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Hamilton County | |
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 The Hamilton County Courthouse in Hamilton, Texas. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 4, 1980. | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
 Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 31°42′N 98°07′W / 31.7°N 98.11°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Founded | 1858 |
| Named for | James Hamilton Jr. |
| Seat | Hamilton |
| Largest city | Hamilton |
| Area | |
• Total | 836 sq mi (2,170 km2) |
| • Land | 836 sq mi (2,170 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1 km2) 0.06% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,222 |
| • Density | 9.8/sq mi (3.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 31st |
| Website | www |
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.[1] The county seat is Hamilton.[2] The county was created in 1858.[3] It is named for James Hamilton Jr.,[4] a former governor of South Carolina who gave financial aid to the Republic of Texas.
- ^ "Hamilton County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 148.