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.
POPULATION DENSITY AND GROWTH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE: 147.8 persons per square kilometer is the population density of the state. The state had a population in 2013 evaluated at 1,322,847, a sizable increment over its populace of 1.31 million at the 2010 Census.