Hartford, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Richland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50118. It stands on Butcher Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hartford quadrangle. 733 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 879 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresHartford fell from 771 to 733 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 771 | |
| 2020 | 733 | -38 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1910 USGS Milo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:24000
- 1969 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Indianola quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Hartford between 2014 and 2015, burning about 14 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Hartford: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fritz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kibbey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Owens Farm Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Robinson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Stevens Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
59 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hartford in 59 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 16 flood, 15 heavy rain, 12 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Flood | Hartford | $500,000 | Water over Highway 5 between County Roads S31 and S23 reported by the IDOT. |
| June 2011 | Flood | Hartford | $200,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Flood | Hartford | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Flood | Hartford | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartford | $80,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Flood | Hartford | $75,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Flood | Hartford | $75,000 | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Hartford | $50,000 | Public reported Iowa Highway 5 west of Hartford closed due to water flowing over the road. Delayed report and time estimated via radar. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartford | $50,000 | Winds estimated at 65 to 70 MPH. |
| March 2010 | Flood | Hartford | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Flood | Hartford | $50,000 | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Flood | Hartford | $50,000 | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartford | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartford | $50,000 | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Flood | Hartford | $25,000 | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Flood | Hartford | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Flood | Hartford | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Flood | Hartford | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Flood | Hartford | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Flood | Hartford | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartford | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartford | $5,000 | Hartford Law Enforcement reported 60 MPH winds and heavy rain. |
| May 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Hartford | $5,000 | Moved from Warren County into Marrion County. |
| April 2009 | Flood | Hartford | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartford | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartford | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartford | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartford | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Hartford | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Hartford | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartford | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Hartford | $3,000 | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartford | $2,000 | Trained spotter reported 60 MPH wind gust and pea size hail east of Hartford. |
| September 2005 | Hail | Hartford | $2,000 | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Hartford | $1,000 | no account filed |
| November 2005 | Hail | Hartford | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Hail | Hartford | - | Report via mping. |
| October 2024 | Hail | Hartford | - | Report relayed via cocorahs. |
| July 2020 | Heavy Rain | Hartford | - | Public report via social media of 2.4 inches of rain. Begin time estimated via radar. |
| June 2018 | Heavy Rain | Hartford | - | Public reported heavy rainfall of 3.25 inches from about 9 pm through 10:30 pm last night. This is a delayed report. |
| June 2018 | Heavy Rain | Hartford | - | Trained spotter reported heavy rainfall of 3.86 inches yesterday and overnight. |
| June 2018 | Heavy Rain | Hartford | - | CoCoRaHS observer recorded heavy rainfall of 3.86 inches over the last 24 hours. |
| July 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Hartford | - | Law enforcement reported a funnel cloud. |
| July 2018 | Heavy Rain | Hartford | - | Coop observer recorded heavy rainfall of 2.75 inches over the last 24 hours. Due to database entry limitation, beginning time coded as midnight CST. |
| April 2017 | Heavy Rain | Hartford | - | CoCoRaHS observer reported 1.46 inches of rainfall over the past 24 hours. |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Hartford | - | Trained spotter reported heavy rainfall of 2.36 inches. |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | Hartford | - | Coop observer recorded heavy rainfall of 2.97 inches over the last 24 hours. |
| July 2015 | Heavy Rain | Hartford | - | CoCoRaHS reported heavy rainfall of 5.25 inches so far with moderate to heavy rain ongoing at time of report. |
| July 2015 | Heavy Rain | Hartford | - | CoCoRaHS report of heavy rainfall of 5.96 inches for the day. |
| July 2015 | Heavy Rain | Hartford | - | CoCoRaHS report of heavy rainfall of 2.6 inches over the last 2 hours. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | Hartford | - | Rainfall total for the past 24 hours was 5.41 inches. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | Hartford | - | Rainfall total for the past 24 hours was 5.41 inches. |
| April 2014 | Heavy Rain | Hartford | - | Storm total rainfall for the two days was 1.94 inches. |
| June 2010 | Heavy Rain | Hartford | - | Partial road closure on Highway 5 about one quarter mile east of Hartford due to water from Butcher Creek. |
| April 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Hartford | - | Brief tornado touchdown in open fields. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Hartford | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Hartford | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Hartford | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Hartford | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford (historical) | 2.0 miles | 9 | |
| Palmyra | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Greenbush (historical) | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Carlisle | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Sandyville | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Beech | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| Ackworth | 7.3 miles | 9 | |
| Summerset Junction (historical) | 7.5 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Hartford | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1920650 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 457295. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






