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Hamilton County, Kansas

Hamilton County had 2,488 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 996.5 square miles of land. It ranks 91st of 105 in Kansas by population and 17th by land area.

Population
2,488
#91 of 105 in Kansas · #2,995 in US
Area
996.5 sq mi
#17 of 105 in Kansas · #687 in US
Density
2.5 / sq mi
#96 of 105 in Kansas · #2,946 in US
Median household income
$72,657
#13 of 105 in Kansas · #812 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Hamilton County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Hamilton County population, land area and income

Hamilton County had 2,488 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 996.5 square miles of land. It ranks 91st of 105 in Kansas by population and 17th by land area. That works out to 2.5 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Kansas has 6,946 residents, so Hamilton County has 36% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $72,657 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

2,488

3144th1st

2995th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

997 sq mi

3144th1st

687th of 3,144 (US)

Density

2.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

2946th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$72,657

3143rd1st

812th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

2,488

105th1st

91st of 105 (KS)

Land area

997 sq mi

105th1st

17th of 105 (KS)

Density

2.5 / sq mi

105th1st

96th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$72,657

105th1st

13th of 105 (KS)

How Hamilton County's population changed since 2020

Hamilton County gained 1 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.0%. That ranks 30th of 105 in Kansas for growth. The median Kansas county changed by -1.0%, and the state as a whole by +1.1%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Hamilton County recorded 174 births and 113 deaths, a natural change of +61. Net international migration added +144 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -237. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 237 people.

2,48720202,47820212,44520222,45920232,4882024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
174
Deaths
113
Net international migration
+144
Net domestic migration
-237
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+29

Where Hamilton County is

The Census internal point of Hamilton County is at 37.995200, -101.793700. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Kansas's 105 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Hamilton County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Harper County: -1.0%Phillips County: -4.6%Seward County: -2.7%Grant County: -3.1%Pawnee County: -3.8%Haskell County: -4.5%Ness County: -2.3%Logan County: -1.8%Wichita County: -3.6%Greenwood County: -1.7%Stanton County: -0.7%Edwards County: -5.3%Gray County: +1.6%Franklin County: +1.0%Saline County: -1.5%Allen County: -0.9%Lyon County: +1.3%Cloud County: -3.3%Brown County: -3.6%Rice County: -1.1%Lincoln County: -0.6%Osborne County: -4.0%Rooks County: -2.8%Russell County: -0.8%Jefferson County: +0.0%Jewell County: -1.0%Lane County: -5.6%Sheridan County: -1.9%Gove County: -2.1%Trego County: -1.1%Montgomery County: -3.0%Sumner County: +0.1%Graham County: -1.5%Marion County: -1.0%Washington County: +0.8%Stevens County: -4.0%Kiowa County: -0.7%Mitchell County: +0.4%Cheyenne County: +1.3%Ellis County: +0.2%Rush County: -4.6%Scott County: -4.3%Comanche County: +0.7%Wallace County: -2.6%Nemaha County: -2.0%Linn County: +2.6%Ford County: -0.4%Dickinson County: +1.4%Ellsworth County: -0.9%Labette County: -2.3%Cowley County: -1.0%Neosho County: -2.2%Wilson County: -2.2%Thomas County: -1.7%Greeley County: -9.6%Osage County: -0.0%Finney County: +0.1%Kearny County: -3.8%Kingman County: -6.4%Republic County: -1.3%Ottawa County: +2.1%Smith County: -0.5%Crawford County: -0.1%Elk County: -1.5%Miami County: +4.4%Hodgeman County: -3.7%Morris County: -1.7%Morton County: -8.1%Harvey County: -1.0%Meade County: -4.2%Sedgwick County: +2.1%Geary County: -3.6%Woodson County: +0.4%Bourbon County: +0.6%Chase County: -2.6%Pratt County: -0.0%Reno County: -0.8%Chautauqua County: -1.2%Norton County: -2.1%Marshall County: -0.7%Doniphan County: +1.4%Cherokee County: -0.9%Barton County: -2.3%Riley County: +0.8%Butler County: +2.6%Stafford County: -3.7%Anderson County: +0.9%Sherman County: -1.8%Rawlins County: -5.5%Pottawatomie County: +5.7%McPherson County: +0.5%Coffey County: -0.7%Hamilton County: +0.0%Atchison County: -0.5%Shawnee County: -0.4%Leavenworth County: +3.3%Jackson County: +2.2%Clark County: -5.3%Douglas County: +2.7%Clay County: -1.9%Barber County: -3.2%Johnson County: +3.5%Wabaunsee County: +3.2%Decatur County: -1.1%Wyandotte County: +0.3%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.6%
  2. < -1.7%
  3. < -0.7%
  4. < +0.6%
  5. ≥ +0.6%
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Orange pin: Hamilton County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
37.995200, -101.793700
DMS
37°59'42.72"N 101°47'37.32"W
UTM
14N 254680.9E 4208965.8N
Geohash
9wz85su44
Plus code
859WX6W4+3G

Towns in Hamilton County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Hamilton County, 1,807 people together, or 73% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Hamilton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Syracuse with 1,807.

  1. 01Syracuse1,807
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Hamilton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Hamilton County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Prowers County, CO, with 11,957 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 338.4 miles ENE of Hamilton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Pueblo, CO (population 111,166), 154.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Garden City, KS (population 27,996), 51.4 miles away.

Hamilton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hamilton County is 20075: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 075. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $72,657.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hamilton County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 2,488. That is up 1 people (0.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 2,487.

What is the FIPS code of Hamilton County?

20075. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (075) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Hamilton County?

Syracuse, with 1,807 residents inside Hamilton County in 2024.

Which counties border Hamilton County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Prowers County, CO; Grant County, KS; Kearny County, KS; Wichita County, KS; Stanton County, KS; Greeley County, KS.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.