Hamilton, Georgia

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Hamilton, Georgia
City
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Hamilton, Georgia
Motto: 
"The heart of Harris County" [1]
Harris County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Hamilton Highlighted.svg
Location in Harris County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°45′53″N84°52′23″W / 32.76472°N 84.87306°W / 32.76472; -84.87306
Country United States
State Georgia
County Harris
Named for Paul Hamilton
Area
[2]
 • Total3.41 sq mi (8.84 km2)
 • Land3.41 sq mi (8.84 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
771 ft (235 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,680
 • Density492.09/sq mi (190.02/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31811
Area code 706
FIPS code 13-36220 [3]
GNIS feature ID0315055 [4]
Website hamiltoncityhall.net

Hamilton is a city in, and the county seat of Harris County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama metropolitan statistical area. [5] The population was 1,680 at the 2020 census, [6] up from 307 at the 2000 census.

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History

Hamilton was founded in 1827 as seat of the newly formed Harris County. It was incorporated as a town in 1828 and as a city in 1903. [7]

The city was named for U.S. Secretary of the Navy and governor of South Carolina Paul Hamilton (1762–1816). [8]

In 1912, a black woman and three black men in Hamilton were lynched while being held for questioning in the murder of a white landowner. [9] Coverage by local newspapers at the time suggested the four were guilty. [10]

Geography

Hamilton is located slightly northeast of the center of Harris County, at the southern base of the Pine Mountain Range in the Piedmont region of the state.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.6 km2), all land. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1870 359—
1880 49337.3%
1900 418—
1910 403−3.6%
1920 4378.4%
1930 4380.2%
1940 4738.0%
1950 449−5.1%
1960 396−11.8%
1970 357−9.8%
1980 49538.7%
1990 454−8.3%
2000 307−32.4%
2010 1,016230.9%
2020 1,68065.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [11]

As of the census [3] of 2010, there were 1,016 people, 339 households, and 179 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population grew to 1,680.

Education

The city is home to three of the seven schools in the county:

Infrastructure

Highways in Hamilton include U.S. Route 27 and Georgia State Route 116.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Hamilton, Georgia". City of Hamilton. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hamilton city, Georgia". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 17, 2017.[ dead link ]
  7. ↑ Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 232. ISBN   978-1135948597 . Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  8. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp.  148.
  9. ↑ Karen Branan, The Family Tree: A Lynching in Georgia, a Legacy of Secrets, and My Search for the Truth, Atria Books, 2016
  10. ↑ MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER, 23 January 1912, accessed 4 April 2016
  11. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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