what county is hamilton, ny in
For the village located within this town, see Hamilton (village), New York. For the county, see Hamilton County, New York. For the former town of Hamilton in western New York, see Olean (town), New York. Hamilton is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 6,690 at the 2010 census. The town is named after American patriot Alexander Hamilton. The Town of Hamilton contains a village also named Hamilton, the site of Colgate University.