| Hartford | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Washington |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 112.60 |
| Area Land Km2: | 112.33 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.26 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 43.47 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 43.37 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2193 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 70 |
| Elevation Ft: | 230 |
| Coordinates: | 43.3575°N -73.405°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 12838 |
| Area Code: | 518 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-32457 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0979053 |
Hartford is a town centrally located in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.[2] The town population was 2,193 at the 2020 census.[3] [4]
The Provincial Patent (1766) was granted to officer veterans of the French and Indian War. The patent included, within the "Town of Westfield," the present towns of Putnam, Fort Ann, Dresden part of Kingsbury, and Hartford. The Town of Hartford was set off from Westfield in 1793. The Town of Westfield represents the Vermont claim for part of this region, which was eventually settled by the eastern part of Charlotte County being transferred from New York.
Many of the early settlers came from parts of New England. The land granted by the original patent was often sold to the new settlers.
The Hartford Baptist Church and Cemetery and Elisha Straight House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 43.5sqmi, of which 43.4sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi (0.09%) is water.
NY 40 intersects NY 149 at the community of Hartford. NY 40 intersects NY 196 at South Hartford.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,279 people, 813 households, and 639 families residing in the town. The population density was 52.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 885 housing units at an average density of 20.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 97.76% White, 0.57% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.
There were 813 households, out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $43,684, and the median income for a family was $46,600. Males had a median income of $30,734 versus $19,906 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,969. About 3.5% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.