Hamilton, Georgia | |
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 Hamilton, Georgia | |
| Motto: "The heart of Harris County"[1] | |
 Location inHarris County and the state ofGeorgia | |
| 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 after | Paul Hamilton |
| Area | |
• 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 |
Hamilton is a city in, and thecounty seat ofHarris County,Georgia, United States. It is part of theColumbus, Georgia-Alabamametropolitan statistical area.[5] The population was 1,680 at the2020 census,[6] up from 307 at the 2000 census.
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 forU.S. Secretary of the Navy andgovernor of South CarolinaPaul 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]
Hamilton is located slightly northeast of the center of Harris County, at the southern base of thePine Mountain Range in thePiedmont region of the state.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.6 km2), all land.[6]
| 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 thecensus[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.
The city is home to three of the seven schools in the county:
Highways in Hamilton includeU.S. Route 27 andGeorgia State Route 116.
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| Footnotes | ‡ This symbol represents that the indicated city is part of two or more counties. | |
| Central cities/largest cities |  Columbus, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area Auburn, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area Tuskegee, Alabama Micropolitan Statistical Area (defunct) | |
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