Hartford, CT

Population (year 2000): 121,578. Estimated population in July 2005: 124,397 (+2.3% change)
Males: 58,071 (47.8%), Females: 63,507 (52.2%)

Hartford County

Zip codes: .

Median resident age: 29.7 years
Median household income: $24,820 (year 2000)
Median house value: $93,900 (year 2000)

Races in Hartford:

Hispanic (40.5%)
Black (38.1%)
Other race (26.5%)
White Non-Hispanic (17.8%)
Two or more races (5.4%)
American Indian (1.2%)
Asian Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: West Indian (8.3%), Italian (3.6%), Irish (2.6%), Polish (2.1%), United States (1.8%), English (1.3%).

Elevation: 75 feet

Land area: 17.3 square miles

For population 25 years and over in Hartford

High school or higher: 60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
Unemployed: 15.9%
Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hartford city

Never married: 45.2%
Now married: 32.6%
Separated: 5.2%
Widowed: 6.4%
Divorced: 10.7%

18.6% Foreign born (12.2% Latin America, 4.5% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -15,718 (-11.4%).

Hospitals/medical centers in Hartford:

CONNECTICUT CHILDRENS MEDICAL CENTER (282 WASHINGTON STREET)
HARTFORD HOSPITAL (80 SEYMOUR ST)
REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF CT, INC (490 BLUE HILLS AVENUE)
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (114 WOODLAND STREET)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hartford:

HARTFORD-BRAINARD (about 4 miles; HARTFORD, CT; ID: HFD)
BRADLEY INTL (about 12 miles; WINDSOR LOCKS, CT; ID: BDL)
BARNES MUNI (about 27 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD, MA; ID: BAF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hartford:

SIMSBURY (about 12 miles; SIMSBURY, CT; ID: 4B9)
ROBERTSON FIELD (about 13 miles; PLAINVILLE, CT; ID: 4B8)
SKYLARK AIRPARK (about 14 miles; WAREHOUSE POINT, CT; ID: 7B6)

Amtrak station:
HARTFORD (1 UNION PLACE). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, snack bar, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/Universities in Hartford:

TRINITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,056; Location: 300 SUMMIT ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.Trincoll.edu; Offers Master's degree)
CAPITAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 1,401; Location: 61 WOODLAND ST; Public; Website: webster.commnet.edu)
RENSSELAER HARTFORD GRADUATE CENTER INC (FT enrollment: 751; Location: 275 WINDSOR ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.rh.edu; Offers Master's degree)
HARTFORD SEMINARY (FT enrollment: 54; Location: 77 SHERMAN ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.hartsem.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
HARTFORD SCHOOL OF MUSIC (FT enrollment: 41; Location: 834 ASYLUM AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: hartfordconservatory.org)
SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH (Location: 560 HUDSON ST; Private, not-for-profit)
DEPARTMENT OF ED HARTFORD HOSP SCH OF ALLIED HLTH (Location: 312 CONKLIN BLDG 80 SEYMOUR ST; Private, not-for-profit)
WORLDTEK TRAVEL SCHOOL (Location: 40E WESTON; Private, for-profit)
BOSTON BARTENDERS SCHOOL OF AMERICA (Location: 614 ASYLUM AVE; Private, for-profit)
HARTFORD AREA TRAINING CENTER (Location: 185 MAIN ST RM 302; Private, not-for-profit)
ALBERT I PRINCE REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCH (Location: 500 BROOKFIELD ST; Public)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Hartford:

MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 3 miles; MANCHESTER, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,863)
UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD (about 5 miles; WEST HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 5,557)
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; NEW BRITAIN, CT; FT enrollment: 8,967)
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT; FT enrollment: 2,993)
SPRINGFIELD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,026)
SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE (about 27 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,176)
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE (about 29 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 3,285)

Public high schools in Hartford:

BULKELEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,673; Location: 300 WETHERSFIELD AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,264; Location: 415 GRANBY ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
HARTFORD PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,182; Location: 55 FOREST ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
A. I. PRINCE V-T SCHOOL (Students: 772; Location: 500 BROOKFIELD ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
GREATER HARTFORD CLASSICAL MAGNET SCHOOL (Students: 440; Location: 180 BLOOMFIELD AVE.; Grades: 07 - 12)
SPORT AND MEDICAL SCIENCES ACADEMY (Students: 357; Location: 275 ASYLUM ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
HARTFORD COMMUNITY CORRECTIONAL CENTER (Students: 88; Location: 177 WESTON ST.; Grades: 10 - 12)

Private high school in Hartford:

WATKINSON SCHOOL (Students: 243; Location: 180 BLOOMFIELD AVENUE; Grades: 6 - 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Hartford:

QUIRK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 968; Location: 85 EDWARDS ST.; Grades: 07 - 08)
M. D. FOX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 893; Location: 470 MAPLE AVE.; Grades: PK - 05)
FOX MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 800; Location: 305 GREENFIELD ST.; Grades: 07 - 08)
KENNELLY SCHOOL (Students: 773; Location: 180 WHITE ST.; Grades: PK - 08)
M. L. KING SCHOOL (Students: 771; Location: 25 RIDGEFIELD ST.; Grades: PK - 06)
DR. JOSEPH BELIZZI MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 710; Location: 215 SOUTH ST.; Grades: 06 - 08)
WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 649; Location: 927 ASYLUM AVE.; Grades: PK - 06)
BURNS SCHOOL (Students: 629; Location: 195 PUTNAM ST.; Grades: PK - 06)
FISHER SCHOOL (Students: 603; Location: 280 PLAINFIELD ST.; Grades: PK - 06)
PARKVILLE COMMUNITY (Students: 601; Location: 1755 PARK ST.; Grades: PK - 06)

Private primary/middle schools in Hartford:

ST AUGUSTINE SCHOOL (Students: 334; Location: 20 CLIFFORD ST; Grades: PK - 8)
SS CYRIL - METHODIUS SCHOOL (Students: 238; Location: 35 GROTON STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
HARTFORD SDA AREA SCHOOL (Students: 194; Location: 500 WOODLAND STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
KINGSWOOD OXFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 192; Location: 170 KINGSWOOD RD; Grades: 6 - 8)
CATHEDRAL SCHOOL (Students: 136; Location: 809 ASYLUM AVENUE; Grades: KG - 6)
THE GRACE S. WEBB SCHOOL (Students: 95; Location: 400 WASHINGTON ST; Grades: UG - UG)
TRINITY COLLEGE COMM DC-CAMPUS (Students: 39; Location: C/O 300 SUMMIT STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
OAK HILL SCHOOL (Students: 29; Location: 120 HOLCOMB STREET; Grades: UG - UG)
SHILOH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY THE G (Students: 21; Location: 870 PROSPECT AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
GRAY LODGE SCHOOL (Students: 18; Location: 105 SPRING STREET; Grades: 8 - 10; Girls only)

Library in Hartford:

HARTFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $6,209,142; Location: 500 MAIN ST.; 429,005 books; 21,640 audio materials; 20,850 video materials; 778 serial subscriptions)