Hartford, Kentucky

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Population (year 2000): 2,571. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,670 (+3.9% change)

Males: 1,179	(45.9%)
Females: 1,392	(54.1%)

Ohio County

Median resident age:	40.0 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 42347.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,800 (it was $24,958 in 2000)

Hartford	$24,800
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $52,200 (it was $54,700 in 2000)

Hartford	$52,200
Kentucky:	$103,900

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Races in Hartford:

White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
Black (1.4%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.8%)

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Ancestries: United States (22.1%), Irish (10.9%), German (6.2%), English (5.5%), Polish (2.1%), Scottish (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 02/03/1808

Land area: 2.60 square miles.

Population density: 1023 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Hartford

High school or higher: 66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
Unemployed: 4.1%
Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hartford city

Never married: 19.7%
Now married: 51.4%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 15.0%
Divorced: 11.0%

21 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.8%
Kentucky:	2.0%

According to our research there were 11 registered sex offenders living in Hartford, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hartford to the number of sex offenders is 242 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Hartford:	0.7% ($380)
Kentucky:	0.7% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Owensboro, KY (25.9 miles , pop. 54,067).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (90.0 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (308.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Beaver Dam, KY (3.4 miles ), McHenry, KY (5.2 miles ), Centertown, KY (6.8 miles ), Heflin-Beda, KY (7.9 miles ), Rockport, KY (10.1 miles ), Horse Branch, KY (15.0 miles ), Whitesville, KY (16.2 miles ), Livermore, KY (16.3 miles ).

Latitude: 37.45 N, Longitude: 86.90 W

118 people in nursing homes
41 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 270

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Hartford, Kentucky business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -66 (-2.5%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Public administration (11%)
Food (9%)
Health care (8%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Utilities (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Construction (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (15%)
Health care (13%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Food (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Food processing workers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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Crime in Hartford by Year
Type	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	2
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	74.8
Assaults	0	3	1
per 100,000	0.0	112.9	37.4
Burglaries	4	13	12
per 100,000	152.6	489.1	448.9
Thefts	16	31	32
per 100,000	610.5	1166.3	1197.2
Auto thefts	6	3	1
per 100,000	228.9	112.9	37.4
Arson	N/A	0	0
per 100,000	N/A	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 117.2)	53.4	112.5	112.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.26
US city average:	3.00

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Hartford-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 50% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 32.1 miles away from the Hartford city center killed 31 people and injured 270 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.9 miles away from the city center injured 2 people.

Hospital/medical center in Hartford:

OHIO CO HOSP (1211 MAIN ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Hartford:

OWENSBORO MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM (about 25 miles; OWENSBORO, KY)
MUHLENBERG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; GREENVILLE, KY)
RIVER VALLEY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (about 29 miles; OWENSBORO, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Hartford, KY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hartford:

OWENSBORO-DAVIESS COUNTY (about 27 miles; OWENSBORO, KY; ID: OWB)
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 49 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; ID: BWG)
EVANSVILLE REGIONAL (about 59 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; ID: EVV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hartford:

OHIO COUNTY (about 5 miles; HARTFORD, KY; ID: 7K4)
MUHLENBERG COUNTY (about 24 miles; GREENVILLE, KY; ID: M21)
ROUGH RIVER STATE PARK (about 30 miles; FALLS-OF-ROUGH, KY; ID: 2I3)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hartford:

WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 12,806)
TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; FT enrollment: 2,986)
UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 57 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 62 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,744)
ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; GALLATIN, TN; FT enrollment: 4,215)

Public high schools in Hartford:

OHIO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,214; Location: 1400 S MAIN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
OHIO COUNTY ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAM (Location: 100 W RENDER ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
OHIO COUNTY DAY TREATMENT CTR ALT SCH (Location: 100 W RENDER ST; Grades: 07 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Hartford:

WAYLAND ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 683; Location: 1250 OAKWOOD DR; Grades: PK - 06)
OHIO COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 604; Location: 1404 S MAIN ST; Grades: 07 - 08)

Library in Hartford:

OHIO COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $378,680; Location: 413 MAIN STREET; 32,814 books; 1,508 audio materials; 625 video materials; 73 serial subscriptions)

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Cemeteries: Oakwood Cemetery (1), Haiti Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Courts: Kentucky State - District Court- Division 1 & 2 (130 East Washington Street), Kentucky State - District Court Clerk (Ohio County Communit), Ohio County District Court Designated Worker (Ohio County Communit).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Hartford and their reported violations in the past:

