contest, competition(noun) an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants. contest(verb) a struggle between rivals. contest, contend, repugn(verb) to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation. They contested the outcome of the race.
Based on the 2005 estimates, Connecticut moved from the 29th most populous state to 30th. 2016 estimates put Connecticut's population at 3,576,452. 6.6% of its population was reported as being under 5 years old, 24.7% under 18 years old, and 13.8% were 65 years of age or older.
As population growth put more traffic on the roads the average commute for Connecticut residents increased 16 percent during the 1990s, from 21 minutes in 1990 to 24 minutes in 2000. 8 About 13 percent of Connecticut commuters had a commute of 45 minutes or longer in 2008.s of 2012 about 45.6 percent of Connecticut's foreign-born population had arrived in the state since 2000. This compares with the national average 40.9 percent. In 2000, 54.4 percent of the state's foreign-born population that had arrived since the previous Census.