# Outline of Connecticut

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Connecticut:
Connecticut – state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Called the "Constitution State" or the "Nutmeg state", Connecticut has a long history dating from early colonial times and was influential in the development of the federal government. Connecticut enjoys a temperate climate due to its long coastline on Long Island Sound.

## General reference

* Names
** Common name: Connecticut
*** Pronunciation: /kəˈnɛtɪkət/
** Official name: State of Connecticut
** Abbreviations and name codes
*** Postal symbol: CT
*** ISO 3166-2 code: US-CT
*** Internet second-level domain: .ct.us
** Nicknames
*** Blue Law State
*** Brownstone State
*** Constitution State (currently used on license plates)
*** Freestone State
*** Land of Steady Habits
*** Nutmeg State
*** Provisions State
* Adjectival: Connecticut
* Demonyms:
** Connecticuter
** Nutmegger

## Geography of Connecticut

Geography of Connecticut
* Connecticut is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
* Location
** Northern hemisphere
** Western hemisphere
*** Americas
**** North America
***** Anglo America
***** Northern America
****** United States of America
******* Contiguous United States
******** Eastern United States
********* East Coast of the United States
********** Northeastern United States
*********** New England
********** Northeast megalopolis
* Population of Connecticut: 3,574,097 (2010 U.S. Census)
* Area of Connecticut:
* Atlas of Connecticut

### Places in Connecticut

Places in Connecticut
* Historic places in Connecticut
** National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut
** National Register of Historic Places listings in Connecticut
*** Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
* Protected areas of Connecticut
** National Natural Landmarks in Connecticut
** State parks in Connecticut
*** State forests in Connecticut
*** State park trails in Connecticut
** Nature centers in Connecticut

### Environment of Connecticut

* Climate of Connecticut
* Climate change
* Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
* Geology of Connecticut
* Superfund sites in Connecticut
* Wildlife of Connecticut
** Flora of Connecticut
** Fauna of Connecticut
*** Birds of Connecticut
*** Mammals of Connecticut

#### Natural geographic features of Connecticut

* Islands of Connecticut
* Rivers of Connecticut

### Regions of Connecticut

Regions of Connecticut
* Northern Connecticut
** Northeastern Connecticut
** Northwestern Connecticut
* Southern Connecticut
** Southeastern Connecticut
** Southwestern Connecticut

#### Administrative divisions of Connecticut

Local government in Connecticut
* Towns in Connecticut (New England town)
** State capital of Connecticut: Hartford
** City nicknames in Connecticut
** Cities in Connecticut
** Unincorporated communities in Connecticut
* Census-designated places in Connecticut
Historic counties of the state of Connecticut
* Fairfield County
* Hartford County
* Litchfield County
* Middlesex County
* New Haven County
* New London County
* Tolland County
* Windham County

### Demography of Connecticut

Demographics of Connecticut

## Government and politics of Connecticut

Politics of Connecticut
* Form of government: U.S. state government
* United States congressional delegations from Connecticut
* Connecticut State Capitol
* Elections in Connecticut
* Political party strength in Connecticut

### Branches of the government of Connecticut

Government of Connecticut

#### Executive branch of the government of Connecticut

* Governor of Connecticut
** Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
** Secretary of State of Connecticut
* State departments
** Connecticut Department of Transportation

#### Legislative branch of the government of Connecticut

* Connecticut General Assembly (bicameral)
** Upper house: Connecticut Senate
** Lower house: Connecticut House of Representatives

#### Judicial branch of the government of Connecticut

Courts of Connecticut
* Supreme Court of Connecticut

### Law and order in Connecticut

Law of Connecticut
* Adoption in Connecticut
* Cannabis in Connecticut
* Capital punishment in Connecticut
** Individuals executed in Connecticut
* Constitution of Connecticut
* Gun laws in Connecticut
* Law enforcement in Connecticut
** Law enforcement agencies in Connecticut
*** Connecticut State Police
* Same-sex marriage in Connecticut

### Military in Connecticut

Connecticut Military Department
* Connecticut Adjutant General
* Connecticut State Militia
** Connecticut National Guard
*** Connecticut Air National Guard
**** 103d Airlift Wing
***** 118th Airlift Squadron
*** Connecticut Army National Guard
**** 102nd Infantry Regiment
**** 192nd Military Police Battalion
*** Connecticut Naval Militia
** Governor's Guards
* Connecticut Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Connecticut Wing Civil Air Patrol
National Reserves
* 304th Infantry Regiment (United States)

### Local government in Connecticut

Local government in Connecticut

## History of Connecticut

History of Connecticut

### History of Connecticut, by period

* Indigenous peoples
* English Colony of Connecticut, 1636–1686
** Pequot War, 1636–1637
** Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, 1638
* English Colony of New-Haven, 1637–1662
* English Dominion of New-England in America, 1686–1689
* English Colony of Connecticut, 1689–1707
** History of Connecticut industry
* British Colony of Connecticut, 1707–1776
** King George's War, 1740–1748
*** Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle of 1748
** French and Indian War, 1754–1763
*** Treaty of Paris of 1763
** Royal Proclamation of 1763
* American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
** United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
** Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
** State of Connecticut since 1776
*** Sixth state to ratify the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, signed July 9, 1778
** Far western territorial claims ceded 1786
** Fifth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America on January 9, 1788
** Connecticut Western Reserve ceded 1800
** Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
** American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
*** Connecticut in the American Civil War
** George W. Bush becomes 43rd President of the United States on January 20, 2001

### History of Connecticut, by region

* History of Bridgeport, Connecticut
* History of Brookfield, Connecticut
* History of Darien, Connecticut
* History of Greenwich, Connecticut
* History of Newtown, Connecticut
* History of Norwalk, Connecticut
* History of Stamford, Connecticut
* History of Trumbull, Connecticut
* History of West Haven, Connecticut
* History of Wilton, Connecticut

### History of Connecticut, by subject

* History of the Connecticut Constitution
* History of Connecticut industry

## Culture of Connecticut

Culture of Connecticut
* Cuisine of Connecticut
* Museums in Connecticut
* Religion in Connecticut
** Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford
** Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich
** The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Connecticut
** The First Cathedral
** Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut
* Scouting in Connecticut
* State symbols of Connecticut
** Flag of Connecticut
** Great Seal of the State of Connecticut

### The Arts in Connecticut

Music of Connecticut

### Sports in Connecticut

Sports in Connecticut

## Economy and infrastructure of Connecticut

Economy of Connecticut
* Communications in Connecticut
** Newspapers in Connecticut
** Radio stations in Connecticut
** Television stations in Connecticut
* Health care in Connecticut
** Hospitals in Connecticut
** Connecticut Medical Examining Board
** Connecticut State Dental Commission
* Transportation in Connecticut
** Airports in Connecticut
** Roads in Connecticut
*** U.S. Highways in Connecticut
*** Interstate Highways in Connecticut

## Education in Connecticut

Education in Connecticut
* Schools in Connecticut
** School districts in Connecticut
*** High schools in Connecticut
** Colleges and universities in Connecticut
*** University of Connecticut
*** Yale University