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A town of 2,749. Nearly 15.2% of it is conserved land.

Population
2,749
+7.3% since 2010
Median home value
$291K
Census ACS
Household income
$107K
median
Median age
40.4
years
Jobs based here
490
A commuter town

What makes Hamilton stand out

The thing Hamilton does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Hamilton for work

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

11% → Hanover Hanover 11% 6% → New Oxford New Oxford 6% 5% → Penn Penn 5% 3% → Oxford Oxford 3% 3% → Straban Straban 3% 3% → York York 3% Hamilton · 4% stay
490jobs based in Hamilton
4%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Hamilton’s report card

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The data

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Outdoors

15.2% of Hamilton is conserved land

1.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

15.2%conserved
15.2%
conserved · 1,320 of 8,672 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
#299
most conserved land in PA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Hamilton

Most working residents leave Hamilton for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Hanover (11%), New Oxford (6%) and Penn (5%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Hamilton4%
Hanover11%
New Oxford6%
Penn5%
Oxford3%
12 mi
median commute distance
490
jobs based in Hamilton
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Hamilton is

Hamilton tracks Pennsylvania closely on all 5 CDC measures.

5 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better5 too close to call0 worse
UPMC Hanover
6.6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Hamilton has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 29 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

29″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–42°
Spring40–63°
Summer62–84°
Fall44–66°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 37% of U.S. communities.

37risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
37Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesDrought
53
paid flood claims since 1993
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
1877 Barn Hamilton TWP AdamsCo PA
2015 · 1877 Barn Hamilton TWP AdamsCo PA · Wikimedia Commons
Hamilton’s story

Hamilton in pictures

10 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

House Hamilton Twp Adams Co PAPA 94 NB past US 30US 30 EB past PA 94
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About Hamilton

Township in Pennsylvania, US

Hamilton Township is a township in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,712 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
2,714
Area
14 sq mi

Hamilton’s neighbors

8 towns share a border with Hamilton.

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