Hartman, Colorado

About Hartman

Set in the southeastern part of Colorado, Hartman is a tiny community counting 57 people who proudly call it home.

Hartman holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.27 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 211 residents per square mile.

📰 Hartman News Today

• Colorado declares town abandoned amid water and leadership crisis The Guardian · Aug 1
• State declares tiny southeast Colorado town abandoned after infighting, resignations and a water crisis The Denver Post · Jul 29
• 116-year-old Colorado town argues itself out of existence Westword · Jul 30
• Colorado town plagued by violence is abandoned after all public officials resign, drinking water ruled health hazard New York Post · Jul 31
• Residents of small troubled Colorado town ask state to reject abandonment Courthouse News · Jul 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Hartman Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.27 sq mi.
• With 57 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southeastern Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

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