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Hamilton County
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county in Texas, United States
Hamilton County is a county located in Texas. It is one of Texas's 254 counties and is part of the state's governmental and geographic organization.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Named after
- James Hamilton Jr.
- Seat
- Hamilton
- Largest city
- Hamilton
- Total
- 836 sq mi (2,170 km )
- Land
- 836 sq mi (2,170 km )
- Water
- 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km ) 0.06%
- Estimate 2025
- 8,680
- Density
- 9.83/sq mi (3.80/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 31st
- Website
- www .hamiltoncountytx .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 8222
- Area
- 2166
- Official website
- www.hamiltoncountytx.gov
- Image
- Hamilton county tx courthouse 2014.jpg
- Households
- 3007
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- Commons category
- Hamilton County, Texas
- inception
- 1856-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 0.06
- native label
- Hamilton County
- per capita income
- 27147
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Article
Hamilton County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,222. The county seat is Hamilton. The county was created in 1858 and named for James Hamilton Jr., a former governor of South Carolina who gave financial aid to the Republic of Texas.
History