Connecticut
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Connecticut is a state of the United States with FIPS code 09 and capital Hartford.

## Administrative divisions

Connecticut is a state of the United States with FIPS state code 09[^uscb2023]. Below the state level are counties (or independent cities), then municipalities and neighborhoods[^uscb2023].

## Basic facts

- FIPS state code: 09[^uscb2023]
- Capital: Hartford[^enwiki]
- Population: about 3,617,176 (2023 estimate)[^uscb2023]
- Area: 14,357 km2[^enwiki]
- Admitted to the Union: 1788[^enwiki]
- Time zone: Eastern Time (UTC-5/-4)[^enwiki]
- ISO 3166-2: US-CT[^enwiki]

## Parent division

Located in [United States](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/united-states.html).

## Subdivisions

Major counties: [Fairfield County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-fairfield-county.html), [Hartford County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-hartford-county.html), [New Haven County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-new-haven-county.html), [Litchfield County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-litchfield-county.html), [New London County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-new-london-county.html).

Major cities: [Bridgeport](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-bridgeport.html), [Hartford](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-hartford.html), [New Haven](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-new-haven.html), [Stamford](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-stamford.html).

Updated: 2026-10-29

Relations:
- Located in: United States https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/united-states.html
- Contains places: Fairfield County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-fairfield-county.html
- Contains places: Hartford County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-hartford-county.html
- Contains places: Litchfield County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-litchfield-county.html
- Contains places: New Haven County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-new-haven-county.html
- Contains places: New London County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-new-london-county.html
- Contains places: Bridgeport https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-bridgeport.html
- Contains places: Hartford https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-hartford.html
- Contains places: New Haven https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-new-haven.html
- Contains places: Stamford https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-stamford.html
- Contains places: Naugatuck Valley Planning Region https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-naugatuck-valley-county.html

Mentioned in:
- Ansonia https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-ansonia.html
- Avon https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-avon.html
- Baltic https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-baltic.html
- Bantam https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-bantam.html
- Barkhamsted https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-barkhamsted.html
- Bethel https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-bethel.html
- Bethlehem Village https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-bethlehem-village.html
- Bloomfield https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-bloomfield.html
- Blue Hills https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-blue-hills.html
- Branford https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ct-branford.html

Sources:
- Connecticut (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut
- U.S. Census Bureau 2023 FIPS state and county codes https://www.census.gov/library/reference/code-lists/ansi.html