Hamilton is a city in, and the county seat of Harris County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area. The population was 1,680 at the 2020 census, up from 307 at the 2000 census.
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.
The city was named for U.S. Secretary of the Navy and governor of South Carolina Paul Hamilton (1762–1816).
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.Karen Branan, The Family Tree: A Lynching in Georgia, a Legacy of Secrets, and My Search for the Truth, Atria Books, 2016 Coverage by local newspapers at the time suggested the four were guilty.MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER, 23 January 1912, accessed 4 April 2016
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 , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Hamilton had a population of 1,680. The median age was 32.2 years. 31.3% of residents were under the age of 18, and 8.1% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 115.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 116.9 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 464 households in Hamilton, of which 57.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 61.6% were married-couple households, 12.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 12.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 498 housing units, of which 6.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0%, and the rental vacancy rate was 2.9%.
+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 1,000 59.5% Black or African American 482 28.7% American Indian and Alaska Native 1 0.1% Asian 14 0.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0% Some other race 47 2.8% Two or more races 136 8.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 83 4.9%
2010 census
As of the 2010 census, there were 1,016 people, 339 households, and 179 families residing in the city.
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
External links City of Hamilton official website