Hamilton

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Hamilton

Total population

158

Median home value

$19,800

9.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$35,625

Hamilton$36k

National$74k

Elevation335 m

Land area0.79 km²

Weather81°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates37.98°, -96.16°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Hamilton is a city in Greenwood County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 182.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Hamilton, KS from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kansas

• Virgil
  8.3 mi away
• Neal
  11.1 mi away
• Eureka
  12.7 mi away
• Toronto
  17.2 mi away
• Climax
  18.4 mi away · pop. 46
• Olpe
  19.6 mi away · pop. 565
• Yates Center
  23.6 mi away
• Coyville
  25 mi away
• Hartford
  25.3 mi away
• Burlington
  27.1 mi away · pop. 2,605
• Neosho Rapids
  28.4 mi away
• Emporia
  29.2 mi away · pop. 24,139

Browse all places in Kansas →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Hamilton

Soil survey of Decatur County, Kansas

Vernon Leroy Hamilton · 1989

Soil survey of Hamilton County, Kansas

Charles W. McBee · 1961

Hamilton County, Kansas, history

Floyd Edwards · 1979

Kansas

John Hamilton · 2016

Regional geology and paleontology of Upper Paleozoic Hamilton quarry area in southeastern Kansas

Royal H. Mapes · 1988

Soil survey Wichita County, Kansas

Vernon Leroy Hamilton · 1965

Soil survey, Haskell County, Kansas

Vernon Leroy Hamilton · 1968

Kansas Hamilton Quarry (Upper Pennsylvanian) Acanthodes, with remarks on the previously reported North American occurrences of the genus

Jiri Zidek · 1976

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire B.B, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 76 mi
• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 77 mi
• Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 190 mi
• Wildfire Burnt Canyon, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 196 mi
• Wildfire Semi 270, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 210 mi
• Wildfire GRACEMONT, Caddo, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-13 · 217 mi
• Wildfire 2690, Caddo, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 225 mi
• Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 242 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Ornate Box Turtle

Terrapene ornata

Seen 2026-05-22

Ring-necked Snake

Diadophis punctatus

Seen 2026-04-25

Plain-bellied Watersnake

Nerodia erythrogaster

Seen 2026-04-25

green antelopehorns

Asclepias viridis

Seen 2026-04-25

Western Ribbon Snake

Thamnophis proximus

Seen 2026-04-25

Striped Bark Scorpion

Centruroides vittatus

Seen 2026-03-17

Blanchard's Cricket Frog

Acris blanchardi

Seen 2026-03-17

Eastern Collared Lizard

Crotaphytus collaris

Seen 2026-03-17

splitgill mushroom

Schizophyllum commune

Seen 2026-01-10

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-22 00:00 UTC.