Hamilton, Mississippi

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Hamilton, Mississippi
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 33°44′24″N88°24′41″W / 33.74000°N 88.41139°W / 33.74000; -88.41139
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Monroe
Area
[1]
 • Total3.18 sq mi (8.2 km2)
 • Land3.15 sq mi (8.2 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
243 ft (74 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total404
 • Density128.09/sq mi (49.46/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
39746
GNIS feature ID670857 [3]
FIPS Code 28-30220

Hamilton is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 404. [2]

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History

Hamilton was the first county seat of Monroe County. In 1830, Monroe County was split to form Lowndes County to the south, and the county seat of Monroe County was moved north to Aberdeen. [4]

The community of Hamilton, also referred to as "Old Hamilton", [5] is approximately 2 miles (3 km) east of the larger community of New Hamilton, established in the late 1880s with the arrival of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad. [6]

Geography

Hamilton is in southern Monroe County and is bordered to the west by New Hamilton. Aberdeen, the county seat, is 11 miles (18 km) to the northwest. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Hamilton CDP has an area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2), or 0.76%, are water. [1] Cedar Grove Creek forms the southeast edge of the community, while Wilson Creek runs just west of the town center. The two creeks join at the southwest corner of the community to form McKinley Creek, a short west-flowing tributary of the Tombigbee River.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 404—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

Education

Hamilton School, a K-12 school of the Monroe County School District, [8] is located in the town.

Notable people

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References

  1. 1 2 "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 14, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "P1. Race – Hamilton CDP, Mississippi: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Hamilton". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ↑ Sumners, Cecil L. (1999). The Governors of Mississippi. Pelican Publishing. ISBN   9781455605217.
  5. ↑ "Old Hamilton". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  6. ↑ Howe, Tony. "Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham". Mississippi Rails. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on February 28, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Monroe County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  9. ↑ "J.W. Alexander; Key Figure in Gospel Music". Los Angeles Times. July 13, 1996. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
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