticut:

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

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New England New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York (state), New York to the west and by the Can ...

region of the northeastern United States. Called the "Constitution State" or the "Nutmeg state", Connecticut has a long history dating from early

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and was influential in the development of the federal government. Connecticut enjoys a

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climate due to its long coastline on Long Island Sound. Connecticut has the highest

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income,

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, and

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in the country.

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State of Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

** Abbreviations and name codes *** Postal symbol: CT *** ISO 3166-2 code: US-CT ***

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: .ct.us ** Nicknames *** Blue Law StateIntroduction to Connecticut
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* Demonyms: ** Connecticuter ** Nutmegger

Geography of Connecticut

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********** Northeast megalopolis * Population of Connecticut: 3,574,097 (2010 U.S. Census) * Area of Connecticut: * Atlas of Connecticut

Places in Connecticut

Places in Connecticut * Historic places in Connecticut **

National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut This article describes National Historic Landmarks in the United States state of Connecticut. These include the most highly recognized historic sites in Connecticut that are officially designated and/or funded and operated by the U.S. Federal Go ...

** National Register of Historic Places listings in Connecticut ***

Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...

* Protected areas of Connecticut ** National Natural Landmarks in Connecticut ** State parks in Connecticut *** State forests in Connecticut *** State park trails in Connecticut **

Nature centers in Connecticut Nature, in the broadest sense, is the physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of science. Although humans are ...

Environment of Connecticut

* Climate of Connecticut *

Climate change In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to ...

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is a state agency in the US state of Connecticut. The department oversees the state's natural resources and environment and regulates public utilities and energy policy. It ...

Geology of Connecticut As part of New England, Connecticut has undergone much geologic change shaped by plate tectonics, volcanism, and glacial activity. Appalachian Mountains During the early Triassic period, the super-continent Pangea was formed as the Iapetus Ocean c ...

* Superfund sites in Connecticut * Wildlife of Connecticut ** Flora of Connecticut ** Fauna of Connecticut *** Birds of Connecticut *** Mammals of Connecticut

Natural geographic features of Connecticut

* Islands of Connecticut *

Rivers of Connecticut Most of Connecticut's rivers flow into Long Island Sound and from there the waters mix into the Atlantic Ocean. A few extremely eastern rivers flow into Block Island Sound. The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective t ...

Regions of Connecticut

Regions of Connecticut * Northern Connecticut **

Northeastern Connecticut Northeastern Connecticut, better known as the Quiet Corner, is a historic region of the state of Connecticut, located in the northeastern corner of the state. It is generally associated with Windham County, but also sometimes incorporates easte ...

** Northwestern Connecticut *

Southern Connecticut Greater New Haven is the metropolitan area whose extent includes those towns in the U.S. state of Connecticut that share an economic, social, political, and historical focus on the city of New Haven. It occupies the south-central portion of the sta ...

Southeastern Connecticut The Southeastern Connecticut region comprises, as the name suggests, the southeastern corner of the state of Connecticut. It is sometimes referred to as New London County or by the tourist slogan '' Mystic and More''. Southeastern Connecticut h ...

Southwestern Connecticut Western Connecticut is a geographic region of Connecticut located in the southwest corner of the state. Numerous towns are part of the Western Connecticut Council of Governments (or WestCOG), one 9 regional councils of governments in Connecticut ...

Administrative divisions of Connecticut

Local government in Connecticut Connecticut shares with the five other New England states a governmental structure known as the New England town. From 1666 to 1960, Connecticut had a system of county governments, which each had limited powers given to it by the General Assembly. ...

* Towns in Connecticut (

New England town The town is the basic unit of local government and local division of state authority in the six New England states. Most other U.S. states lack a direct counterpart to the New England town. New England towns overlay the entire area of a state, s ...

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State capital Below is an index of pages containing lists of capital cities. National capitals *List of national capitals * List of national capitals by latitude *List of national capitals by population * List of national capitals by area * List of capital c ...

of Connecticut:

Hartford Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since t ...

** City nicknames in Connecticut **

Cities in Connecticut A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

** Unincorporated communities in Connecticut * Census-designated places in Connecticut Connecticut counties map

Historic counties of the state of Connecticut #

Fairfield County Fairfield County is the name of three counties in the United States: * Fairfield County, Connecticut * Fairfield County, Ohio Fairfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,921. ...

Hartford County Hartford County is a county located in the north central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. According to the 2020 census, the population was 899,498, making it the second-most populous county in Connecticut. Hartford County contains the ...

Litchfield County Litchfield County is in northwestern Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, the population was 185,186. The county was named after Lichfield, in England. Litchfield County has the lowest population density of any county in Connecticut and is the ...

