Hamilton County, Florida

Hamilton County
County
Hamilton County Courthouse in Jasper
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Florida
Florida's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 30°29′N 82°57′W
Country	United States
State	Florida
Founded	December 26, 1827
Named for	Alexander Hamilton
Seat	Jasper
Largest city	Jasper
Area
• Total	519 sq mi (1,340 km2)
• Land	514 sq mi (1,330 km2)
• Water	5.3 sq mi (14 km2)  1.0%
Population  (2020)
• Total	14,004
• Density	29/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Website	www.hamiltoncountyfl.com

Hamilton County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2020, 14,004 people lived there. Its county seat is Jasper, Florida.

History

Hamilton County was created in 1827 from portions of Jefferson County. It was named for Alexander Hamilton, first United States Secretary of the Treasury.

Land

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 519.31 square miles (1,345.0 km²), of which 514.86 square miles (1,333.5 km²) (or 99.14%) is land and 4.45 square miles (11.5 km²) (or 0.86%) is water.

The Suwannee River forms the borders it shares with all of the neighboring Florida counties - Suwannee County, Columbia County, and Madison County.

Counties nearby

• Echols County, Georgia - north
• Columbia County, Florida - east
• Suwannee County, Florida - south
• Madison County, Florida - west
• Lowndes County, Georgia - northwest

People

As of the census of 2000, there were 13,327 people, 4,161 households, and 2,995 families living in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 4,966 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 58.79% White, 37.72% Black or African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.69% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. 6.36% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,161 households out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.30% were married couples living together, 16.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were not related. 24.10% of all households were made up of people living alone and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.50% under the age of 18, 10.80% from 18 to 24, 31.80% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 11.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 135.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 145.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,638, and the median income for a family was $30,677. Males had a median income of $26,999 versus $20,552 for females. The per capita income for the county was $10,562. About 21.70% of families and 26.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.70% of those under age 18 and 16.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

• Jasper
• Jennings
• White Springs

Politics

Hamilton County has become increasingly Republican in the 21st century.

United States presidential election results for Hamilton County, Florida

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	3,815	65.33%	1,963	33.61%	62	1.06%
2016	3,443	62.70%	1,904	34.67%	144	2.62%
2012	3,138	57.90%	2,228	41.11%	54	1.00%
2008	3,179	56.81%	2,364	42.24%	53	0.95%
2004	2,792	54.97%	2,260	44.50%	27	0.53%
2000	2,147	54.14%	1,723	43.44%	96	2.42%
1996	1,520	41.38%	1,735	47.24%	418	11.38%
1992	1,402	37.64%	1,622	43.54%	701	18.82%
1988	2,062	60.72%	1,318	38.81%	16	0.47%
1984	1,921	57.83%	1,401	42.17%	0	0.00%
1980	1,301	39.66%	1,923	58.63%	56	1.71%
1976	794	26.91%	2,053	69.57%	104	3.52%
1972	1,741	73.34%	626	26.37%	7	0.29%
1968	337	12.34%	820	30.03%	1,574	57.63%
1964	1,158	47.07%	1,302	52.93%	0	0.00%
1960	656	33.01%	1,331	66.99%	0	0.00%
1956	464	23.71%	1,493	76.29%	0	0.00%
1952	658	31.18%	1,452	68.82%	0	0.00%
1948	202	12.53%	1,071	66.44%	339	21.03%
1944	262	17.92%	1,200	82.08%	0	0.00%
1940	185	11.50%	1,424	88.50%	0	0.00%
1936	73	4.49%	1,554	95.51%	0	0.00%
1932	110	8.65%	1,161	91.35%	0	0.00%
1928	167	16.83%	741	74.70%	84	8.47%
1924	143	17.40%	619	75.30%	60	7.30%
1920	151	15.91%	706	74.39%	92	9.69%
1916	113	13.92%	675	83.13%	24	2.96%
1912	46	8.26%	405	72.71%	106	19.03%
1908	116	16.38%	452	63.84%	140	19.77%
1904	155	24.53%	455	71.99%	22	3.48%

Other websites

Government links/Constitutional offices

• Hamilton County Board of County Commissioners Archived 2003-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
• Hamilton County Supervisor of Elections
• Hamilton County Property Appraiser
• Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Archived 2003-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
• Hamilton County Tax Collector

Special districts

• Hamilton County Schools Archived 2004-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
• Suwannee River Water Management District

Judicial branch

• Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Archived 2004-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
• Public Defender, 3rd Judicial Circuit of Florida serving Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, and Taylor Counties
• Office of the State Attorney, 3rd Judicial Circuit of Florida
• Circuit and County Court for the 3rd Judicial Circuit of Florida

Tourism links

• Hamilton County Tourism Development Council
• Suwannee Online Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine