Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford
	Nickname : The Insurance Capital of the World
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Connecticut location
	Hartford
	Hartford
Basic data
Foundation :	1623
State :	United States
State :	Connecticut
County :	Hartford County
Coordinates :	41 ° 46 ′ N , 72 ° 41 ′ W Coordinates: 41 ° 46 ′ N , 72 ° 41 ′ W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants : ; - Metropolitan Area :	123,243 (as of 2016); 1,206,836 (as of 2016)
Population density :	2,751 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	46.5 km 2 (approx. 18 mi²) of; which 44.8 km 2 (approx. 17 mi²) is land
Height :	18 m
Postcodes :	06100-06199
Area code :	+1 860
FIPS :	09-37000
GNIS ID :	0213160
Website :	www.hartford.gov
Mayor :	Luke Bronin ( D )
	; Connecticut State Capitol

Hartford is the capital of the US state Connecticut , United States in the center of the state on the Connecticut River , with approx. 123,000 inhabitants (2016 estimate). The origin of the name can be traced back to Hertford in England, the hometown of Samuel Stones , one of the founders of the city. It was also the administrative seat of Hartford County before the county administrations were abolished in 1960 .

Population development

year	Inhabitants¹
1980	136.392
1990	139,739
2000	124.175
2010	124,775
2016	123.243

¹ 1980–2010: census results; 2016: US Census Bureau estimate

history

In 1623 the first settlers came from Nieuw Nederland , a territory on the east coast that the United Netherlands was claiming for itself at the time. In 1633 they built the first reinforced log house and sent a small garrison of soldiers with a few cannons to take action against the Indians. In 1636 the first English settlers came by trek from Newtown and began to settle north of the Dutch settlement. When the two settlements grew together, today's city came into being in the 19th century.

On July 6, 1944, a devastating fire broke out when the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus burned down. 168 people were killed and more than 700 people injured (the numbers differ depending on the source). A total of about 800 kg of paraffin and about 6000 gallons (25 m ³ ) of gas exploded . The cause could never be determined; arson, a defective headlight or a discarded cigarette are suspected.

The only professional sport - franchise , has been a resident ever in Hartford were the Hartford Whalers , the 1979 to 1997 the NHL played, but were then moved despite solid fan base to Carolina and there ever since as the Carolina Hurricanes continue to exist.

Harriet Beecher Stowe House (2010)

Eight structures and sites in Hartford have National Historic Landmark status , including the Mark Twain House , the Connecticut State Capitol and the Harriet Beecher Stowe House . 141 buildings and sites in the city are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of October 31, 2018).

Culture and sights

Wadsworth Atheneum , the oldest art museum in the United States
Connecticut Capitol
Museum of Connecticut History
Science Center of Connecticut
Colt Armory
Hartford Civic Center (Arena Hartford)
Mark Twain House
Cathedral of St Joseph of the Archdiocese of Hartford

Hartford is home to many of Connecticut's tallest buildings .

Economy and Infrastructure

The Hartford metropolitan area achieved a gross domestic product of 90.0 billion US dollars in 2016, making it 40th among the metropolitan areas of the United States. The unemployment rate in the metropolitan region was 4.3 percent and was thus above the national average of 3.8 percent (as of March 2018). The personal per capita income in 2016 was 59,343 US dollars, which means that Hartford has an income level that is well above the average.

Hartford is traditionally considered "Insurance Capital of the World" and is today the headquarters of major insurance companies such as Aetna and The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. The space Hartford also the seat of Colt Firearms and major international corporations such as United Technologies Corporation with their daughters Carrier , Hamilton Sundstrand , Pratt & Whitney , Otis , UTC Fire & Security , UTC Power and UTC Fuel Cells .