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Hartford

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Hartford is the capital of Connecticut, in Hartford County, and the most populous city in the Capitol Planning Region, the central city of the Greater Hartford metropolitan area of about 1.17 million people. Established in 1635, it is among the oldest cities in the United States and is home to the nation's oldest continuously operating public art museum and the oldest continuously published newspaper.

Facts
Population
121,054 1
2020 census figure, from Hartford's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
45.01 1
Founding Year
1784 1
May 29, 1784 is the incorporation-as-city date the infobox itself gives (Hartford was founded October 15, 1635).
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
18 2
Latitude
41.7625 degrees north 1
Longitude
72.67417 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Continental 4
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 5
Connections

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Connecticut, States or Territories

Hartford is in the U.S. state of Connecticut.

Source Hartford (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Connecticut, States or Territories

Hartford is the capital of Connecticut.

Source Hartford (Wikipedia)
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Source Wikipedia: Central New England Railroadtier 2

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Source Coleco (Wikipedia)Overview, 1960s acquisitions
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occupied a new corporate headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut

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Source Connecticut Supreme Court (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
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The seven justices sit in Hartford
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1. Hartford (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    121,054
  • Infobox: area_land_km2
    45.01
  • Infobox, coordinates
    41.76250 N 72.67417 W
  • Infobox: established_date3
    May 29, 1784
  • Introduction
    Hartford is the capital of Connecticut, in Hartford County.
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2. Hartford (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 18 m
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 41.7625,-72.6742
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
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"elevation": 19.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 41.75, -72.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 41.75, -72.75
41.75 -72.75 Dfa
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5. GeoNames: Hartford - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 4835797
Quote, cities500 record 4835797
41.76371 -72.68509 P PPLA US CT 110 37070 121054 18 27 America/New_York
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Wikidata: Hartford
Wikidata Q33486, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Hartford (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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