Missouri · Census place 2930034
Hamilton, Missouri
Hamilton is a city in Caldwell County, Missouri with an estimated 1,741 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 263rd largest of 338 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,741
- #263 of 338 in Missouri
- Change since 2020
- +3.0%
- +51 people
- Land area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Density
- 1,184 / sq mi
- State median 1,448
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Hamilton population, 2020 to 2024
Hamilton added 51 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +3.0%. In the latest year it moved by +45.
Hamilton covers 1.47 square miles of land, for 1,184 people per square mile of land. The median Missouri place of 5,000+ has 1,448, so Hamilton is less dense than the typical town.
What county Hamilton is in
All of Hamilton's residents live in Caldwell County, which had 9,000 residents in 2024. Hamilton holds 19.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Hamilton
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Hamilton by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 64644. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Hamilton is
The Census internal point of Hamilton is at 39.743500, -94.002400. Jefferson City, the capital, is 126.8 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Gallatin, MO (1,852 people), 11.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Independence, MO, 49.2 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 39.743500, -94.002400
- DMS
- 39°44'36.60"N 94°00'8.64"W
- UTM
- 15N 414115.3E 4399769.2N
- Geohash
- 9zj4hgjd9
- Plus code
- 86F7PXVX+92
Daylight in Hamilton
At 39.74° N, Hamilton gets about 14 h 59 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 21 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 38 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Hamilton
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Missouri, measured between internal points. The closest is Gallatin, 11.7 miles away, with 1,852 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Hamilton, MO?
1,741 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 51 (3.0%) from 1,690 in July 2020.
What county is Hamilton in?
Caldwell County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Hamilton?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 64644.
How far is Hamilton from Jefferson City?
126.8 miles (204.1 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Hamilton.
What is the nearest larger city to Hamilton?
Gallatin, MO, with 1,852 residents, 11.7 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.