Hamilton County, Florida

Hamilton County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida.  As of 2020, 14,004 people lived there. Its county seat is Jasper, Florida.

 History 
Hamilton County was created in 1827 from portions of Jefferson County.  It was named for Alexander Hamilton, first United States Secretary of the Treasury.

Land
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which  is land and  (1.0%) is water.

The Suwannee River forms the borders it shares with all of the neighboring Florida counties - Suwannee County, Columbia County, and Madison County.

Counties nearby
Echols County, Georgia - north
Columbia County, Florida - east
Suwannee County, Florida - south
Madison County, Florida - west
Lowndes County, Georgia - northwest

People
At the 2020 census, 14,004 people lived in the county. There were 4,690 households and 2,435 people who did not live in households. The population density was 27.2 people per square mile (10.5/km²). The median age was 43.0 years (41.1 for males, 45.9 for females).

Of the total population, 19.1% were under 18 years old, 62.0% were 18 to 64, and 18.9% were 65 or over. Males made up 57.7% and females made up 42.3% of the people. The population was 54.5% White (non-Latino), 31.6% Black (non-Latino), 10.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 2.7% Two or more races (non-Latino). Less than 1% of the people were from other races.

Of the 4,690 households, 3,072 (65.5%) were families, 1,365 (29.1%) had children under 18, 1,933 (41.2%) had a married couple, and 1,372 (29.3%) had one person living alone. The average household size was 2.5 people. There were 5,596 housing units, and 83.8% had people living in them all year. Of these households, 72.9% were owner-occupied, while 27.1% were renters.

As of 2022, the median (middle) yearly income for a household was about $47,668, and the median income for a family was about $52,202. The per capita income was about $17,331. About 17.6% of families and 26.4% of all people in Hamilton County lived below the poverty line. This includes 34.0% of children under 18 years old and 17.5% of people over 65 years old.

 Cities and towns 
Jasper
Jennings
White Springs

 Politics 
Hamilton County has become increasingly Republican in the 21st century.

References

Other websites

Government links/Constitutional offices
 Hamilton County Board of County Commissioners 
 Hamilton County Supervisor of Elections
 Hamilton County Property Appraiser
 Hamilton County Sheriff's Office 
 Hamilton County Tax Collector

Special districts 
 Hamilton County Schools 
 Suwannee River Water Management District

Judicial branch
 Hamilton County Clerk of Courts 
  Public Defender, 3rd Judicial Circuit of Florida  serving Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, and Taylor Counties
  Office of the State Attorney, 3rd Judicial Circuit of Florida 
  Circuit and County Court for the 3rd Judicial Circuit of Florida 

 Tourism links 
 Hamilton County Tourism Development Council 
 Suwannee Online 


Category:1827 establishments in Florida Territory