Hartford, Kentucky

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Coordinates: 37°27′1″N 86°54′7″W / 37.45028, -86.90194
Hartford
Location of Hartford within Kentucky.
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Ohio
Settled	Fort Hartford, 1790^[1]
Incorporated	Hartford, 1808
Government
- Mayor	Charlotte Hendricks
Area
- Total	2.6 sq mi (6.7 km²)
- Land	2.6 sq mi (6.7 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	417 ft (127 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	2,571
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP Code	42347
Area code(s)	270
FIPS code	21-35020
GNIS feature ID	0493841
Website: http://www.hartfordkentucky.com/

Hartford is a city in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,571 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ohio County^[2]. It is believed to be named for a deer crossing on the nearby Rough River.^[3]

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Notable natives
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Hartford is located at 37°27′1″N, 86°54′7″W (37.450415, -86.902026)^[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 2,571 people, 1,079 households, and 684 families residing in the city. The population density was 989.5 people per square mile (381.8/km²). There were 1,165 housing units at an average density of 448.4/sq mi (173.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.81% White, 1.40% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population.

There were 1,079 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 84.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,958, and the median income for a family was $32,083. Males had a median income of $31,020 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,542. About 11.8% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 23.1% of those age 65 or over.