Talk:Connecticut

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Section sizes

Section size for Connecticut (60 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	13,318	13,318
History	144	60,488
First people	3,080	3,080
Colonial period	13,974	21,027
American Revolution	7,053	7,053
Early statehood	25	2,773
Early national period and industrial revolution	2,748	2,748
19th century	4,194	9,876
Civil War era	3,001	3,001
Second industrial revolution	2,681	2,681
20th century	19	14,834
World War I	3,486	3,486
Interwar period	2,760	2,760
World War II	4,054	4,054
Post-World War II economic expansion	3,024	3,024
Late 20th century	1,491	1,491
Early 21st century	8,754	8,754
Geography	7,168	21,842
Climate	763	10,828
Precipitation	10,065	10,065
Flora	1,859	1,859
Fauna	43	43
Largest cities and towns	1,944	1,944
Demographics	12,438	22,180
Birth data	5,843	5,843
Religion	3,899	3,899
Economy	4,042	27,154
Taxation	9,185	9,185
Real estate	1,427	1,427
Industries	11,118	11,118
Energy	1,382	1,382
Transport	55	11,724
Roads	3,861	3,861
Rail	3,834	3,834
Bus	2,123	2,123
Air	903	903
Ferry	948	948
Law and government	444	16,412
Constitutional history	1,961	1,961
Executive	2,928	2,928
Legislative	4,008	4,008
Judicial	1,248	1,248
Local government	5,823	5,823
Politics	1,181	5,973
Registered voters	3,302	3,302
Voting	1,490	1,490
Education	1,405	3,518
K–12	65	1,408
Public schools	575	575
Private schools	768	768
Colleges and universities	705	705
Sports	1,825	7,388
Professional sports teams	2,235	2,235
College sports	3,328	3,328
Etymology and symbols	6,633	6,633
Notable people	66	66
See also	246	246
Notes	24	24
References	29	29
External links	1,279	1,279
Total	198,274	198,274

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Please review the largest towns table. It has several errors, listing Stamford as being in New Haven County and New Haven as being in Fairfield Country. These have been reversed, and I suggest that they be fixed. Guitarandguts (talk) 21:59, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 07:22, 13 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

September 2022

@Trainsandotherthings: Strange. I looked for it and couldn't find it. It's there now. Invasive Spices (talk) 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Etymology and symbols

Nathan Hale is the official state hero. Can't add it to the template, though. Gott (talk) 04:28, 6 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"Kangzhou" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Kangzhou has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 March 28 § Kangzhou until a consensus is reached. Hey man im josh (talk) 14:26, 28 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Area of Connecticut

Hi there! The article states the area of Connecticut with 5,018 sq mi (13,023 km²). The source for that is the Official State Website. However, 5,018 sq mi are in fact 12,996.56 km². 13,023 km² would be more like 5,028 sq mi. It appears the author of the state website made a typo, either with the numbers or with the calculator. What is the correct number now? Best regards, --R.Schuster (talk) 09:57, 22 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Additional info: census.gov says 5,543 sq mi. --R.Schuster (talk) 10:08, 22 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Greater Boston

Recent edits regarding a link to Greater Boston should reflect the related CSA, whose map shows that it includes the northeast corner of Connecticut. As usual, reliable sources are the guideline TEDickey (talk) 19:07, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Edited lead section to reflect updated CSAs as of July 2023. Windham County (now mostly part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region), is redefined as the Putnam, CT µSA within the New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT CSA. jchl97 (talk) 09:25, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Greater Boston page still hints that Putnam is part of its CSA. (Actually a more-accessible map would be nice). TEDickey (talk) 21:34, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Arts/culture

Hello, is there any reason why information about the arts is absent from this article? If not, I would like to create a new section. Connecticut has a vibrant art and music scene, and I would think that deserves mention on this page. (I noticed this omission when I recently created an article about a notable post punk band from the state. I'm having trouble finding related areas on Wikipedia, and categories to link it to.) Shenryc (talk) 19:00, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]