THE HARTFORD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southeastern Wisconsin Savannah and Till Plain setting.
Hartford city has 9.05 square miles of land in Dodge County, Washington County. Its Census reference point is in Southeastern Wisconsin Savannah and Till Plain, within Southeastern Wisconsin Till Plains.
Glacial till plains support a transition between hardwood forest, oak savanna and prairie landscapes. Rolling farmland and woodland reflect this meeting of ecological regions in southeastern Wisconsin.
Regional context: Southeastern Wisconsin Till Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Hartford intersects 2 county geographies: Dodge County, Washington County. A Hartford mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Hartford by land and water
The Census records 0.08 square miles of water within Hartford, or 0.9% of its total area. It is 16.4 percentage points lower than the 17.3% recorded for Wisconsin. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Hartford city has 34.3% of the land area of nearby Hartford town (26.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

