Editing Hartford, Alabama

{{short description|City in Alabama, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Hartford
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
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|image_seal               = Seal of Hartford, Alabama.png
|image_map                = File:Geneva County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Hartford Highlighted 0133424.svg
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location of Hartford in Geneva County, Alabama.
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Alabama|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Alabama]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Geneva County, Alabama|Geneva]]
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|leader_title             = 
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|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 16.19
|area_total_sq_mi         = 6.25
|area_land_km2            = 16.15
|area_land_sq_mi          = 6.24
|area_water_km2           = 0.04
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.01
|elevation_ft             = 272
|elevation_m              = 83
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 2651
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_km2   = 164.13
|population_density_sq_mi = 425.11
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|coordinates              = {{coord|31|6|13|N|85|41|40|W|region:US-AL|display=inline.title}}
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 36344
|area_code                = [[Area code 334|334]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 01-33424
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0151801
|footnotes                = 
|website                  = [http://cityofhartfordal.org/ City of Hartford, Alabama]
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|population_est = 
|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_01.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref>
}}

'''Hartford''' is a city in [[Geneva County, Alabama|Geneva County]], [[Alabama]], United States. It incorporated in 1896.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3263 |title=Hartford &#124; Encyclopedia of Alabama |access-date=January 26, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118041629/http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3263 |archive-date=January 18, 2017 }}</ref> It is part of the [[Dothan, Alabama]] [[Dothan, Alabama metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 2,651, an increase over the figure of 2,624 tabulated in 2010.

==Geography==
Hartford is located at {{Coord|31|6|13|N|85|41|40|W|type:city}} (31.103664, -85.694544).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|6.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|6.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.16% is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1900= 382
|1910= 1159
|1920= 1561
|1930= 1419
|1940= 1494
|1950= 1655
|1960= 1956
|1970= 2648
|1980= 2647
|1990= 2448
|2000= 2369
|2010= 2624
|2020= 2651
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref><br>2013 Estimate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013|access-date=June 3, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522161634/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html|archive-date=May 22, 2014}}</ref>
}}

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 2,369 people, 966 households, and 647 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|380.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,121 housing units at an average density of {{convert|179.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 79.11% White, 19.63% Black or African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.30% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. 1.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
Of the 966 households 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 31.1% of households were one person and 15.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.90.

The age distribution was 22.9% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.5 males.

The median household income was $23,324 and the median family income  was $30,919. Males had a median income of $25,843 versus $21,838 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,290. About 19.9% of families and 19.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.0% of those under age 18 and 19.1% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 2,624 people, 1,059 households, and 677 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|423.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,196 housing units at an average density of {{convert|192.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 77.9% White, 17.9% Black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 1.8% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. 3.1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="2010 census">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 24, 2015|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
Of the 1,059 households 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 32.5% of households were one person and 16.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.02.

The age distribution was 21.8% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% 65 or older. The median age was 42.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

The median household income was $26,086 and the median family income  was $36,900. Males had a median income of $31,505 versus $17,369 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,507. About 14.9% of families and 21.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 20.6% of those age 65 or over.

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Hartford racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0133424&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 17, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,915
|72.24%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|458
|17.28%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|14
|0.53%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|3
|0.11%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|140
|5.28%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|121
|4.56%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,651 people, 934 households, and 565 families residing in the city.

==Notable people==
* [[Ralph Brown Draughon]], president of [[Auburn University]] from 1947 to 1965
* [[Dixie Howell]], member of the [[College Football Hall of Fame]]. He played for the [[University of Alabama]]
* [[Scott Peacock]], award-winning [[chef]] of [[American Southern cuisine]]
* [[Early Wynn]], born in Hartford, member of the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]<ref name="The Baseball Encyclopedia">{{cite book |editor= Reichler, Joseph L. |title= The Baseball Encyclopedia |orig-year= 1969 |edition= 4th |year= 1979 |publisher= Macmillan Publishing |location= New York |isbn= 0-02-578970-8 |url-access= registration |url= https://archive.org/details/baseballencyclop00reic }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of municipalities in Alabama]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Hartford, Alabama}}
* {{official website|http://cityofhartfordal.org/}}

{{Geneva County, Alabama}}

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[[Category:Cities in Alabama]]
[[Category:Cities in Geneva County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Dothan metropolitan area, Alabama]]