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Hartford, Wisconsin





GOVERNMENT

The mayor of Hartford is Scott Henke, a Republican. Mayor Henke works with the Common Council on municpial projects.


EDUCATION

Hartford Joint 1 is the school district that provides Public Education to most students in Hartford, though there are multiple private schools. The following schools compose the district:


GEOGRAPHY

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 80.1 Km&2 (30.9 Mi&2 ). 78.2 km&2 (30.2 mi&2) of it is land and 1.9 km&2 (0.7 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 2.36% water.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 4,031 people, 1,397 households, and 1,152 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 51.6/km&2 (133.6/mi&2). There were 1,438 housing units at an average density of 18.4/km&2 (47.6/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.88% White , 0.20% African American , 0.10% Native American , 0.37% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.15% from Other Races , and 0.30% from two or more races. 0.55% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,397 households out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.7% were Married Couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the city the population 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. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $69,896, and the median income for a family was $73,576. Males had a median income of $42,301 versus $29,727 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $26,928. 1.9% of the population and 1.1% of families were below the Poverty Line . 4.5% of those under the age of 18 and 0.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.


AREA INFORMATION

  • The city has been recently expanding rapidly, annexing parts of the town of Hartford and other areas. Recently, the city has succeeded in absorbing all of Pike Lake into city boundaries. Pike Lake State Park is stationed on the lake.

  • The city has long been, and still has a major industrial park, including a Quad Graphics plant on the outskirts of the city.



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