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.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 677 people, 215 households, and 179 families residing in the township.

There were 225 housing units at an average density of 6.4 per square mile (2.5/km2).

13.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.