New Haven

New Haven (new-HAY-ven) is the 51st and most recent state to have joined the United States, having received statehood on March 11, 1971. New Haven is the only U.S. state located entirely in the Gulf of Mexico (technically the 6th of the U.S. states with a shoreline on the Gulf) and the second composed entirely of islands as an archipelago (with the first being Hawai'i.)

New Haven is the 20th smallest and the 9th-least populus, but the 6th-most densely populated of the 51 U.S. States.

Etymology
The state of New Haven derives its name primarily from the coastal city [REDACTED] in the U.S. State of Connecticut, which was formerly known as New Haven.

First human settlement - 18th Century
French

1745

Governance
See: List of counties in New Haven

Ideas to include and Expand

 * Name the main city after the state
 * French / Dutch style name? -  closeness to New Orleans
 * Founders
 * Native american, french, english
 * Kingdom and then annexed?
 * Corrupt undercurrent
 * Customs
 * Culture