Hartford, Wisconsin
Hartford, Wisconsin Location of Hartford, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Location of Hartford, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Hartford is a town/city in Washington and Dodge counties in the U.S.
All of this populace resided in the Washington County portion of the city.
John Thiel and Nicolas Simon first surveyed the region that would turn into Hartford in 1843.
James and Charles Rossman accompanied Nicolas Simon back to Hartford in 1844, and soon bought 40 acres around the rapids of the Rubicon River. After constructing a dam athwart rapids in the river, the Rossmans assembled a sawmill that harnessed the power of the water to make lumber for the expansion of the area.
The town was titled after Hartford, Connecticut.
Hartford was a New England settlement.
The initial founders of Hartford consisted entirely of pioneer from New England, most of whom were from Connecticut and Vermont, though some came from non-urban Massachusetts, New Hampshire and the region of downeast Maine.
The pioneer of Hartford brought with them many of their Yankee New England values such as a passion for education by establishing many schools, as well as staunchly supporting abolitionism.
Hartford, like much of Wisconsin, was aligned with early New England culture for most of its early history. The first church in Hartford was the First Congregational Church, constructed by Yankee New England migrants.
The Hartford postal service includes an petroleum on canvas mural, Autumn Wisconsin Landscape, painted in 1940 by Ethel Spears.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 8.02 square miles (20.77 km2), of which, 7.94 square miles (20.56 km2) is territory and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) is water. Hartford is positioned inside the Kettle Moraine, a large moraine formed when the Green Bay and Lake Michigan Lobes collided.
The town/city was the site of an F1 tornado on June 18, 2006, which caused minor damage to homes in the area, and primary damage on the city's south side.
Hartford Municipal Airport serves the town/city and encircling communities.
There were 5,685 homeholds of which 35.1% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 51.4% were married couples residing together, 9.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 34.5% were non-families.
26.5% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.4% were from 25 to 44; 23.1% were from 45 to 64; and 13.6% were 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,397 homeholds out of which 40.6% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 74.7% were married couples residing together, 4.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 17.5% were non-families.
In the city, the age of the populace was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 1.1% of families and 1.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 0.7% of those age 65 or over.
Hartford was an early car manufacturing center, home to the Kissel Motor Car Company before 1926. The town/city was the home of a Chrysler Marine engine plant, a Libby's beet refining plant, and now many lesser industries, including the command posts and a manufacturing site for Broan-Nu - Tone, LLC.
In 1883 Ludwig "Louis" Kissel moved to Hartford and by 1890 he formed a partnership with his sons, Adolph P., Otto P., William L.
Other enterprises ultimately encompassed the Hartford Plow Works (1892) manufacturing and distribution of farm machinery, In addition to distributing engines through Kissel Manufacturing Company for other manufacturers, the Kissel's advanced their own gasoline engines, both two and four stroke, that even encompassed a boat motor for Sears and Roebuck.
Other businesses encompassed the Hartford Electric Company, a contemporary quarry, and a sand pit.
Esser was assigned cashier.Liver died in 1925 and Otto was assigned President. In 1923 the Hartford Chamber of Commerce was ordered with Otto Kissel, Henry Esser and John Liver as charter members.
The School District of Hartford provides enhance education to elementary pupils in Hartford.
Both schools are feeders to Central Middle School, which serves all Hartford pupils in grades 6 through 8.
Secondary education is provided by Hartford Union High School (HUHS), which is autonomous of the School District of Hartford. It has an enrollment of about 1700 pupils.
The high school serves the town/city of Hartford, the Town of Hartford, and most of the encircling communities including Richfield, Erin, Friess Lake, and Neosho.
The town/city has recently took in parts of the town of Hartford and other areas, including Pike Lake.
The town/city has a primary industrial park on the outskirts of the city, including a Quad Graphics factory that employs many town/city residents.
Hartford is home to the Schauer Arts & Activities Center, a county-wide arts center that stages experienced touring performances, offers arts classes for all ages, and hosts civil and company functions.
Hartford is also the nearest incorporated municipality to Erin Hills, a enhance golf course chose to host the 2017 United States Open.
Hartford Centennial Committee.
"Hartford, County & State History" (PDF).
Hartford Website Historic Page History of Washington and Ozaukee Counties, Wisconsin page 315 The History of Wisconsin by William Fletcher Thompson State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Dec 1, 1998 ISBN 0870 - 203037, 9780 - 8702 - 03039 JS Online: Tornado rips through Hartford "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
First National Bank of Hartford- Retrieved 2015-03-29 Kissel outboard- Retrieved 2015-03-29 "Hartford Union High School District".
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