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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.
By 1840, 102 miles (164 km) of line were in operation, growing to 402 miles (647 km) in 1850 and 601 miles (967 km) in 1860. [ 75 ] The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , called the New Haven or "The Consolidated", became the dominant Connecticut railroad company after 1872.
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 ...
The smallest counties and county equivalents (in the 50 states) are the independent cities of Virginia with the extreme being Falls Church at 2.05 sq mi (5.3 km 2; 1,310 acres). [8] If the U.S. territories are included, the smallest county-equivalent is Kingman Reef, with a land area of 0.012 square miles (3.1 ha; 7.7 acres). [9]
920 sq mi (2,383 km 2) Middlesex County: 007: Middletown: 1785: From parts of Hartford and New London Counties: Former county of Middlesex, England 164,759: 369 sq mi (956 km 2) New Haven County: 009: New Haven: 1666: original county: After New Haven Colony, founded as a haven in which Puritans could be free from persecution. 863,700: 606 sq mi ...
According to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2010, the county had a total area of 751 square miles (1,950 km 2), of which 735 square miles (1,900 km 2) is land and 16 square miles (41 km 2) (2.1%) is water. [7] It is the second-largest county in Connecticut by land area.
According to the United States Census Bureau in 2000, the town had a total area of 67.2 square miles (174 km 2), of which 47.8 square miles (124 km 2) is land and 19.4 square miles (50 km 2), or 28.88%, is water. In terms of area, Greenwich is twice the size of Manhattan.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 837 square miles (2,170 km 2), of which 625 square miles (1,620 km 2) is land and 212 square miles (550 km 2) (25.3%) is water. [48] The terrain of the county trends from flat near the coast to hilly and higher near its northern extremity.