Connecticut "We're Full Of Surprises"

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Hartford Real Estate

Admitted to Union: January 9, 1788
Capital: Hartford
Nicknames: The Constitution State, The Nutmeg State, The Blue Law State
Motto: Qui Transtulit Sustinet, translated "He Who Transplanted Still Sustains"
Total Area: 5,544 square miles
Total Land Area: 4,845 square miles
Total Water Area: 698 square miles
Length: 110 miles
Width: 70 miles
Highest Point: 2,380 (Mount Frissell)
Lowest Point: Sea level (Long Island Sound)
Mean Elevation: 500 feet
Highest Temp: 105 degrees on Jul. 22, 1926 at Waterbury
Lowest Temp: -32 degrees on Feb. 16, 1943 at Falls Village
Highest Monthly Avg Temp: 84.8 degrees
Lowest Monthly Avg Temp: 16.7 degrees
Population: (U.S. Census, April, 2000) 3,405,565