Hamilton County

Summary

Hamilton County is a county of Illinois^[1]. It draws 228 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #56 of 102).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hamilton County is located in Illinois^[3].
• Hamilton County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Hamilton County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois^[5].
• Hamilton County's capital is recorded as McLeansboro^[6].
• Hamilton County's shares border with is recorded as Wayne County^[7].
• Hamilton County's shares border with is recorded as Saline County^[8].
• Hamilton County's shares border with is recorded as Franklin County^[9].
• Hamilton County's shares border with is recorded as Jefferson County^[10].
• Hamilton County's shares border with is recorded as White County^[11].
• Hamilton County's shares border with is recorded as Gallatin County^[12].
• Alexander Hamilton is named after Hamilton County^[13].
• Hamilton County's Commons category is recorded as Hamilton County, Illinois^[14].
• 1821 marks the founding of Hamilton County^[15].
• Hamilton County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 38.08, 'longitude': -88.54}^[16].
• Hamilton County's official website is recorded as https://www.hamiltoncountyillinois.com/^[17].
• Hamilton County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hamilton County, Illinois^[18].
• Hamilton County has a population of {'amount': '+8457'}^[19].
• Hamilton County has a population of {'amount': '+8450'}^[20].
• Hamilton County has a population of {'amount': '+8412'}^[21].
• Hamilton County has a population of {'amount': '+8386'}^[22].
• Hamilton County has a population of {'amount': '+8368'}^[23].
• Hamilton County has a population of {'amount': '+8200'}^[24].
• Hamilton County has a population of {'amount': '+7993'}^[25].
• Hamilton County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Hamilton County, Illinois^[26].
• Hamilton County's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+3366'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Hamilton County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Illinois^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Hamilton County covers an area of {'amount': '+1129'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+8457'}^[19], {'amount': '+8450'}^[20], {'amount': '+8412'}^[21], {'amount': '+8386'}^[22], {'amount': '+8368'}^[23], and {'amount': '+8200'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Hamilton County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois^[5].

History and Context

1821 marks the founding of Hamilton County^[15]. Alexander Hamilton is named after it^[13].

Why It Matters

Hamilton County draws 228 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #56 of 102).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]