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Hamilton County
Hamilton County
County
	Hamilton County courthouse in Syracuse (2010)
	Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
	Kansas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 38°01′00″N 101°40′01″W / 38.0167°N 101.667°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	March 20, 1873
Named for	Alexander Hamilton
Seat	Syracuse
Largest city	Syracuse
Area
• Total	998 sq mi (2,580 km2)
• Land	997 sq mi (2,580 km2)
• Water	1.1 sq mi (3 km2) 0.1%
Population (2020)
• Total	2,518
• Density	2.5/sq mi (1.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	County Info

Hamilton County (county code HM) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 2,518 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Syracuse. Syracuse is also the biggest city in Hamilton County.^[2] The county was created in 1873. It is named after Alexander Hamilton.^[3]

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 998 square miles (2,580 km²). Of that, 997 square miles (2,580 km²) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²) (0.1%) is water.^[4]

Major highways

People

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	168	—
1890	2,027	1,106.5%
1900	1,426	−29.6%
1910	3,360	135.6%
1920	2,586	−23.0%
1930	3,328	28.7%
1940	2,645	−20.5%
1950	3,696	39.7%
1960	3,144	−14.9%
1970	2,747	−12.6%
1980	2,514	−8.5%
1990	2,388	−5.0%
2000	2,670	11.8%
2010	2,690	0.7%
2020	2,518	−6.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5] 1790-1960^[6] 1900-1990^[7] 1990-2000^[8] 2010-2020^[1]

Government

Hamilton county is very Republican. The last time a democratic candidate has won Hamilton County was in 1976 by Jimmy Carter.

Presidential elections

Presidential Elections Results

**Presidential Elections Results**^[9]
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	81.3% 698	16.4% 141	2.3% 20
2016	80.5% 705	13.8% 121	5.7% 50
2012	79.0% 693	18.6% 163	2.4% 21
2008	77.0% 844	21.3% 233	1.7% 19
2004	78.6% 888	20.3% 229	1.2% 13
2000	75.6% 901	22.2% 264	2.3% 27
1996	64.9% 811	27.4% 342	7.7% 96
1992	52.0% 716	28.0% 386	20.0% 276
1988	60.0% 801	38.7% 517	1.3% 17
1984	70.6% 1,037	27.8% 408	1.6% 23
1980	64.7% 889	29.2% 402	6.1% 84
1976	41.7% 560	55.6% 746	2.8% 37
1972	67.3% 941	28.2% 394	4.6% 64
1968	56.3% 751	30.7% 410	13.0% 174
1964	48.2% 685	51.1% 726	0.7% 10
1960	59.8% 885	39.9% 591	0.3% 5
1956	60.7% 865	38.7% 552	0.6% 9
1952	72.7% 1,209	26.3% 437	1.0% 17
1948	50.6% 749	48.8% 722	0.5% 8
1944	62.4% 795	36.9% 471	0.7% 9
1940	58.0% 798	41.3% 569	0.7% 10
1936	44.6% 720	54.8% 885	0.7% 11
1932	36.7% 651	57.5% 1,021	5.8% 103
1928	68.4% 839	29.6% 363	2.0% 24
1924	52.3% 610	26.3% 307	21.4% 250
1920	57.7% 591	36.2% 371	6.2% 63
1916	44.1% 511	45.0% 522	11.0% 127
1912	21.3% 134	41.8% 263	36.9% 232
1908	57.3% 415	38.0% 275	4.7% 34
1904	58.6% 215	34.3% 126	7.1% 26
1900	46.3% 182	49.4% 194	4.3% 17
1896	45.6% 185	53.2% 216	1.2% 5
1892	56.3% 252		43.7% 196
1888	59.1% 480	36.3% 295	4.6% 37