OHIO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 18497, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-09-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-09-2005), St Public Notif received (APR-08-2005), St Compliance achieved (APR-10-2005)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-11-2004), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-11-2004), St Public Notif received (APR-08-2005), St Compliance achieved (APR-10-2005)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (APR-23-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUL-10-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-10-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-10-2005)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-02-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-02-2004), St Public Notif received (JUL-14-2004)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-25-2004), St Public Notif requested (FEB-25-2004), St Public Notif received (APR-23-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-10-2005)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2003), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-31-2003), St Public Notif received (DEC-18-2003)

6 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-13-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-13-2006), St Public Notif requested (FEB-13-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-13-2006)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-10-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-10-2006)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-10-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-10-2006)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and AUG-23-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-23-2004)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2004 and AUG-23-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-23-2004)

14 regular monitoring violations

5 other older monitoring violations

HARTFORD MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS (Population served: 3465, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-29-2005), St Formal NOV issued (APR-29-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-04-2005)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-29-2005), St Formal NOV issued (APR-29-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-04-2005)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-09-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-09-2005), St Public Notif received (APR-17-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2005)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-09-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-09-2005), St Public Notif received (APR-17-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2005)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAR-2002. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-30-2002), St Public Notif requested (APR-30-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-02-2002), St Public Notif received (MAY-09-2002)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-10-2002)

4 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-27-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-27-2005)

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between OCT-06-2005 and JUN-09-2006, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-06-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUN-09-2006)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1998 and SEP-24-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-24-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and MAY-24-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from MAR-02-1994 to MAY-24-1994), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999)

2 minor monitoring violations

33 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	63.4%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.7%
Whole state:	4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	15.7%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	4.0%
Whole state:	6.6%

Hartford compared to Kentucky state average:

Hartford, Kentucky environmental map by EPA

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Hartford (2007 data):

Commonwealth Community Bank, Inc.: at 830 South Main Street, branch established on 1928-07-05; Bob's Iga Branch at 1137 Highway 231 South, branch established on 1996-11-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $169.5 mil, Deposits: $118.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Ohio County Community Bancshares, Inc.
Citizens Bank: Hartford Branch at 901 South Main Street, branch established on 1977-09-19; at Main And Center Streets, branch established on 1914-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $18.9 mil, Deposits: $15.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 3 total offices
First Kentucky Bank, Inc.: Hartford Branch at 424 Main Street, branch established on 1934-09-01. Info updated 2006-10-25: Bank assets: $349.1 mil, Deposits: $303.5 mil, headquarters in Mayfield, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Exchange Bancshares, Inc.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Hartford mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Ohio County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Hartford government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $214,000
Solid Waste Management: $80,000
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $366,000
Water Utilities: $243,000

Police Protection: $189,000

Sewerage: $119,000

Solid Waste Management: $61,000

General - Other: $21,000

Fire Protection: $18,000

Housing & Community Development: $3,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000
General - Interest on Debt: $294,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,460,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,900,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,355,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $4,900,000
Water Utilities: $105,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $33,000
Property Sale Other: $12,000

General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $49,000
Central Staff: $10,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $859,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $404,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $67,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $39,000
All Other: $34,000
Tax - NEC: $402,000
Property: $252,000

Individual Income: $20,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $595,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $61,000

5.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,503 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.62%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Daviess County, KY	1.71% ($30,795 average AGI)
from Butler County, KY	0.43% ($28,970)
from Muhlenberg County, KY	0.23% ($21,889)

5.76% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,493 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.76%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Daviess County, KY	1.95% ($29,470 average AGI)
to Warren County, KY	0.39% ($31,467)
to Grayson County, KY	0.21% ($17,938)

Strongest AM radio stations in Hartford:

WAIA (1600 AM; 1 kW; BEAVER DAM, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVJS (1420 AM; 5 kW; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKCT (930 AM; 5 kW; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING CO.)
WNES (1050 AM; 1 kW; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WKCM (1160 AM; 3 kW; HAWESVILLE, KY; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WLBQ (1570 AM; 1 kW; MORGANTOWN, KY; Owner: BUTLER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hartford:

WXMZ (106.3 FM; HARTFORD, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WBKR (92.5 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
WQXQ (101.9 FM; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WXCM (97.1 FM; HAWESVILLE, KY; Owner: WLME, INC.)
WUBT (101.1 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSTO (96.1 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
WTCJ-FM (105.7 FM; TELL CITY, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBIO (94.7 FM; PHILPOT, KY; Owner: THE CROMWELL GROUP, INC OF KENTUCKY)
WNTC (103.9 FM; DRAKESBORO, KY; Owner: NASHVILLE'S SPORTSRADIO, INCORPORATED)
W278AD (103.5 FM; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Hartford:

W62CJ (Channel 62; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WKGB-TV (Channel 53; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

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