1500History
It has an enrollment of about 1500 students.
1843History
However, when the first White settlers arrived in 1843, they found that the Potawatomi were still living at the Pike Lake village.
1846Architecture
In 1846, a third Rossman brother, Charles, arrived in Hartford and constructed a gristmill to process grain grown by the settlers.
1855Architecture
The La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad was constructed through the community in 1855, with Louis Thiel, son of surveyor John Thiel, being a gatekeeper at the St.
1861Culture
And while rail connections were important to Hartford's growth into the early 1900s, the company failed in 1861.
1883Government
=== Growth and industrialization ===
Hartford incorporated as a city in 1883.
1906Architecture
In 1906, the Kissel Motor Car Company opened and quickly became the community's largest employer, creating hundreds of jobs and bringing European immigrant laborers into the com...
1907Culture
The new auto company started full-scale production in 1907 and continued until 1930.
1912History
In 1912, one historian observed that in Washington County "there have always been places where the American [culture] predominated.
1923Government
In 1923 the Hartford Chamber of Commerce was organized with Otto Kissel, Henry Esser and John Liver as charter members.
1925History
Liver died in 1925 and Otto was appointed president.
1926Culture
== Economy ==
Hartford was an early car manufacturing center, home to the Kissel Motor Car Company before 1926.
1936Economy
In 1936 Kissel Industries was formed, the old factory regained, and the company manufactured the Kissel outboard motor, sold as the Waterwitch from 1936 to 1944 exclusively by S...
1940Culture
The Hartford post office contains an oil on canvas mural, Autumn Wisconsin Landscape, painted in 1940 by Ethel Spears.
1944Military
The Kissel car factory, which was sold to the West Bend Aluminum Company in 1944, was retooled to make shell casings, rocket containers, affordable kitchenware and canisters for...
1946Crime
The camp closed in January 1946 and the prisoners were repatriated to Germany.
1950History
The population more than doubled between 1950 and 1960, and the community has continued to grow in subsequent decades.
1990Government
In 1990, the city annexed land from the neighboring Town of Rubicon in Dodge County to expand its industrial zone.
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,978 people, 1,397 households, and 1,152 families residing in the city.
2006Disaster
=== Tornado of 2006 ===
The city was the site of an F1 tornado on June 18, 2006, which caused minor damage to homes in the area, and major damage on the city's south side.
2010History
== Demographics ==
=== 2010 census ===
As of the census of 2010, there were 14,223 people, 5,685 households, and 3,721 families residing in the city.
2017Government
Hartford is also the nearest incorporated municipality to Erin Hills, a public golf course that hosted the 2017 United States Open.
2021Infrastructure
An air ambulance service has operated at the airport since 2021.