Hamilton County, New York

Hamilton County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, 5,107 people lived there.^[1] The county seat is Lake Pleasant.^[2] The county is named after Alexander Hamilton,^[3] the only member of the New York State delegation who signed the United States Constitution in 1787 and later the first United States Secretary of the Treasury. The county was created in 1816 and organized in 1847.^[4] This county is part of New York's 21st congressional district.

Hamilton County
County
Hamilton County Courthouse in Lake Pleasant
Location within the U.S. state of New York
New York's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 43°39′N 74°30′W
Country	United States
State	New York
Founded	1816
Named for	Alexander Hamilton
Seat	Lake Pleasant
Largest CDP	Long Lake
Area
• Total	1,808 sq mi (4,680 km2)
• Land	1,717 sq mi (4,450 km2)
• Water	90 sq mi (200 km2)  5.0%
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	5,107
• Density	3.0/sq mi (1.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	21st
Website	www.hamiltoncounty.com

It is the least populous county in New York.

History

On April 12, 1816, Hamilton County was created by seperating it 1,800 square miles (4,700 km²) from Montgomery County,^[5] but due to low population at the time it remained unorganized and administered from Montgomery County, N.Y. until it was recognized as sufficiently prepared for self-government on January 1, 1838.^[6] The organization process was completed by summer 1847.^[7]

Geography

Road map of Hamilton County

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,808 square miles (4,680 km²), of which 1,717 square miles (4,450 km²) is land and 90 square miles (230 km²) (5.0%) is water.^[8] It is New York's third-largest county by land area and fifth-largest by total area.

Related pages

• List of counties in New York

References

1. "QuickFacts: Hamilton County, New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 147.
4. "New York: Individual County Chronologies". New York Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
5. New York. Laws of New York;1816; 39th Session; Chapter 120; Section 1; Page 16.
6. New York. Laws of New York;1837; 60th Session; Chapter 238; Section 1; Page 227.
7. Aber, Ted, and King, Stella (1965). History of Hamilton County. Lake Pleasant, New York: Great Wilderness Books. p. 51.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
8. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2015.

Other websites

• Hamilton County Information
• More county data
• Hamilton County at the Open Directory Project
• Speculator Region Chamber of Commerce Archived 2013-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
• Brief history Archived 2016-09-23 at the Wayback Machine

43.66°N 74.50°W / 43.66; -74.50