[HumpDay]

Here's a very close estimate over Connecticut's population over the past decades...

According to the United States Census Bureau:

1900 - 908,000
1920 - 1,391,000
1940 - 1,708,000
1950 - 2,016,000
1960 - 2,544,000
1970 - 3,032,000
1980 - 3,108,000
1990 - 3,292,000
2000 - 3,412,000
2010 - 3,577,000
2014 - 3,596,000

I assume you all have recently noticed that many residents have been looking into or have already left the state. We lost nearly 2,000 residents last year from 3,598,000 in 2013. Many people think this will soon turn around and will start to increase very slowly. Some are saying it will increase by 1,000 a year and others are saying it will stay flat for a few years then start increasing. Will it be possible for us to reach 4,000,000 or is it a pipe dream? I personally cant imagine Connecticut having 4,000,000 residents. This state is already crowded as it is. Fairfield County is probably our only hope though Hartford and New Haven are growing little to none. I think we'll hit 4,000,000 by 2050. Ill probably be dead by then.

[AntonioR]

A CT with 4 million people will not be much different from today. Most of the new residents would probably live in Fairfield/New Haven counties, which could make a noticeable impact in traffic flows in the area, but most of CT would be left unscathed.

A good comparison is Greater Boston. It has more than 4 million people living in an area roughly the size of half of CT. This state can definitely accomodate way more people than that, IMO.

[RunD1987]

Say never

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by AntonioR

A CT with 4 million people will not be much different from today. Most of the new residents would probably live in Fairfield/New Haven counties, which could make a noticeable impact in traffic flows in the area, but most of CT would be left unscathed.

A good comparison is Greater Boston. It has more than 4 million people living in an area roughly the size of half of CT. This state can definitely accomodate way more people than that, IMO.

Greater Boston has a more extensive network of highways and mass transit. In CT (FF/NHC areas), we are largely reliant on four smaller highways - 95, 15, 8 and 91. Metro North only benefits a small fraction of people. Mass transit in Boston is widely used. There is a lot more to the equation than just land area.

[BPt111]

I-95 in FFC and Milford/Downtown New Haven is packed.

[Stylo]

We're losing population now, so that trend will need to reverse first.

For that to happen we'd really need to get serious about public transportation.

The density would be most appropriate in our cities, but they would need major infrastructure upgrades.

[BobNJ1960]

Never happen.

[Raider111]

Originally Posted by BobNJ1960

Never happen.

Thank God

[nep321]

It will never happen in our lifetimes. However, CT gained population (597 people) from 2013 to 2014. But most of the gain was attributable to growth in Fairfield County (which is still abysmal growth by national standards). Most other counties are losing population.

[HumpDay]

Originally Posted by nep321

It will never happen in our lifetimes. However, CT gained population (597 people) from 2013 to 2014. But most of the gain was attributable to growth in Fairfield County (which is still abysmal growth by national standards). Most other counties are losing population.

Litchfield and Windham County will most likely continue to decline. Many schools are downgrading as well because there aren't nearly as many kids. Where did you hear/see that CT gained residents in the last year? I can't remember if it was the Courant or not but from the sources I read...we lost nearly 2,000 people and that's including birth and death rates.