Hamilton County
Also known as Hamilton County, Kansas, Hamilton County, KS
county in Kansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kansas
- Founded
- March 20, 1873
- Named after
- Alexander Hamilton
- Seat
- Syracuse
- Largest city
- Syracuse
- Total
- 998 sq mi (2,580 km )
- Land
- 997 sq mi (2,580 km )
- Water
- 1.1 sq mi (2.8 km ) 0.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 2,500
- Density
- 2.5/sq mi (0.97/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
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Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Syracuse. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,518. The county was founded in 1873 and named for Alexander Hamilton, a founding father of the United States.
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