Hamilton County, Texas

Hamilton County
Hamilton County
County
	The Hamilton County Courthouse in Hamilton, Texas. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 4, 1980.
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 31°42′N 98°07′W / 31.7°N 98.11°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1858
Named for	James Hamilton Jr.
Seat	Hamilton
Largest city	Hamilton
Area
• Total	836 sq mi (2,170 km2)
• Land	836 sq mi (2,170 km2)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1 km2) 0.06%
Population (2020)
• Total	8,222
• Density	9.8/sq mi (3.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	31st
Website	www.hamiltoncountytx.org

Hamilton County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,222.^[1] The county seat is Hamilton.^[2] The county was created in 1858.^[3] It is named for James Hamilton Jr.,^[4] a former governor of South Carolina who gave financial aid to the Republic of Texas.

^ "Hamilton County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 148.