Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The city, located in Hartford County, had a population of 121,054 as of the 2020 census. Hartford is the most populous city in the Capitol Planning Region and the core city of the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Founded in 1635, Hartford is among the oldest cities in the United States. It is home to the country's oldest public art museum, the oldest publicly funded park, the oldest continuously published newspaper, and the second-oldest secondary school. It was home to the oldest "asylum for the deaf and dumb" the, founded by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet in 1817. It holds the Mark Twain House, in which the author wrote his most famous works and raised his family. Mark Twain wrote in 1868, "Of all the beautiful towns it has been my fortune to see this is the chief." Hartford has been the sole capital of Connecticut since 1875.

Country: United States
State: Connecticut
County: Hartford
Region: Capitol Region
MSA: Greater Hartford
Settled: October 15, 1635
Named: February 21, 1637
Incorporated (city): May 29, 1784
Consolidated: April 1, 1896
Named for: Hertford, Hertfordshire
Type: Mayor-council
Mayor: Arunan Arulampalam (D)
Population (2020): 121,054
Urban: 977,158 (US: 47th)
Metro: 1,214,295 (US: 48th)
CSA: 1,489,361 (US: 41st)
Demonym(s): Hartfordite
Time zone: EST (UTC−05:00)
Summer (DST): EDT (UTC−04:00)
ZIP Codes: 061xx
Area code(s): 860/959
FIPS code: 09-37000
GNIS feature ID: 2378277
Primary airport: Bradley International Airport
Secondary airport: Hartford–Brainard Airport
Website: [www.hartford.gov]
Official Website: http://www.hartford.gov
Wikidata description: city in and capital of Connecticut, United States
Wikidata id: Q33486
Wikidata label: Hartford
Wikidata aliases: Array
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