# Middlesex County #

New Haven County New Haven County is a county in the south central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, the population was 864,835, making it the third-most populous county in Connecticut. Two of the state's top 5 largest cities, New ...

# New London County #

Tolland County Tolland County is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, its population was 149,788. It is incorporated into 13 towns and was originally formed on 13 October 1785 from portions of eastern H ...

# Windham County

Demography of Connecticut

Demographics of Connecticut

Government and politics of Connecticut

Politics of Connecticut * Form of government: U.S. state government *

United States congressional delegations from Connecticut Connecticut became a U.S. state in 1788, which allowed it to send congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives beginning with the 1st United States Congress in 1789. Each state elects two senato ...

Connecticut State Capitol The Connecticut State Capitol is located north of Capitol Avenue and south of Bushnell Park in Hartford, the capital of Connecticut. The building houses the Connecticut General Assembly; the upper house, the State Senate, and lower house, the Ho ...

* Elections in Connecticut *

Political party strength in Connecticut The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Connecticut: * Governor * Lieutenant Governor * Secretary of the State * Attorney General * State Treasurer * State Comptroller The table also indicates the his ...

Branches of the government of Connecticut

Government of Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

Executive branch of the government of Connecticut

Governor of Connecticut The governor of Connecticut is the head of government of Connecticut, and the commander-in-chief of the U.S. state, state's Connecticut Military Department, military forces. The Governor (United States), governor has a duty to enforce state laws, ...

Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut The following is a list of lieutenant governors of the State of Connecticut. Lieutenant governors of the State of Connecticut, 1776–present Notes References ;Constitutions * * * ;Specific External linksOfficial website of the L ...

Secretary of State of Connecticut The secretary of the State of Connecticut is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Connecticut. (The definite article is part of the legal job title.) It is an elected position in the state government and has a term length of four ...

* State departments **

Connecticut Department of Transportation The Connecticut Department of Transportation (often referred to as CTDOT and occasionally ConnDOT, or CDOT) is responsible for the development and operation of highways, railroads, mass transit systems, ports and waterways in Connecticut. ...

Legislative branch of the government of Connecticut

Connecticut General Assembly The Connecticut General Assembly (CGA) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is a bicameral body composed of the 151-member House of Representatives and the 36-member Senate. It meets in the state capital, Hartford. Th ...

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Connecticut Senate The Connecticut State Senate is the upper house of the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The state senate comprises 36 members, each representing a district with around 99,280 inhabitants. Sen ...

** Lower house:

Connecticut House of Representatives The Connecticut State House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The house is composed of 151 members representing an equal number of districts, with ...

Judicial branch of the government of Connecticut

Courts of Connecticut Courts of Connecticut include: ;State courts of Connecticut: *Connecticut Supreme Court **Connecticut Appellate Court ***Connecticut Superior Court (13 districts) *** Connecticut Probate Courts (54 districts) Federal court located in Connecticu ...

Supreme Court of Connecticut The Connecticut Supreme Court, formerly known as the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors, is the highest court in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It consists of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices. The seven justices sit in Hartford, acr ...

Law and order in Connecticut

Law of Connecticut The law of Connecticut is the system of law and legal precedent of the U.S. state of Connecticut. Sources of law include the Constitution of Connecticut and the Connecticut General Statutes. Legal history Fundamental Orders of Connecticut The F ...

* Adoption in Connecticut * Cannabis in Connecticut * Capital punishment in Connecticut ** Individuals executed in Connecticut *

Constitution of Connecticut The Constitution of the State of Connecticut is the basic governing document of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was approved by referendum on December 14, 1965, and proclaimed by the governor as adopted on December 30. It comprises 14 articl ...

Gun laws in Connecticut Gun laws in Connecticut regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Gun laws in Connecticut are amongst the most restrictive in the country. Connecticut requires training, background check a ...

* Law enforcement in Connecticut ** Law enforcement agencies in Connecticut ***

Connecticut State Police The Connecticut State Police (CSP) is a division of the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection responsible for traffic regulation and law enforcement across the state of Connecticut, especially in areas not served by ...

Same-sex marriage in Connecticut Same-sex marriage in Connecticut has been legally recognized since November 12, 2008, following a state court decision that found the state's civil unions failed to provide same-sex couples with rights and privileges equivalent to those of marriag ...

Military in Connecticut

Connecticut Military Department The Connecticut Military Department is a state agency of the government of Connecticut. Its primary components are the Connecticut Army National Guard, the Connecticut Air National Guard, and four companies of the state militia. The Military Dep ...

