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Hamilton County, Kansas

Date Established: March 20, 1873
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Hamilton County
County Seat: Syracuse
Origin of Name: In honor of Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804), Revolutionary War veteran, author of The Federalist, and the first Secretary of the Treasury for the young United States. Hamilton was killed in a duel with Aaron Burr.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Bear Creek Township  66 
Coolidge Township  101 
Kendall Township  70 
Lamont Township  84 
Liberty Township  43 
Medway Township  40 
Richland Township  30 
Syracuse Township  2,084 
Total population: 2,518 

Township map of Hamilton County, 2000
Population:
1880 (168)
1890 (2,027)
1900 (1,426)
1910 (3,360)
1920 (2,586)
1930 (3,328)
1940 (2,645)
1950 (3,696)
1960 (3,144)
1970 (2,747)
1980 (2,514)
1990 (2,388)
2000 (2,670)
2010 (2,690)
2020 (2,518)
Other Resources: Post offices in Hamilton County
Cemeteries in Hamilton County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Hamilton County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Hamilton County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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