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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Hamilton County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,222. The county seat is Hamilton. The county was created in 1858. It is named for James Hamilton Jr., a former governor of South Carolina who gave financial aid to the Republic of Texas.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1842 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1869 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1871 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1872 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1876 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1860 | 489
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| 1870 | 733
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| 1880 | 6,365
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| 1890 | 9,313
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| 1900 | 13,520
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| 1910 | 15,315
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| 1920 | 14,676
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| 1930 | 13,523
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| 1940 | 13,303
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| 1950 | 10,660
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| 1960 | 8,488
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| 1970 | 7,198
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| 1980 | 8,297
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| 1990 | 7,733
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