Moving to Hartford, Kansas

Population: 500. Estimated population in July 2024: 505 (+1.0% change)
Males: 255 (51.0%), Females: 245 (49.0%)

Lyon County

Zip code: 66854

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $34,750
Median house value: $34,300

Population by Race

Races in Hartford:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
  • Black (0.6%)
  • Other race (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (20.4%), German (17.4%), Irish (13.2%), English (7.2%), French (1.8%), Polish (1.6%).

Elevation: 1085 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Map of Hartford, KS

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hartford

  • High school or higher: 69.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 16.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hartford city

  • Never married: 18.8%
  • Now married: 60.6%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 12.1%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -38 (-7.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Hartford:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hartford:

  • FORBES FIELD (about 49 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Abbreviation: FOE)
  • MANHATTAN RGNL (about 76 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Abbreviation: MHK)
  • MC CONNELL AFB (about 103 miles; WICHITA, KS; Abbreviation: IAB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hartford:

  • EMPORIA MUNI (about 16 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Abbreviation: EMP)
  • COFFEY COUNTY (about 17 miles; BURLINGTON, KS; Abbreviation: UKL)
  • OSAGE CITY MUNI (about 25 miles; OSAGE CITY, KS; Abbreviation: 53K)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hartford:

  • EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
  • WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 53 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 65 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
  • BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; EL DORADO, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
  • KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
  • JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 97 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Full-time enrollment: 8,857)
  • KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)

Schools

Public high school in Hartford:

  • HARTFORD HIGH (Students: 109; Location: 100 COMMERCIAL ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Libraries

Library in Hartford:

  • HARTFORD/ELMENDARO TOWNSHIP (Operating income: $19,350; Location: 224 COMMERCIAL; 10,181 books; 30 audio materials; 325 video materials; 20 serial subscriptions)