Hartford Township, Todd County, Minnesota

Hartford Township, Minnesota
Hartford Township, Minnesota
Location within the state of Minnesota
Hartford Township, Minnesota
Hartford Township, Minnesota (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°3′48″N 94°50′29″W / 46.06333°N 94.84139°W / 46.06333; -94.84139
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyTodd
Area
  Total
35.3 sq mi (91.5 km2)
  Land35.0 sq mi (90.7 km2)
  Water0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation
1,325 ft (404 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
644
  Density19.3/sq mi (7.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code27-27368
GNIS feature ID0664404

Hartford Township is a township in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 677 at the 2000 census. By the 2020 census the population had declined to 644 inhabitants.

Hartford Township was organized in 1867. The township shares its name with a city and county in Connecticut and with sixteen townships and villages across the country. A village named Hartford was also found in section 33 of neighboring Ward township. A post office in the village of Hartford was opened in 1870 but is no longer in operation.