Capital Hartford Became a State January 9, 1788 (5th) Location New England region of United States Area 5,543 sq. miles (48th) Population 3,405,565 (29th) Major Cities Hartford, Bridgeport, New Haven, New Canaan Products nursery stock (trees, shrubs, flowers), eggs, dairy products, cattle, tobacco Climate humid continental with seasonal extremes Yearly Precipitation averages 44 inches Professional Sports Teams no professional sports teams Major Waterways Connecticut River, Atlantic Ocean Most Famous Citizens Dean Acheson (statesman) Ethan Allen (Revolutionary War general) Benedict Arnold (Revolutionary War general) P. T. Barnum (showman) Katherine Hepburn (actress) Benjamin Spock (pediatrician) Harriet Beecher Stowe (author) Noah Webster (lexicographer)
