Hamilton

History

Hamilton was platted in 1882, when the railroad was extended to that point. The city took its name from Hamilton, Ontario, the native land of a large share of the early settlers. A post office has been in operation at Hamilton since 1879. Hamilton is the home of the Pembina County Fair, the oldest continuously running county fair in North Dakota since 1894. Hamilton is also the home of The Bank of Hamilton, the oldest state bank in North Dakota, founded in 1886.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  20
• Snow Bunting

  Plectrophenax nivalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  16
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  14
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  13
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  12
• Common Grackle

  Quiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  12
• Rock Pigeon

  Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  12
• Bald Eagle

  Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  11

Largest nearby schools

• CAVALIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
  Elementary · Cavalier · 220 students · 14.7:1 ratio
• CAVALIER HIGH SCHOOL
  High · Cavalier · 192 students · 11.3:1 ratio