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Hamilton County
Also known as Hamilton County, Nebraska, Hamilton County, NE
county in Nebraska, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Nebraska
- Founded
- 1867 (created), 1870 (organized)
- Named after
- Alexander Hamilton
- Seat
- Aurora
- Largest city
- Aurora
- Total
- 547 sq mi (1,420 km )
- Land
- 544 sq mi (1,410 km )
- Water
- 4.1 sq mi (11 km ) 0.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 9,678
- Density
- 17.3/sq mi (6.69/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
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Hamilton County is a county in the U.S. state Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 9,429. Its county seat is Aurora. The county was named for Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury in the new United States government.
Hamilton County is included in the Grand Island metropolitan area.
