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The Northeast > Connecticut > Geography

NUTMEGGER GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Land area > Km² 12,997 [48th of 55]
Area > Percentage water 12.6 [15th of 52]
Area > Total area > Km² 14,357 [48th of 56]
Area > Total area > Miles² 5,543 [48th of 56]
Area > Water area > Km² 1,809 [37th of 52]
Capitals > Capital since 1,875
Capitals > Date of statehood 1,788
Capitals > Metropolitan population 1,188,241 [14th of 41]
Capitals > Most populous city No
Capitals > Municipal population 124,397 [27th of 50]
Capitals > Notes on current capital
Hartford also served as the capital 1639-1686 and 1689-1700, and as the co-capital with New Haven 1701-1875.
Geographic centers > Location in East Berlin
Geographic regions
The Northeast
Land Acreage > Total 3.562 million acres [42nd of 45]
Land Acreage > Total Cropland 0.178 million acres [39th of 43]
Land Acreage > Total Forest Land 1.859 million acres [39th of 44]
Land Acreage > Total Pasture or Range Land 0.093 million acres [38th of 43]
Land area 4,845 sq mi [48th of 56]
Land borders
New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Largest cities (with populations) Bridgeport - 139,910
Mean County Area 1,794.54 sq.km. [32nd of 49]
North American blizzard of 1996 > Snowfall accumulation totals CT
Percentage of area water 12.6% [13th of 50]
State capitals (with populations) Hartford - 124,848
Tornadoes > Fatalities 4 [30th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Fatalities (per capita) 1.14 per 1 million people [32nd of 55]
Tornadoes > Injuries 699 [25th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Injuries (per capita) 199.128 per 1 million people [25th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage $385,388,800.00 [20th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per $ GDP) $20,599.55 per $10 million of GDP [18th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per capita) $10,978.81 per 100 people [15th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number 61 [42nd of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total number (per capita) 1.738 per 100,000 people [43rd of 55]
Total area 5,543 sq mi [48th of 50]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number 59 [11th of 51]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number, non-duplicated 59 [11th of 51]
Water area 699 sq mi [37th of 50]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by area; Wikipedia: List of capitals in the United States; Wikipedia: Geographic centers of the United States; US Census Bureau.; National Association of State Foresters, 2004.; US Census Bureau, 2006.; Wikipedia: County statistics of the United States; Wikipedia: North American blizzard of 1996; Storm Prediction Center (SPC); Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state

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