Hamilton, Illinois
Hamilton, Illinois
Coordinates: 40°32′40″N 91°22′49″W / 40.54444, -91.38028
Country	USA
State	Illinois
County	Hancock
Government
- Mayor	Steve Woodruff
Population (2000)
- Total	3,029
Time zone	Central Standard (UTC)
ZIP code	62341
Area code(s)	(217) 847-XXXX
Website: Hamilton's Website

Hamilton is a city in Hancock County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,029 at the 2000 census. The city is located directly across the Mississippi River from Keokuk, Iowa. Hamilton is the largest city in Hancock County.

About Hamilton

Hamilton was laid out in 1852 by several men in the area, including Samuel Gordon and Bryant Bartlett. Hamilton was officially incorporated as a town in 1854, and then re-incorporated as a city in 1859. Artois Hamilton, for whom the town was named, was also active in the early history of the town. It is the largest City in Hancock County. It is along the Mississippi and the Great River Road runs through it. To learn more about Hamilton, read Judy Kammerer's book, History of Hamilton, Illinois.

Schools

Hamilton Community Unit School District #328 consists of Hamilton Elementary, Hamilton Junior High School, and Hamilton High School. The schools mascot is the Cardinals, but is switching over to Titans with the sports co-op with Warsaw and Nauvoo, IL schools. The only sports that will still be "Cardinals" is Scholastic Bowl and Junior High and Elementary sports. Recently, the newly co-oped West Hancock (Hamilton, Warsaw, Nauvoo-Colusa) Girls basketball team took first place in the IHSA Class 2A Championship. It is the first year of the co-op basketball team, and their first championship. The Hamilton School District was hit hard this school year (2007-2008) from the deaths of the Elementary School principal and her family in February, and then the death of the Elementary PE teacher in May. The deaths of the principals family and the PE teacher were caused by loosing control of their vehicles.

Geography

Hamilton is located at 40°23′37″N, 91°20′50″W (40.393711, -91.347157).^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.4 square miles (13.9 km²), of which, 3.8 square miles (9.7 km²) of it is land and 1.6 square miles (4.2 km²) of it (30.04%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 3,029 people, 1,223 households, and 805 families residing in the city. The population density was 808.3 people per square mile (311.9/km²). There were 1,325 housing units at an average density of 353.6/sq mi (136.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.18% White, 0.56% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.

There were 1,223 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,179, and the median income for a family was $48,935. Males had a median income of $32,149 versus $21,587 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,775. About 4.6% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

www.hamiltonillinois.org www.wgem.com

External links

• Hamilton, Illinois is at coordinates 40°23′37″N 91°20′50″W / 40.393711, -91.347157 (Hamilton, Illinois)Coordinates: 40°23′37″N 91°20′50″W / 40.393711, -91.347157 (Hamilton, Illinois)

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