Hartford

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Hartford

Total population

428

Median home value

$69,500

13.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$55,250

Hartford$55k

National$74k

Elevation330 m

Land area0.99 km²

Weather79°F · Partly Sunny

Coordinates38.31°, -95.96°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Hartford is a city in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 355.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Hartford, KS from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kansas

• Neosho Rapids
  4.6 mi away · pop. 276
• Olpe
  11.7 mi away · pop. 565
• Burlington
  13.9 mi away · pop. 2,605
• Olivet
  16.3 mi away · pop. 180
• Waverly
  20 mi away
• Americus
  21.4 mi away · pop. 955
• Virgil
  22.8 mi away
• LeRoy
  23.3 mi away · pop. 510
• Admire
  24.3 mi away · pop. 144
• Harris
  27.6 mi away · pop. 9
• Bushong
  28.2 mi away · pop. 46
• Dunlap
  28.9 mi away · pop. 16

Browse all places in Kansas →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Hartford

Death notices as listed in Neosho Valley/Hartford Times and burials in Hartford Cemetery, Lyon County, Kansas (tombstone inscriptions & sexton's records)

James L. Herrick · 1978

Membership records of the Hartford Methodist Church

James L. Herrick · 1980

Model programs--childhood education

American Institutes for Research. · 1970

Entertainment Book 2005

Entertainment Publications · 2004

1990 census of population and housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1992

Chronicles of the farm woman

Mary Frances McKinney · 2007

Current housing reports

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1977

Sixteenth census of the United States: 1940

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1940

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 101 mi
• Wildfire B.B, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 101 mi
• Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 213 mi
• Wildfire Burnt Canyon, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 217 mi
• Wildfire Semi 270, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 231 mi
• Wildfire GRACEMONT, Caddo, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-13 · 242 mi
• Wildfire 2690, Caddo, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 250 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Prairie Ringneck Snake

Diadophis punctatus arnyi

Seen 2026-09-26

Plain-bellied Watersnake

Nerodia erythrogaster

Seen 2026-09-26

Western Cattle-Egret

Ardea ibis

Seen 2026-09-26

Blanchard's Cricket Frog

Acris blanchardi

Seen 2026-09-26

Western Ribbon Snake

Thamnophis proximus

Seen 2026-09-26

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

Seen 2026-09-25

Spotted Orbweaver

Neoscona crucifera

Seen 2026-09-25

American Toad

Anaxyrus americanus

Seen 2026-09-25

Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Seen 2026-09-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).