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Population (year 2000): 3,029. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,838 (-6.3% change)
Males: 1,443 (47.6%), Females: 1,586 (52.4%)
Hancock County
Zip code:
62341
Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $40,179 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,800 (year 2000)
Races in Hamilton:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (28.5%), United States
(16.6%), Irish (12.2%), English (12.2%), Dutch (3.5%),
Scotch-Irish (2.8%).
Elevation: 637 feet
Land area: 3.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Hamilton
- High school or higher: 85.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hamilton city
- Never married: 17.4%
- Now married: 60.2%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 12.9%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -262 (-8.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Hamilton:
- KEOKUK AREA HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; KEOKUK, IA)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; CARTHAGE, IL)
- FORT MADISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
FORT MADISON, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Hamilton:
- SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 31 miles; BURLINGTON,
IA; ID: BRL)
- QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 34 miles;
QUINCY, IL; ID: UIN)
- KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 85 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO;
ID: IRK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hamilton:
- KEOKUK MUNI (about 7 miles; KEOKUK, IA; ID: EOK)
- CARTHAGE (about 14 miles; CARTHAGE, IL; ID: I48)
- FORT MADISON MUNI (about 18 miles; FORT MADISON, IA;
ID: FSW)
Amtrak station near Hamilton:
- 16 miles: FORT MADISON (1601 20TH ST.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for car rental service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Hamilton:
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; MACOMB,
IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
- TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; KIRKSVILLE,
MO; FT enrollment: 5,922)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 89 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 93 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 95
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 96 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,891)
Public high school in Hamilton:
- HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 214;
Location: 1100 KEOKUK ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hamilton:
- HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 364;
Location: 1830 BROADWAY; Grades: PK - 06)
- HAMILTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 112;
Location: 270 N 10TH ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in Hamilton:
- HAMILTON P.L. (Operating income: $61,337;
Location: 861 BROADWAY; 23,111 books; 285 audio
materials; 82 video materials; 81 serial subscriptions)
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