Connecticut Adjutant General The Adjutant General of Connecticut is the highest-ranking military officer in the Armed Forces of the State of Connecticut which includes the Connecticut National Guard, the four units of the Governor's Guards, the Connecticut State Guard, the ...

* Connecticut State Militia **

Connecticut National Guard The Connecticut Military Department is a state agency of the government of Connecticut. Its primary components are the Connecticut Army National Guard, the Connecticut Air National Guard, and four companies of the state militia. The Military Dep ...

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Connecticut Air National Guard The Connecticut Air National Guard (CT ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Connecticut, United States of America. It is, along with the Connecticut Army National Guard, an element of the Connecticut National Guard. As state militia units, ...

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103d Airlift Wing The 103rd Airlift Wing (103 AW) is a unit of the Connecticut Air National Guard, stationed at Bradley Air National Guard Base at Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, Connecticut. If activated to federal service with the United States Air ...

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118th Airlift Squadron The 118th Airlift Squadron (118 AS) is a unit of the Connecticut Air National Guard 103d Airlift Wing stationed at Bradley Air National Guard Base, Windsor Locks, Connecticut. The 118th is equipped with the C-21A Learjet and C-130H. The squa ...

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Connecticut Army National Guard The Connecticut Military Department is a state agency of the government of Connecticut. Its primary components are the Connecticut Army National Guard, the Connecticut Air National Guard, and four companies of the state militia. The Military Dep ...

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192nd Military Police Battalion The 192nd Military Police Battalion is a United States National Guard battalion assigned to the Connecticut Army National Guard. The battalion is assigned to the 85th Troop Command and is the Battalion Command for the 143rd Military Police Comp ...

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Connecticut Naval Militia The Connecticut Naval Militia was a class of militia of the Armed Forces of the State of Connecticut along with the Connecticut National Guard, the Connecticut State Guard, and the Connecticut State Guard Reserve. The Governor of Connecticut is aut ...

Governor's Guards The Governor's Guards of Connecticut are four distinct units of the Connecticut State Guard, a part of the organized militia under the Connecticut State Militia. There are two foot guard units and two horse guard units. All four units are formed ...

Connecticut Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security The Connecticut Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) is a state agency of Connecticut. Its headquarters are on the 6th floor of the 25 Sigourney Street building in Hartford Hartford is the capital city of the U. ...

Connecticut Wing Civil Air Patrol The Connecticut Wing Civil Air Patrol is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in the state of Connecticut. Headquartered in Beers Hall at the Connecticut Valley Hospital campus in Middletown, Connecticut, Connecticut Wing (CTWG) has 14 primar ...

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304th Infantry Regiment (United States) The 304th Infantry Regiment currently consists of two battalions in the United States Army Reserve. In the current organizational plan of the U.S. Army, regimental designation is used only in historical tradition; there is no regimental comman ...

Local government in Connecticut

History of Connecticut

History of Connecticut The U.S. state of Connecticut began as three distinct settlements of Puritans from Massachusetts and England; they combined under a single royal charter in 1663. Known as the "land of steady habits" for its political, social and religious conserva ...

History of Connecticut, by period

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Colony of Connecticut The ''Connecticut Colony'' or ''Colony of Connecticut'', originally known as the Connecticut River Colony or simply the River Colony, was an English colony in New England which later became Connecticut. It was organized on March 3, 1636 as a settl ...

, 1636–1686 ** Pequot War, 1636–1637 **

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut The Fundamental Orders were adopted by the Connecticut Colony council on . The fundamental orders describe the government set up by the Connecticut River towns, setting its structure and powers. They wanted the government to have access to the ...

, 1638 *

Colony of New-Haven, 1637–1662 *

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History of Connecticut industry The history of Connecticut Industry is a major part of the history of Connecticut. Between the birth of the U.S. patent system in 1790 and 1930, Connecticut had more patents issued per capita than any other state; in the 19th century, when the U.S ...

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, 1754–1763 ***

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, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783 **

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, July 4, 1776 **

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, September 3, 1783 **

since 1776 ***Sixth state to ratify the

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, signed July 9, 1778 ** Far western territorial claims ceded 1786 ** Fifth state to ratify the

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on January 9, 1788 **

Connecticut Western Reserve The Connecticut Western Reserve was a portion of land claimed by the Colony of Connecticut and later by the state of Connecticut in what is now mostly the northeastern region of Ohio. The Reserve had been granted to the Colony under the terms o ...

ceded 1800 **

Mexican–American War The Mexican–American War, also known in the United States as the Mexican War and in Mexico as the (''United States intervention in Mexico''), was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. It followed the 1 ...

, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848 **

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, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865 ***

Connecticut in the American Civil War The New England state of Connecticut played an important role in the American Civil War, providing arms, equipment, technology, money, supplies, and manpower for the Union Army, as well as the Union Navy. Several Connecticut politicians played sig ...

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becomes 43rd

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on January 20, 2001

History of Connecticut, by region

History of Bridgeport, Connecticut The history of Bridgeport, Connecticut was, in the late 17th and most of the 18th century, one of land acquisitions from the native inhabitants, farming and fishing. From the mid-18th century to the mid-19th century, Bridgeport's history was one ...

* History of Brookfield, Connecticut *

History of Darien, Connecticut The history of Darien, Connecticut, has been shaped by its location on the shore of Long Island Sound as the main route from Boston to New York City, initially with sailing ships and dirt roads for transportation, and later with locomotives and h ...

* History of Greenwich, Connecticut * History of Newtown, Connecticut *

History of Norwalk, Connecticut The history of Norwalk, Connecticut ranges from pre-contact cultures and Native Americans to the 21st century. Population Pre-Contact During an era when Native Americans had discovered the New World, Native Americans had unquestionably i ...

History of Stamford, Connecticut The history of Stamford, Connecticut Early history Stamford was known as Rippowam by the Siwanoy Native American inhabitants to the region, and the very first European settlers to the area also referred to it that way. The name was later cha ...

* History of Trumbull, Connecticut * History of West Haven, Connecticut * History of Wilton, Connecticut

History of Connecticut, by subject

History of the Connecticut Constitution Connecticut is known as "The Constitution State". The origin of this title is uncertain, but the nickname is assumed to be a reference to the Fundamental Orders of 1638–39 which represent the framework for the first formal government written b ...

Culture of Connecticut

Culture of Connecticut * Cuisine of Connecticut * Museums in Connecticut * Religion in Connecticut **

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford The Archdiocese of Hartford is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Hartford, Litchfield and New Haven counties in the U.S. State of Connecticut. The archdiocese includes about 470,000 Catholics, more ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich The Diocese of Norwich (Latin: ''Diœcesis Norvicensis'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Connecticut and a small part of New York. It was created on August 6, 1953, by Pope Pius XII. Its canoni ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Connecticut The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Connecticut refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Connecticut. As of 2021, the LDS Church reported 15,625 members in 37 congregations. Officia ...

The First Cathedral The First Cathedral, originally known as First Baptist Church, is a Black Baptist congregation in Hartford, Connecticut. It is the fifteenth oldest historically black church founded in the city and the third congregation to be known as First B ...

Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut The Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut (also known as The Episcopal Church in Connecticut) is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, encompassing the entire state of Connecticut. It is one of the nine original dioceses ...

Scouting in Connecticut Scouting in Connecticut has experienced many organizational changes since 1910. With only eight counties, Connecticut has had 40 Boy Scout Councils since the Scouting movement began in 1910. In 1922, 17 Boy Scout Councils existed in Connecticut, but ...

* State symbols of Connecticut **

Flag of Connecticut The flag of the state of Connecticut is a white baroque shield with three grapevines, each bearing three bunches of purple grapes on a field of royal blue. The banner below the shield reads " Qui Transtulit Sustinet", Latin for "He who transpl ...

** Great Seal of the State of Connecticut

The Arts in Connecticut

Music of Connecticut Connecticut is a state of the United States in the New England region. Music institutions and venues Following the Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony and the New York Philharmonic, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra is the fourth-oldest orchest ...

Sports in Connecticut

Sports in Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

Economy and infrastructure of Connecticut

Economy of Connecticut * Communications in Connecticut ** Newspapers in Connecticut ** Radio stations in Connecticut **

Television stations in Connecticut Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication Media (communication), medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of Transmission (telecommunications), television tra ...

* Health care in Connecticut **

Hospitals in Connecticut A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emerge ...

*
Connecticut Medical Examining Board
** Connecticut State Dental Commission *

Transportation in Connecticut The transportation system of Connecticut is a cooperation of complex systems of infrastructure. Trains and highways are the central pieces of the system. Transit systems Rail Southwestern Connecticut is served by MTA's Metro-North Railroad N ...

** Airports in Connecticut ** Roads in Connecticut *** U.S. Highways in Connecticut *** Interstate Highways in Connecticut

Education in Connecticut

Education in Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

* Schools in Connecticut **

School districts in Connecticut A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compul ...

*** High schools in Connecticut ** Colleges and universities in Connecticut ***

University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from H ...

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Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...

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