Hamilton, Georgia
City
Hamilton, Georgia
Hamilton, Georgia
Motto: 
"The heart of Harris County"[1]
Location in Harris County and the state of Georgia
Location in Harris County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°45′53″N 84°52′23″W / 32.76472°N 84.87306°W / 32.76472; -84.87306
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyHarris
Named forPaul Hamilton
Area
[2]
 • Total3.41 sq mi (8.84 km2)
 • Land3.41 sq mi (8.84 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
771 ft (235 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,680
 • Density492.09/sq mi (190.02/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31811
Area code706
FIPS code13-36220[3]
GNIS feature ID0315055[4]
Websitehamiltoncityhall.net

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] The population was 1,680 at the 2020 census,[6] 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.[7]

The city was named for U.S. Secretary of the Navy and governor of South Carolina Paul Hamilton (1762-1816).[8]

The January, 1912 alleged lynching of a black woman and three black men in Hamilton attracted national attention from the press and widespread outrage. Dusky Crutchfield, Eugene Harrington, Burrell Hardaway, and Johnnie Moore had been held for questioning in the murder of a white landowner. Some people took them outside town, then allegedly hanged and shot them. While some families tried to build walls of silence around the murders, the effects of these crimes were long-lasting.[9] Coverage by local newspapers at the time suggested the four were guilty. The Montgomery Advertiser did not even report their names correctly.[10]

Geography

Hamilton is located slightly northeast of the center of Harris County at 32°45′53″N 84°52′23″W / 32.76472°N 84.87306°W / 32.76472; -84.87306 (32.764669, -84.873103).[11] U.S. Route 27 runs through the city from north to south, leading southwest 25 miles (40 km) to Columbus and north 8 miles (13 km) to Pine Mountain. Georgia State Route 116 intersects U.S. Route 27 in the city for a very short concurrency. Atlanta is 87 miles (140 km) by road to the northeast. The city is located 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 km2), all land.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1870359—
188049337.3%
1900418—
1910403−3.6%
19204378.4%
19304380.2%
19404738.0%
1950449−5.1%
1960396−11.8%
1970357−9.8%
198049538.7%
1990454−8.3%
2000307−32.4%
20101,016230.9%
20201,68065.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[12]

As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 1,016 people, 339 households, and 179 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population grew to 1,680.

Education

The city is home to three of the seven schools in the county:

References

  1. ↑ "Hamilton, Georgia". City of Hamilton. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hamilton city, Georgia". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  7. ↑ Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 232. ISBN 978-1135948597. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  8. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 148.
  9. ↑ Karen Branan, The Family Tree: A Lynching in Georgia, a Legacy of Secrets, and My Search for the Truth, Atria Books, 2016
  10. ↑ MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER, 23 January 1912, accessed 4 April 2016
  11. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

See also

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