Hamilton County (county code HM) is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. The population was estimated to be 2,594 in the year 2006. Its county seat and most populous city is Syracuse.
Although the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 to allow the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with the approval of voters, Hamilton County has remained a prohibition, or "dry", county.
According to the U.S. Census ...
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Hamilton County (county code HM) is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. The population was estimated to be 2,594 in the year 2006. Its county seat and most populous city is Syracuse.
Although the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 to allow the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with the approval of voters, Hamilton County has remained a prohibition, or "dry", county.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 998 square miles (2,584 km²), of which 996 square miles (2,581 km²) is land and 1 square miles (3 km²), or 0.11%, is water.
Hamilton County's population was estimated to be 2,594 in the year 2006, a decrease of 66, or -2.5%, over the previous six years.
As of the U.S. Census in 2000, there were 2,670 people, 1,054 households, and 715 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,211 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²...
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