Connecticut

state of the United States of America
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Summary

Connecticut is an U.S. state[1]. Connecticut draws 32,262 Wikipedia views per month (u s state category, ranking #29 of 49).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: United States[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[5]
  • Head of government: Ned Lamont[6]
  • Continent: North America[7]
  • Capital: Hartford[8]
  • Shares border with: Massachusetts[9], Rhode Island[10], New York[11], Long Island[12]
  • Anthem: Yankee Doodle[13], The Nutmeg[14]
  • Named after: Connecticut River[15]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Fairfield County[16], Hartford County[17], Litchfield County[18], Middlesex County[19], New Haven County[20], New London County[21], Tolland County[22], Windham County[23], Capitol Planning Region[24], Greater Bridgeport Planning Region[25], Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region[26], Naugatuck Valley Planning Region[27], Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region[28], Northwest Hills Planning Region[29]
  • Flag: flag of Connecticut[30]
  • Legislative body: Connecticut General Assembly[31]
  • Executive body: Government of Connecticut[32]
  • Highest judicial authority: Connecticut Supreme Court[33]
  • Part of: contiguous United States[34], New England[35]
  • Commons category: Connecticut[36]
  • Has seal, badge, or sigil: Great Seal of the State of Connecticut[37]
  • Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[38], America/New_York[39]
  • Foundational text: Constitution of Connecticut[40]
  • Archives at: Connecticut State Library[41]
  • Inception: January 9, 1788[42]
  • Highest point: Mount Frissell[43]
  • Official website: https://portal.ct.gov/[44]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Connecticut[45]
  • Commons gallery: Connecticut[46]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Connecticut include Connecticut Compromise[47], a compromise[48], in United States[49]; USS Connecticut[50], a nuclear-powered attack submarine[51]; and Connecticut Avenue[52], an avenue[53], in United States[54], founded in 1791[55].

Why It Matters

Connecticut has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Connecticut is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

Entities named for Connecticut include Connecticut Compromise[47], a compromise[48], in United States[49]; USS Connecticut[50], a nuclear-powered attack submarine[51]; and Connecticut Avenue[52], an avenue[53], in United States[54], founded in 1791[55].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . britannica.com. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Connecticut
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14470: Locations/Connecticut"
  2. 14w ago · UKChris-wiki · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Osm name suggestion index id → stateofconnecticut-e5b16b, stateofconnecticut-67b670, stateofconnecticut-e713eb
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Osm name suggestion index id: stateofconnecticut-e5b16b, Updated name-suggestion-index related claims, see https://nsi.guide for project details."
  3. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3U8fnD
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  4. 17w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → connecticut
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: connecticut, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289917060|connecticut (#289917060)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  5. 18w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0381761-Connecticut
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0381761-Connecticut, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  6. 19w ago · Mxn · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Demographics of topic → demographics of Connecticut
    Image last checked license → —
    Highest point → Mount Frissell
    Named after → Connecticut River
    + 84 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Official name: State of Connecticut, Copying from Native label"
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