Hamilton, Georgia

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.

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
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Harris
Named for	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

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

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

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

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

See also

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

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. "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. "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

• City of Hamilton official website