Hartford Township, Minnesota | |
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  Hartford Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Hartford Township, Minnesota Hartford Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°3′48″N 94°50′29″W / 46.06333°N 94.84139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Todd |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.3 sq mi (91.5 km2) |
| • Land | 35.0 sq mi (90.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,325 ft (404 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 644 |
| • Density | 19.3/sq mi (7.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-27368[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664404[2] |
Hartford Township is a township in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 677 at the 2000 census. By the 2020 census the population had declined to 644 inhabitants.[3]
Hartford Township was organized in 1867. The township shares its name with a city and county in Connecticut and with sixteen townships and villages across the country. A village named Hartford was also found in section 33 of neighboring Ward township. A post office in the village of Hartford was opened in 1870 but is no longer in operation.[4]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "Minnesota's Population at 5,706,494 in 2020, Up 7.6% Since 2010". Census.gov. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 544.