Hamilton, Georgia

City in Georgia, United States

Hamilton, Georgia

City

Hamilton, Georgia

Motto:

"The heart of Harris County"[1]

Location in Harris County and the state of Georgia

Coordinates: 32°45′53″N 84°52′23″W﻿ / ﻿32.76472°N 84.87306°W﻿ / 32.76472; -84.87306
Country| United States
State| Georgia
County| Harris
Named after| Paul Hamilton
Area

[2]

• Total

| 3.41 sq mi (8.84 km2)
• Land| 3.41 sq mi (8.84 km2)
• Water| 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation

| 771 ft (235 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 1,680
• Density| 492.09/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 ID| 0315055[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.

## History

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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

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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

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

|
|
|

1870| 359| | —
1880| 493| | 37.3%
1900| 418| | —
1910| 403| | −3.6%
1920| 437| | 8.4%
1930| 438| | 0.2%
1940| 473| | 8.0%
1950| 449| | −5.1%
1960| 396| | −11.8%
1970| 357| | −9.8%
1980| 495| | 38.7%
1990| 454| | −8.3%
2000| 307| | −32.4%
2010| 1,016| | 230.9%
2020| 1,680| | 65.4%
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

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

* Park Elementary School
* Harris County Carver Middle School
* Harris County High School

## Infrastructure

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

## See also

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* National Register of Historic Places listings in Harris County, Georgia

## References

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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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.

## External links

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* City of Hamilton official website

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Municipalities and communities of Harris County, Georgia, United States

County seat: Hamilton

Cities|

* Hamilton
* Shiloh
* West Point‡

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Towns|

* Pine Mountain‡
* Waverly Hall

CDPs|

* Antioch
* Cataula
* Ellerslie
* Piney Grove

Unincorporated
communities|

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* Hopewell
* Jones Crossroads‡
* Midland‡
* Mountain Hill
* Mulberry Grove
* Ossahatchie
* Pine Mountain Valley
* Rehoboth
* Ridgeway
* Whitesville

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* Wisdoms Store

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