New Hamilton, Mississippi

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New Hamilton, Mississippi
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 33°44′16″N88°26′41″W / 33.73778°N 88.44472°W / 33.73778; -88.44472
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Monroe
Area
[1]
 • Total3.56 sq mi (9.2 km2)
 • Land3.56 sq mi (9.2 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
223 ft (68 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total533
 • Density149.93/sq mi (57.89/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
39746 (Hamilton)
GNIS feature ID674635 [3]
FIPS Code 28-51240

New Hamilton is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States, next to the older community of Hamilton. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 533. [2] The Hamilton post office, serving both communities, is located in New Hamilton.

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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]

New Hamilton was established in the late 1880s 2 miles (3 km) west of the original Hamilton with the arrival of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad [5] and is now a larger community than "Old Hamilton". [6]

Geography

New Hamilton is in southern Monroe County and is bordered to the east by the Hamilton CDP. U.S. Route 45 passes through the east side of New Hamilton as a four-lane bypass. Aberdeen, the county seat, is 10 miles (16 km) to the northwest via US 45, and Columbus is 17 miles (27 km) to the south.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the New Hamilton CDP has an area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.17%, are water. [1] The community is drained by west-flowing tributaries of the Tombigbee River.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 533—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

Economy

Tronox operates a titanium dioxide manufacturing facility in Hamilton, producing 225,000 tonnes annually. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "P1. Race – New Hamilton CDP, Mississippi: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  3. ↑ "New 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. ↑ Howe, Tony. "Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Old Hamilton". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Hamilton, Mississippi, U.S." Tronox Limited. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
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