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Connecticut vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area: Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²). New Brunswick's land area is 5.7 times (470%) larger than Connecticut's.
Total area: Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water. New Brunswick's total area is 5.1 times (408%) larger than Connecticut's.
Length: Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km). New Brunswick's north-south length is 3.3 times (230%) longer than Connecticut's.
Width: Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km). New Brunswick's east-west width is 2.5 times (154%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point: Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m). Mount Carleton is 304 feet higher than Mount Frissell (south slope).
Lowest point: Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; New Brunswick's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Connecticut vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population: Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026). Connecticut's population is 4.2 times (324%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density: Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4. Connecticut's population density is 24.2 times higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city: Connecticut's biggest city is Bridgeport with 151,599 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470. Bridgeport's population is 1.9 times (91%) larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area: Connecticut's largest metropolitan area is Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717). Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area's population is 7.4 times (641%) larger than Moncton CMA's.
History: Connecticut: Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, as the 5th state. New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 79 years.
Connecticut vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP: Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion. Connecticut's economic output is 10.1 times larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita: Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088. Connecticut's GDP per capita is 2.4 times (136%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.