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.
Black population in Connecticut decreased by 1,045 from 1774 to 1790, a drop of better than 16 percent. The result of this convergence of forces was that, between 1777 and 1804, the Northern colonies and states, one by one, gave up on slavery. Its difficult to assign a relative weight in this to practical economics as opposed to political liberalism.