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This is a complete list of all 50 U.S. states, its federal district (Washington, D.C.) and its major territories ordered by total area, land area and water area. [1] The water area includes inland waters, coastal waters, the Great Lakes and territorial waters. Glaciers and intermittent bodies of water are counted as land area. [2]
The northern boundary of the state with Massachusetts is marked by the Southwick Jog or Granby Notch, an approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) square detour into Connecticut. The origin of this anomaly is clearly established in a long line of disputes and temporary agreements which were finally concluded in 1804, when southern Southwick's residents ...
4.98 square miles (12.9 km 2) ... Connecticut state law also makes no distinction between a consolidated town/city and a regular town. ... Land area (square miles ...
The northern boundary of the state with Massachusetts is marked by the Southwick Jog or Granby Notch, an approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) square detour into Connecticut. The origin of this anomaly is clearly established in a long line of disputes and temporary agreements which were finally concluded in 1804, when southern Southwick's residents ...
With an area of 323,440 sq mi (837,700 km 2), it would easily top the list, outranking every state in the country (except Alaska). The rankings in the below list reflect the rank each borough or census area would have if included with all counties and county-equivalent areas in the United States (up to #11).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 945 square miles (2,450 km 2), of which 921 square miles (2,390 km 2) is land and 24 square miles (62 km 2) (2.5%) is water. [8] It is the largest county in Connecticut by area.
The Borough of Newtown occupies about 1,252 acres (5.07 km 2) (or roughly two square miles) in the central part of town. Incorporated in 1824 by an act of the Connecticut General Assembly, it is one of only nine remaining boroughs in the state. The borough adopted zoning for the town center long before the rest of the community.
Area [12] Map Fairfield County: 001: Bridgeport: 1666: original county: From the hundreds of acres of salt marsh that bordered the coast. 959,768: 626 sq mi (1,621 km 2) Hartford County: 003: Hartford: 1666: original county: After Hertford, England (still said Hartford) 896,854: 736 sq mi (1,906 km 2) Litchfield County: 005: Litchfield: 1751