Hamilton County, Kansas

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

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.1%) is water.

### Major highways

- U.S. Highway 50
- U.S. Highway 400
- K-27

## Government

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

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**81.3%** _698_|style="text-align:center;"|16.4% _141_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% _20_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**80.5%** _705_|style="text-align:center;"|13.8% _121_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.7% _50_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**79.0%** _693_|style="text-align:center;"|18.6% _163_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% _21_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**77.0%** _844_|style="text-align:center;"|21.3% _233_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _19_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**78.6%** _888_|style="text-align:center;"|20.3% _229_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _13_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.6%** _901_|style="text-align:center;"|22.2% _264_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% _27_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.9%** _811_|style="text-align:center;"|27.4% _342_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.7% _96_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.0%** _716_|style="text-align:center;"|28.0% _386_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|20.0% _276_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.0%** _801_|style="text-align:center;"|38.7% _517_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% _17_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.6%** _1,037_|style="text-align:center;"|27.8% _408_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _23_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.7%** _889_|style="text-align:center;"|29.2% _402_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.1% _84_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|41.7% _560_|style="text-align:center;"|**55.6%** _746_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.8% _37_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.3%** _941_|style="text-align:center;"|28.2% _394_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.6% _64_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.3%** _751_|style="text-align:center;"|30.7% _410_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|13.0% _174_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|48.2% _685_|style="text-align:center;"|**51.1%** _726_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _10_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.8%** _885_|style="text-align:center;"|39.9% _591_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _5_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.7%** _865_|style="text-align:center;"|38.7% _552_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _9_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.7%** _1,209_|style="text-align:center;"|26.3% _437_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _17_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.6%** _749_|style="text-align:center;"|48.8% _722_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _8_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.4%** _795_|style="text-align:center;"|36.9% _471_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _9_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.0%** _798_|style="text-align:center;"|41.3% _569_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _10_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|44.6% _720_|style="text-align:center;"|**54.8%** _885_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _11_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|36.7% _651_|style="text-align:center;"|**57.5%** _1,021_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.8% _103_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.4%** _839_|style="text-align:center;"|29.6% _363_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.0% _24_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.3%** _610_|style="text-align:center;"|26.3% _307_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|21.4% _250_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.7%** _591_|style="text-align:center;"|36.2% _371_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.2% _63_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|44.1% _511_|style="text-align:center;"|**45.0%** _522_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|11.0% _127_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|21.3% _134_|style="text-align:center;"|**41.8%** _263_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|36.9% _232_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.3%** _415_|style="text-align:center;"|38.0% _275_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.7% _34_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.6%** _215_|style="text-align:center;"|34.3% _126_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.1% _26_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|46.3% _182_|style="text-align:center;"|**49.4%** _194_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.3% _17_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|45.6% _185_|style="text-align:center;"|**53.2%** _216_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _5_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.3%** _252_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|43.7% _196_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.1%** _480_|style="text-align:center;"|36.3% _295_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.6% _37_|

### Unified school districts

- Syracuse USD 494

### Cities

- Coolidge
- Syracuse

## Other websites

- County
- Hamilton County - Directory of Public Officials
- Maps
- Hamilton County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Hamilton County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Hamilton County Courthouse (Kansas) from SW.JPG
- **ex image cap**: Hamilton County courthouse in Syracuse, Kansas, Syracuse (2010)
- **founded**: March 20, 1873
- **named for**: Alexander Hamilton
- **seat wl**: Syracuse
- **largest city wl**: Syracuse
- **area total sq mi**: 998
- **area land sq mi**: 997
- **area water sq mi**: 1.1
- **area percentage**: 0.1%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 2518
- **population density sq mi**: 2.5
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Mountain
- **website**: [https://syracuseks.gov/county-boards-and-commissions County Info]