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HamiltonKS

A town of 158.

Photo: Art davis · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
158
residents
Median home value
$20K
Census ACS
Household income
$36K
median
Median age
57.0
years
Jobs based here
23
A commuter town
Small town

158 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 88% of U.S. communities.

88risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
88Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfireIce storms
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Hamilton

Most working residents leave Hamilton for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Emporia (19%), Madison (11%) and Eureka (11%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Hamilton2%
Emporia19%
Madison11%
Eureka11%
Neodesha3%
29 mi
median commute distance
23
jobs based in Hamilton
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Hamilton has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

4″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–45°
Spring44–67°
Summer66–88°
Fall46–69°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 16
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Hamilton is

Hamilton beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.

32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
What stands outHamiltonKS
More older adults who have lost all their teeth19.7%11.3%
More adults who have had cancer9.9%8.1%
More adults with arthritis29.8%25.5%
Greenwood County Hospital
12.3 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Hamilton is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 199 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Hamilton City Park—2
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Hamilton for work

Where Hamilton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

19% → Emporia Emporia 19% 11% → Madison Madison 11% 11% → Eureka Eureka 11% 3% → Neodesha Neodesha 3% 3% → McPherson McPherson 3% 3% → Hutchinson Hutchinson 3% Hamilton · 2% stay
23jobs based in Hamilton
2%of working residents work in town
29 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Hamilton

City in Greenwood County, Kansas

Hamilton is a city in Greenwood County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 182.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
182
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
1,099 ft
ZIP code
66853
Area code
620

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