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City in Georgia, United States
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] 2020 census ,[6]
History [ edit ]
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] [10]
Geography [ edit ]
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 km 2 [6]
Demographics [ edit ]
As of the census [3]
Education [ edit ]
The city is home to three of the seven schools in the county:
Infrastructure [ edit ]
Highways in Hamilton include U.S. Route 27 and Georgia State Route 116 .
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021 .
^ a b "U.S. Census website" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008 .
^ "US Board on Geographic Names" . United States Geological Survey . October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008 .
^ "Find a County" . National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011 .
^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hamilton city, Georgia" . American Factfinder . U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 17, 2017 .[dead link
^ Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States ISBN 978-1135948597 . Retrieved November 30, 2013 .
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States 148 .
^ Karen Branan, The Family Tree: A Lynching in Georgia, a Legacy of Secrets, and My Search for the Truth, Atria Books, 2016
^ MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER
^ "Census of Population and Housing" . Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015 .
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