Hartford, Illinois

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Hartford, Illinois
Madison County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Hartford Highlighted.svg
Location in Madison County, Illinois
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Hartford
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 38°49′28″N90°5′33″W / 38.82444°N 90.09250°W / 38.82444; -90.09250
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County Madison
Townships Chouteau, Wood River
Area
[1]
  Total5.44 sq mi (14.08 km2)
  Land5.17 sq mi (13.38 km2)
  Water0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2)
Elevation
[2]
430 ft (130 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total1,185
  Density229.38/sq mi (88.57/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
62048
Area code 618
FIPS code 17-33279
GNIS feature ID2398258 [2]
Wikimedia CommonsHartford, Illinois
Website hartfordillinois.net
Camp Dubois where Lewis and Clark spent the winter before beginning their famous expedition Camp-dubois-start.jpg
Camp Dubois where Lewis and Clark spent the winter before beginning their famous expedition

Hartford is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States, on the Mississippi River near the mouth of the Missouri River. The population was 1,185 at the 2020 census, [3] down from 1,429 in 2010. [4] Lewis and Clark spent the winter of 1803-04 there, near what has been designated the Lewis and Clark State Historic Site.

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Geography

Hartford is located in western Madison County at 38°49′28″N90°5′33″W / 38.82444°N 90.09250°W / 38.82444; -90.09250 (38.824498, -90.092509). [5] It is approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of downtown St. Louis, Missouri, and it is bordered to the west by the Mississippi River, across which are St. Charles County and St. Louis County, Missouri. The Missouri River joins the Mississippi across from the southwest corner of the village, about 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of the village center. Lewis and Clark State Historic Site is within the village limits, directly across from the Missouri River confluence.

Hartford is bordered to the north by the city of Wood River, to the east by the village of South Roxana, and to the south by Granite City. Illinois Route 3 passes through the west side of the village, leading northwest 7 miles (11 km) to Alton and south 17 miles (27 km) to East St. Louis. Illinois Route 111 runs along the eastern border of Hartford, leading north 2 miles (3 km) to the center of Wood River and south 13 miles (21 km) to Fairmont City.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hartford has a total area of 5.44 square miles (14.09 km2), of which 5.17 square miles (13.39 km2) are land and 0.27 square miles (0.70 km2), or 4.97%, are water. [1] The Cahokia Creek Diversion Channel passes through the southern part of the village limits, reaching the Mississippi River at the Lewis and Clark Historic Site.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1930 1,566
1940 1,84217.6%
1950 1,9093.6%
1960 2,35523.4%
1970 2,243−4.8%
1980 1,887−15.9%
1990 1,676−11.2%
2000 1,545−7.8%
2010 1,429−7.5%
2020 1,185−17.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

As of the census [7] of 2000, there were 1,545 people, 650 households, and 434 families residing in the village. The population density was 396.4 inhabitants per square mile (153.1/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.

There were 650 households, of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $33,828, and the median income for a family was $40,652. Males had a median income of $31,694 versus $20,156 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,160. About 10.3% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.8% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

Underground gas plume

Numerous oil refineries have occupied the area for many years. An estimated 4 million gallons of gasoline have seeped into the ground under Hartford. [8] The village filed suit on July 21, 2008, against multiple parties over the underground gas plume.

Chemetco, Inc

The copper smelter Chemetco operated nearby for around 30 years, ending in 2001. The corporation was found guilty of Clean Water Act offenses after its sustained pollution of Long Lake, a tributary of the Mississippi River, over a ten-year period. This ended following the detection by EPA inspectors of a secret hazardous waste pipe in September 1996. The location, just south of Hartford near the community of Mitchell, was listed as a Superfund priority cleanup site March 4, 2010.

Notable people

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 .

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  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hartford, Illinois
  3. 1 2 "P1. Race – Hartford village, Illinois: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
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  8. http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/suit_16407___article.html/village_claims.html%5B%5D Local Newspaper article