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Population (year 2000): 2,476. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,414 (-2.5% change)
 

Males: 1,196  (48.3%)
Females: 1,280  (51.7%)

Van Buren County

Median resident age:  33.0 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49057.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,200 (it was $32,879 in 2000)
Hartford  $33,200
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $77,400 (it was $62,600 in 2000)
Hartford  $77,400
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Hartford:

  • White Non-Hispanic (80.6%)
  • Hispanic (12.7%)
  • Other race (7.2%)
  • American Indian (5.0%)
  • Two or more races (2.9%)
  • Black (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)


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Ancestries: German (16.2%), Irish (15.8%), English (7.9%), United States (6.3%), Dutch (3.8%), Italian (2.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 1.37 square miles.

Population density: 1772 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Hartford

  • High school or higher: 68.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 7.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hartford city

  • Never married: 27.0%
  • Now married: 47.9%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 14.8%

97 residents are foreign born (3.4% Latin America).

This city:  3.9%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there were 21 registered sex offenders living in Hartford, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hartford to the number of sex offenders is 116 to 1.

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

Hartford:  1.5% ($960)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
Hartford satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: South Bend, IN (37.4 miles , pop. 107,789).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (105.8 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (106.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Watervliet, MI (6.7 miles ), Paw Paw Lake, MI (7.5 miles ), Lawrence, MI (8.1 miles ), Bangor, MI (8.3 miles ), Coloma, MI (9.7 miles ), Breedsville, MI (11.7 miles ), Lake Michigan Beach, MI (14.3 miles ), Decatur, MI (14.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $96,000
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $96,000
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 6 buildings, average cost: $52,700
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $111,000
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $60,800
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $157,700
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $103,000
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $156,300
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $110,000
  • 2006: 50 buildings, average cost: $111,800
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 42.21 N, Longitude: 86.17 W


6 people in homes for the mentally ill

Area code: 269

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Population change in the 1990s: -82 (-3.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Metal and metal products (12%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Food (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)


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Crime in Hartford by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 510012
    per 100,000 200.939.90.00.040.882.4
Robberies 100312
    per 100,000 40.20.00.0121.040.882.4
Assaults 16171415815
    per 100,000 642.8678.9567.3604.8326.3618.0
Burglaries 342434332325
    per 100,000 1366.0958.51377.61330.6938.01030.1
Thefts 11995129976978
    per 100,000 4781.03793.95226.93911.32814.03213.8
Auto thefts 4133679
    per 100,000 160.7519.2121.6241.9285.5370.8
Arson 010210
    per 100,000 0.039.90.080.640.80.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 601.0428.1428.7426.2311.2444.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.47
US city average:  3.00

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Hartford-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Michigan state average. It is 39% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 32.3 miles away from the Hartford city center killed 18 people and injured 340 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/13/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.7 miles away from the city center injured 15 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Hartford:
  • COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; WATERVLIET, MI)
  • LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; DOWAGIAC, MI)
  • SOUTH HAVEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; SOUTH HAVEN, MI)

Political contributions by individuals in Hartford, MI

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hartford:
  • ELKHART MUNI (about 36 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: EKM)
  • SOUTH BEND REGIONAL (about 37 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; ID: SBN)
  • KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 43 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hartford:
  • WATERVLIET MUNI (about 6 miles; WATERVLIET, MI; ID: 40C)
  • SOUTH HAVEN AREA REGIONAL (about 12 miles; SOUTH HAVEN, MI; ID: 0D1)
  • DOWAGIAC MUNICIPAL (about 16 miles; DOWAGIAC, MI; ID: C91)

Amtrak stations near Hartford:
  • 9 miles: BANGOR (541 RAILROAD ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.
  • 16 miles: DOWAGIAC (100 RAILROAD DR.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service.

Operable nuclear power plant near Hartford:
  • 16 miles: Palisades in South Haven, MI.

Local government website: www.hartfordmi.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hartford:
  • KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,017)
  • HOPE COLLEGE (about 39 miles; HOLLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,918)
  • WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
  • ANDREWS UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; FT enrollment: 2,342)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 43 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 43 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
  • GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)
Public high school in Hartford:
  • HARTFORD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 504; Location: 115-A SCHOOL STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Hartford:
  • WOODSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 363; Location: 395 WOODSIDE DRIVE; Grades: PK - 05)
  • RED ARROW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 334; Location: 15 S. EAST STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
  • HARTFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 312; Location: 141 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Hartford:
  • HARTFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $104,973; Location: 15 FRANKLIN STREET; 50,282 books; 389 audio materials; 215 video materials; 37 serial subscriptions)

