Welcome to Hartland ...
The village of Hartland is located in Waukesha County<1>.
The location of Hartland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hartland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Hartland has a population of 9,332 people<3> (see below for details).
Hartland is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Hartland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Hartland ...
Official Website: www.villageofhartland.com/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hartland had an population of 9,332 people. This is an increase of 2.44% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.05% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Hartland had a population of 9,110 people. This makes Hartland the county's 11th most populous community.
The population of Hartland represents 0.16% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 102nd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 9,110 people, the population of Hartland increased 15.24% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,905 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Hartland.
Communities Also Named Hartland ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Hartland - they are located in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Texas, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hartland.
Communities near Hartland ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hartland.
- Waukesha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- West Allis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- Wauwatosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - New Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Brookfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Menomonee Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Greenfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- Muskego
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Germantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Germantown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
- Oconomowoc
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconomowoc have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
- Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hartland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hartland.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hartland. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hartland.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hartland. See our Newspapers Page for Hartland.
Adding Hartland to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hartland in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hartland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Hartland post office opened in 1847.
We also found Hartland in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hartland.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hartland: www.villageofhartland.com/
The official website for Waukesha County: www.waukeshacounty.gov/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waukesha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hartland. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hartland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |