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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. [9] Founded in 1635, Hartford is among the oldest cities in the ...
Dutch fur traders from New Amsterdam, now New York City, set up trade on the site as early as 1623, following Adriaen Block's exploration in 1614. The Dutch named their post Fort Goede Hoop or the 'Hope House' (Huys de Hoop) and helped expand the New Netherland colony, roughly analogous to the modern-day New York, New Jersey & Connecticut Tri-State Region, to the banks of the Connecticut River.
Greater Hartford is a region located in the U.S. state of Connecticut, centered on the state's capital of Hartford.It represents the only combined statistical area in Connecticut defined by a city within the state, being bordered by the Greater Boston region to the northeast and New York metropolitan area to the south and west. [2]
Hartford County is a county located in the north central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. According to the 2020 census , the population was 899,498, [ 1 ] making it the second-most populous county in Connecticut.
1662 – Hartford serving as capital of Connecticut Colony. [1] 1670 – Indian treaty signed. [3] 1701 – Hartford and New Haven designated joint capitals of Connecticut Colony. 1720 - “Hartford Hills” separate to form the town of Bolton. 1758 - Noah Webster born here, publisher of Grammatical Institute of the English Language [1]
Asylum Hill. Asylum Hill is a 615-acre (2.49 km 2) centrally located Hartford neighborhood with about 10,500 residents.It rises uphill directly west of Downtown Hartford but is mostly flat until it slopes downward at its western edge, along the flood plain of the north branch of the now-buried Park River.
West Hartford is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, 5 miles (8.0 km) west of downtown Hartford. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region . The population was 64,083 at the 2020 census .
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., usually known as The Hartford, is a United States–based investment and insurance company. The Hartford is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in its namesake city of Hartford, Connecticut . [ 3 ]