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

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Site Visit (enforcement) (NOV-17-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999), St Tech Assistance Visit (NOV-18-1999), St Unresolved (JAN-07-2000), St Compliance achieved (JAN-18-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
PANEL ROOM (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
HARTFORD FEDERATED CHURCH (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
HILLTOP NURSERIES, LLC (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1993 and SEP-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
VAN BUREN SPORTSMEN'S CLUB INC (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
APPLEWOOD (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUL-30-2004), St Public Notif received (JUL-30-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-30-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-18-2004)
NEWARK MAIN CAMP 80-0044 (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
KENNEDY CAMP 80-0053 (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  69.1%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.6%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  16.1%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.5%
Whole state:  4.8%

Hartford compared to Michigan state average:

Hartford, Michigan environmental map by EPA

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below 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):
  • National City Bank: Hartford Branch at 2 East Main Street, branch established on 1800-01-01. Info updated 2006-09-27: Bank assets: $134,344.8 mil, Deposits: $86,955.0 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1347 total offices, Holding Company: National City Corporation
  • Chemical Bank: Hartford Branch at 18 North Center Street, branch established on 1890-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,781.3 mil, Deposits: $2,898.3 mil, headquarters in Midland, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 127 total offices, Holding Company: Chemical Financial Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$2,471$29,6520$0
Other Government Administration 2$5,567$33,4020$0
Police Protection - Officers 7$17,353$29,7480$0
Police - Other 0$0 3$1,165
Firefighters 0$0 22$1,023
Streets and Highways 2$3,406$20,4360$0
Sewerage 1$2,006$24,0721$1,625
Water Supply 2$5,204$31,2241$1,205
Totals for Government 15$36,008$28,80627$5,018


Hartford government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $143,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $351,000
    All Other: $13,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $293,000
    Water Utilities: $92,000
    Sewerage: $30,000
  • Current Operations - General Public Buildings: $383,000
    Police Protection: $308,000
    Regular Highways: $301,000
    Sewerage: $212,000
    Water Utilities: $159,000
    Central Staff Services: $126,000
    Financial Administration: $76,000
    Fire Protection: $49,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $19,000
    Parks & Recreation: $7,000
    General - Other: $2,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $53,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $9,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $165,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $143,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $22,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $112,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $75,000
    Interest Earnings: $26,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $21,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $771,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $231,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $535,000
    Highways: $383,000
    All Other: $57,000
  • Tax - Property: $360,000
    NEC: $39,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $437,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $10,000

6.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,331 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.52%
Michigan average:  5.24%

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 Kalamazoo County, MI  2.17% ($42,190 average AGI)
from Berrien County, MI  0.81% ($25,498)
from Allegan County, MI  0.64% ($25,802)


7.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,608 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.05%
Michigan average:  5.98%

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 Kalamazoo County, MI  2.15% ($33,900 average AGI)
to Berrien County, MI  0.73% ($29,186)
to Allegan County, MI  0.62% ($27,717)


Strongest AM radio stations in Hartford:
  • WHFB (1060 AM; 5 kW; BENTON HARBOR-ST. JO, MI; Owner: WHFB B/CST ASSOCIATES LTD PARTNERSHP)
  • WPNW (1260 AM; 10 kW; ZEELAND, MI; Owner: LANSER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHLY (1580 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: TIMES COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGMY (940 AM; 1 kW; SOUTH HAVEN, MI; Owner: WSJM INC)
  • WKZO (590 AM; 5 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WKLZ (1470 AM; 10 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WDND (1620 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WQSN (1660 AM; 10 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hartford:
  • WCSY-FM (98.3 FM; SOUTH HAVEN, MI; Owner: WSJM INC)
  • WZBL (103.7 FM; HARTFORD, MI; Owner: WSJM INC)
  • WIRX (107.1 FM; ST. JOSEPH, MI; Owner: WSJM, INC.)
  • WCNF (94.9 FM; BENTON HARBOR, MI; Owner: WSJM, INC.)
  • WAUS (90.7 FM; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; Owner: ANDREWS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WHFB-FM (99.9 FM; BENTON HARBOR, MI; Owner: WHFB BROADCAST ASSOCIATES L P)
  • WDOW-FM (92.1 FM; DOWAGIAC, MI; Owner: JASON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNSN (101.5 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
  • WBYT (100.7 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WNDV-FM (92.9 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WSMK (99.1 FM; BUCHANAN, MI; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)

TV broadcast stations around Hartford:
  • WRDY-LP (Channel 69; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WEIGEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBND-LP (Channel 57; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WBND-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYGN-LP (Channel 12; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; Owner: GOOD NEWS TELEVISION)
  • WSJV (Channel 28; ELKHART, IN; Owner: WSJV TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WMWB-LP (Channel 25; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WMWB-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNIT (Channel 34; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSBT-TV (Channel 22; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
  • WNDU-TV (Channel 16; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA TELECASTING CORP.)
  • WHME-TV (Channel 46; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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