CONNECTICUT CONNECTICUT U.S POPULATION INDUSTRY NATURAL RESOURCES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION YEAR OF ADMISSION 1788 ORDER OF ADMISSION 5TH DATE OF CURRENT STATE CONSTITUTION 1965 CAPITAL HARTFORD POPULATION 3270000 1997 LAND AREA 4845 SQ MI POPULATION DENSITY 675.9 PEOPLE PER SQ MI NICKNAME CONSTITUTION STATE NUTMEG STATE MOTTO QUI TRANSTULIT SUSTINET HE WHO TRANSPLANTED STILL SUSTAINS GOVERNMENT CONFIGURATION BICAMERAL LEGISLATURE HOUSES 2 NUMBER OF STATE SENATORS 36 NUMBER OF STATE REPRESENTATIVES 151 NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES IN U.S CONGRESS 6 MAIN INDUSTRIES MANUFACTURING RETAIL TRADE GOVERNMENT SERVICES FINANCES INSURANCE REAL ESTATE MAJOR NATURAL RESOURCES STONE SAND GRAVEL DENSE FORESTS