Hartford (also called
Croton) is a village in
Licking CountyLicking County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 145,491. Its county seat is Newark and is named for the salt licks that were in the area....
,
OhioOhio is a Midwestern state of the United States. The thirty-fourth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the seventh-most populous with nearly 11.5 million residents...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population at the 2000 census was 405.
Hartford is located at (40.239388, -82.687559).
According to the
United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the village has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.4 km²), all of it land.
Although the village is named Hartford, its post office is named Croton.
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 412 people, 149 households, and 119 families residing in the village.
Hartford (also called
Croton) is a village in
Licking CountyLicking County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 145,491. Its county seat is Newark and is named for the salt licks that were in the area....
,
OhioOhio is a Midwestern state of the United States. The thirty-fourth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the seventh-most populous with nearly 11.5 million residents...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population at the 2000 census was 405.
Geography
Hartford is located at (40.239388, -82.687559).
According to the
United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the village has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.4 km²), all of it land.
Although the village is named Hartford, its post office is named Croton.
Demographics
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 412 people, 149 households, and 119 families residing in the village. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 769.1 people per square mile (294.6/km²). There were 170 housing units at an average density of 317.3/sq mi (121.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.33% White, 0.49% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.24% from
other racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.97% of the population.
There were 149 households out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were
married couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the village the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 13.6% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 111.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $39,000, and the median income for a family was $39,375. Males had a median income of $29,028 versus $22,361 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the village was $15,699. About 3.3% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Notable natives and residents
- Richard P. Bland
Richard Parks Bland , American school teacher, lawyer, and Democratic Congressman from 1873 until 1899....
, school teacher, lawyerA lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person licensed to practice law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain stability, and deliver...
, and DemocraticThe Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world. In the U.S...
Congressman
- Allen R. Bushnell
Allen Ralph Bushnell was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Hartford, Ohio, Bushnell attended the public schools and the academies of Oberlin and Hiram, Ohio.He moved to Wisconsin in 1854 and settled in Platteville....
, U.S. Representative from WisconsinWisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. states. Located in the north-central United States, Wisconsin is considered part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the...
- Doyt Perry
Doyt L. Perry was head football coach and later the athletic director at Bowling Green State University. He coached the Falcons from 1955 until 1964, at which point he became the athletic director for the university. Perry led the Falcons to five Mid-American Conference titles during his tenure...
, head football coach at Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green State University is a public four-year institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio, USA, about 20 miles south of Toledo, Ohio on I-75. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry bill, which also established Kent State University...