Hartford, Illinois
| Hartford | |
| Village | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Illinois |
| County | Madison |
| Coordinates | 38°49′28″N 90°5′33″W / 38.82444°N 90.09250°WCoordinates: 38°49′28″N 90°5′33″W / 38.82444°N 90.09250°W |
| Area | 4.88 sq mi (13 km2) |
| - land | 4.66 sq mi (12 km2) |
| - water | 0.22 sq mi (1 km2) |
| Population | 1,429 (2010) |
| Density | 118.3/km2 (306/sq mi) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 62048 |
| Area code | 618 |
   Location of Hartford within Illinois
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Hartford is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States, near the mouth of the Missouri River. The population was 1,429 at the 2010 census.Lewis and Clark spent the winter of 1803-1804 here, near what has been designated the Lewis and Clark State Historic Site.
Hartford is the birthplace of actor Clint Walker, known for the television series Cheyenne and for the movies The Ten Commandments and The Dirty Dozen.
Hartford is located at 38°49′28″N 90°5′33″W / 38.82444°N 90.09250°W (38.824498, -90.092509).
The village is located approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of downtown St. Louis, Missouri, on the Mississippi River. The confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers is just south of the village limits, while the confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi rivers is approximately 22 miles (35 km) upstream.
According to the 2010 census, Hartford has a total area of 4.88 square miles (12.64 km2), of which 4.66 square miles (12.07 km2) (or 95.49%) is land and 0.22 square miles (0.57 km2) (or 4.51%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,545 people, 650 households, and 434 families residing in the village. The population density was 396.4 people per square mile (153.0/km²). There were 710 housing units at an average density of 182.1 per square mile (70.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.45% White, 0.13% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population.
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