Facts and FiguresTotal Area 5,544 sq mi. Population
3,405,565. Capital Hartford. First
Explored By Adrian Block in 1614. Ratified
Constitution January 9, 1788.
Official
Symbols of Connecticut The name
Connecticut comes from the Indian word
"Quinnehtukqut," which means
"beside the long tidal river." It is a
reference to the Connecticut River, which runs
407 miles from northern New Hampshire to Long
Island Sound.