Hamilton County, Nebraska
| Hamilton County, Nebraska | |
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Hamilton County courthouse in Aurora
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 Location in the U.S. state of Nebraska |
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 Nebraska's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1870 |
| Named for | Alexander Hamilton |
| Seat | Aurora |
| Largest city | Aurora |
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| • Total | 547 sq mi (1,417 km2) |
| • Land | 544 sq mi (1,409 km2) |
| • Water | 4.1 sq mi (11 km2), 0.8% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 9,124 |
| • Density | 17/sq mi (7/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,124. Its county seat is Aurora. The county was named for Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury.
Hamilton County is included in the Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Hamilton County is represented by the prefix 28 (it had the twenty-eighth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
The first permanent settlers arrived in Hamilton County in 1866. Hamilton County was created in 1867 and later organized in 1870. It was named after Alexander Hamilton.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 547 square miles (1,420 km2), of which 543 square miles (1,410 km2) is land and 4.1 square miles (11 km2) (0.8%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,403 people, 3,503 households, and 2,676 families residing in the county. The population density was 17 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 3,850 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.43% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.49% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. 1.14% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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