Hartford

"Hartford es la capital del estado de Connecticut de los Estados Unidos. Está situada en el condado de Hartford, junto al río Connecticut en el centro del estado. Según el censo de 2010 tenía una población de 124.775 habitantes. Estas cifras sitúan a Hartford como la tercera ciudad más poblada de Connecticut tras Bridgeport y New Haven. Esta ciudad forma parte del Gran Hartford que tiene una población de 1.212.381 habitantes según el censo de 2010, siendo el área metropolitana más grande del estado y la 45° de los Estados Unidos. Se la conoce como la "capital mundial de los seguros": Hartford acoge la mayor parte de las sedes centrales de las mayores empresas de seguros del mundo y ha convertido este negocio en su motor económico. (El estado de Connecticut es conocido como "la tierra de las tradiciones".) La región tiene una relativamente baja población de adultos entre los 18 y 25 años, sin embargo Hartford tiene una población relativamente joven. El lado oeste de Hartford está cerca de Elizabeth Park, el mayor y más antiguo jardín municipal de rosas del país. Junto a Springfield (Massachusetts), Hartford y su entorno constituyen el conocido como "New England's Knowledge Corridor" (Corredor del conocimiento de Nueva Inglaterra)."

"Hartford is the capital of Connecticut and the historic seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making it Connecticut's third-largest city after the coastal cities of Bridgeport and New Haven. Census Bureau estimates since then have indicated Hartford's subsequent fall to fourth place statewide as a result of sustained population growth in the coastal city of Stamford. Nicknamed the "Insurance Capital of the World", Hartford houses many insurance company headquarters, and insurance remains the region's major industry. Founded in 1637, Hartford is among the oldest cities in the United States. Hartford is home to the nation's oldest public art museum, the Wadsworth Atheneum; the oldest publicly funded park, Bushnell Park; the oldest continuously published newspaper, The Hartford Courant; the second-oldest secondary school, Hartford Public; Trinity College, an elite, private liberal arts college, and the Mark Twain House where the author wrote his most famous works and raised his family, among other historically significant attractions. In 1868, resident Mark Twain wrote, "Of all the beautiful towns it has been my fortune to see this is the chief." Following the American Civil War, Hartford was the richest city in the United States for several decades. Today, Hartford is one of the poorest cities in the nation with 3 out of every 10 families living below the poverty line. In sharp contrast, the Hartford metropolitan area is ranked 32nd of 318 metropolitan areas in total economic production and 7th out of 280 metropolitan statistical areas in per capita income. Highlighting the socio-economic disparity between Hartford and its suburbs, 83% of Hartford's jobs are filled by commuters from neighboring towns who earn over