Hartford, South Dakota
| Hartford | |
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 Hartford center |
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| Location in South Dakota | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1881 (founded) 1896 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | South Dakota |
| County : | Minnehaha County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 37 ′ N , 96 ° 57 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
2,534 (status: 2010) 228,261 (status: 2010) |
| Population density : | 431 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 5.88 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 478 m |
| Postal code : | 57033 |
| Area code : | +1 605 |
| FIPS : | 46-27540 |
| GNIS ID : | 1265651 |
| Website : | www.hartfordsd.us |
| Mayor : | Paul Zimmer |
Hartford is a small town (with the status " City ") in Minnehaha County in the US -amerikanischen State South Dakota . In 2010 Hartford had 2534 residents.
Hartford is part of the metropolitan area around the city of Sioux Falls .
geography
Hartford is located in the east of South Dakota, in the northwest suburb area of Sioux Falls. The geographical coordinates of Hartford are 43 ° 37 ' N , 96 ° 57' W . The urban area extends over an area of 5.88 km².
Sioux Falls city center is 16 miles east-southeast of Hartford. Further neighboring towns of Hartford are Humboldt (12 km west-northwest), Colton (19.3 km north), Lyons (17.1 km north-northeast) and Crooks (15.2 km east-northeast).
The nearest major cities are Fargo , North Dakota (397 km north), Minneapolis , Minnesota (395 km east-northeast), Rochester , Minnesota (397 km east), Iowa's capital Des Moines (476 km in the same direction), Omaha , Nebraska ( 319 km southeast) and Kansas City , Missouri (606 km in the same direction).
traffic
Interstate 90 , the longest interstate highway in the country, runs along the southern outskirts in an east-west direction . The South Dakota Highway 38 is the main road through the Hartford metropolitan area. All other roads within the urban area are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The nearest airport is Sioux Falls Regional Airport, 21.2 km southeast .
history
Hartford Township was founded in 1867. In 1879 a railway line was built through the area. In 1881 the railroad company laid out what is now the city, which was named after the city of Hartford , Connecticut . In the same year a post office was set up. A number of shops, hotels and a whole range of other commercial enterprises have sprung up in the new settlement. In 1896, a petition was filed with the county government and the Town of Hartford was incorporated.
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 423 | - | |
| 1910 | 648 | 53.2% | |
| 1920 | 677 | 4.5% | |
| 1930 | 628 | -7.2% | |
| 1940 | 647 | 3% | |
| 1950 | 592 | -8.5% | |
| 1960 | 688 | 16.2% | |
| 1970 | 800 | 16.3% | |
| 1980 | 1207 | 50.9% | |
| 1990 | 1262 | 4.6% | |
| 2000 | 1844 | 46.1% | |
| 2010 | 2534 | 37.4% | |
| 2012 estimate | 2810 | 10.9% | |
| 1900-2000 2010 2012 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Hartford had 2,534 people in 913 households. The population density was 431 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.78 people each in the 913 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.5 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 1.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 0.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.6 percent of the population.
32.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 8.3 percent were 65 years or older. 51.8 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 62,083 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,972. 4.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved July 5, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on July 5, 2013
- ^ History of Hartford.Retrieved July 5, 2013
- ↑ US Decennial Census. Retrieved July 5, 2013
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Estimate for 2012 ( Memento of the original from October 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 5, 2013
