Editing Hartford, Vermont

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|official_name            = Hartford, Vermont
|settlement_type          = [[New England town|Town]]
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|postal_code              = 05001, 05009 ([[White River Junction, Vermont|White&nbsp;River&nbsp;Junction]])<br/>05047 (Hartford PO box)<br/>05059 ([[Quechee, Vermont|Quechee]])<br/>05084 ([[West Hartford, Vermont|West Hartford]])<br/>05088 ([[Wilder, Vermont|Wilder]])
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'''Hartford''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Windsor County, Vermont|Windsor County]], [[Vermont]], United States. It is on the [[New Hampshire]] border, at the intersection of Interstates [[Interstate 89|89]] and [[Interstate 91|91]]. It is the site of the [[confluence]] of the [[White River (Vermont)|White]] and [[Connecticut River|Connecticut rivers]]; the [[Ottauquechee River]] also flows through the town.<ref>[[DeLorme]] (1996).  ''Vermont Atlas & Gazetteer''.  Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme.  {{ISBN|0-89933-016-9}}</ref> The town is composed of five unincorporated villages: [[Hartford (village), Vermont|Hartford]], [[Quechee, Vermont|Quechee]], [[West Hartford, Vermont|West Hartford]], [[White River Junction, Vermont|White River Junction]] and [[Wilder, Vermont|Wilder]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2020 census]], the population was 10,686.<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5002732275| title=Census - Geography Profile: Hartford town, Windsor County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref>

==History==
The community was chartered by Governor [[Benning Wentworth]] of New Hampshire in 1761,<ref name="Town of Hartford Vermont"/> and is named for [[Hartford, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.city-data.com/city/Hartford-Vermont.html|title=Profile for Hartford, Vermont, VT|publisher=ePodunk|access-date= October 27, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n150 151]}}</ref>

On February 5, 1887, Hartford became the site of what remains Vermont's worst railway disaster when a [[Vermont Central Railroad]] train struck a broken rail on a bridge west of town. The ensuing derailment threw the train into the frozen river below, killing 37 and injuring 50.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ferguson |first1=J. A. |title=The Wrong Rail in the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time: The 1887 West Hartford Bridge Disaster |journal=Vermont Historiy Journal |date=2013 |volume=81 |issue=1 |pages=52–74 |url=https://vermonthistory.org/journal/81/VHS8101TheWrongRail.pdf |access-date=October 28, 2020}}</ref>

==Geography==
The town of Hartford is located at {{Coord|43.66444|-72.38667|type:city_region:US-VT|format=dms|display=inline}} (43.66444, &minus;72.38667).<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 [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|118.9|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|116.5|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|2.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 1.93%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hartford town, Windsor County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=July 31, 2012}}</ref> The [[Appalachian Trail]] crosses the northwest corner of the town, passing through West Hartford.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 988
|1800= 1494
|1810= 1881
|1820= 2010
|1830= 2044
|1840= 2194
|1850= 2159
|1860= 2396
|1870= 2480
|1880= 2954
|1890= 3740
|1900= 3817
|1910= 4197
|1920= 4739
|1930= 4888
|1940= 4978
|1950= 5827
|1960= 6355
|1970= 6477
|1980= 7963
|1990= 9404
|2000= 10367
|2010= 9952
|2020= 10686
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 16, 2015}}</ref>
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At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 10,367 people in 4,509 households, including 2,800 families, in the town.  The population density was 229.6 people per square mile (88.7/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 5,493 housing units at an average density of 121.7 per square mile (47.0/km<sup>2</sup>).  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 97.02% White, 0.55% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.88% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.85%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 4,509 households 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 30.6% of households were one person and 10.9% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.86.

The age distribution was 23.4% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% 65 or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median household income was $42,990 and the median family income was $51,286. Males had a median income of $35,969 versus $27,073 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,792.  About 5.3% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

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* [[John Lement Bacon|John L. Bacon]], [[Chelsea, Vermont|Chelsea]] and Hartford banker and [[Vermont State Treasurer]]<ref>Hiram Carleton, [https://books.google.com/books?id=8Cr5seuiQ2wC&dq=%22john+l+bacon%22+vermont+treasurer&pg=RA1-PA217 Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont], 1903, pages 216-217</ref>
* [[Marion L. Bugbee]], physician, suffragist, hospital administrator
* [[Daniel A. Dickinson]], Minnesota Supreme Court justice<ref>[http://mn.gov/lawlib/judgebio.html#dickinson Minnesota State Law Library-Daniel A. Dickinson] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105045051/http://mn.gov/lawlib/judgebio.html |date=January 5, 2014 }}</ref>
* [[Albert R. Hall (Minnesota and Wisconsin politician)|Albert R. Hall]], Minnesota and Wisconsin politician<ref>{{cite book|title=The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin |year=1893|page=640}}</ref>
* [[Phillips Lord]], radio producer and motion picture actor<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0520492/|title=Phillips Lord
|publisher=IMDb|access-date= October 27, 2012}}</ref>
*[[Frank G. Mahady]], Vermont attorney and judge who served on the [[Vermont Supreme Court]]<ref>{{cite news |date=August 19, 1992 |title=Obituary, Frank Gordon Mahady |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/202109534/ |work=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |url-access=subscription  |page=12 |ref={{sfnRef|"Obituary, Frank Gordon Mahady"}}}}</ref>
* [[Samuel E. Pingree]], 40th [[Governor of Vermont]]
* [[Charles W. Porter]], [[Secretary of State of Vermont]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Ullery |first=Jacob G. |date=1894 |title=Men of Vermont Illustrated |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Nvg_AAAAYAAJ |location=Brattleboro, VT |publisher=Transcript Publishing Company |pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Nvg_AAAAYAAJ/page/n521 322]–323}}</ref>
* [[William Strong (Vermont politician)|William Strong]], U.S. congressman<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S001022|title=STRONG, William, (1763-1840)|dictionary= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date= October 27, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Andrew Tracy]] (1797–1868), U.S. congressman<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000344|title=Tracy, Andrew, (1797-1868)|dictionary= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date= October 27, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Joseph Tracy]], leading figure in the American Colonization Society
* [[Horace Wells]], dentist and pioneering anesthesiologist

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.hartford-vt.org Town of Hartford official website]
* [http://www.hartfordvtchamber.com Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.hartfordhistory.org Hartford Historical Society] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602010508/http://www.hartfordhistory.org/ |date=June 2, 2016 }}
* [http://www.city-data.com/city/Hartford-Vermont.html City-Data.com]
* [http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=25143 ePodunk: Profile for Hartford, Vermont] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811121931/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=25143 |date=August 11, 2014 }}

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Hartford
 | North = [[Norwich, Vermont|Norwich]]
 | Northeast = [[Hanover, New Hampshire]]
 | East = [[Lebanon, New Hampshire]]
 | Southeast = [[Plainfield, New Hampshire]]
 | South = [[Hartland, Vermont|Hartland]]
 | Southwest = [[Woodstock, Vermont|Woodstock]]
 | West = [[Pomfret, Vermont|Pomfret]]
 | Northwest = [[Sharon, Vermont|Sharon]]
}}
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[[Category:Towns in Vermont]]
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[[Category:Towns in Windsor County, Vermont]]