Hamilton

Hamilton is a town in , , United States. The population was 6,379 at the 2020 census. The town is named after American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and is a college town, with Colgate University dominating the town's employment, culture and population.
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  • Type: Locality with 6,560 residents
  • Description: town in Madison County, New York, United States
  • Also known as: Hamilton, New York”, “Hamilton, NY”, and “Town of Hamilton

Places of Interest

Highlights include Foggy Bottom Observatory.

University building
is an astronomical owned and operated by Colgate University. Its IAU code is 776. Built in 1951, it is located in , . is situated 2½ miles northwest of Hamilton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hubbardsville.

Hamlet
is a hamlet within the town of Hamilton, Madison County, New York, United States. The community is 4.2 miles east of . has a with ZIP code 13355. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Hamilton.

Hamilton

Latitude
42.7898° or 42° 47′ 23″ north
Longitude
-75.494° or 75° 29′ 38″ west
Population
6,560
Elevation
1,217 feet (371 metres)
Open location code
87J6QGQ4+WC
Geo­Names ID
5119866
Wiki­data ID
Q3626259
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Hamilton” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Hamilton
  • Albanian: Hamilton
  • Arabic: هاميلتون
  • Aragonese: Hamilton
  • Basque: Hamilton
  • Bosnian: Hamilton
  • Breton: Hamilton
  • Bulgarian: Хамилтън
  • Catalan: Hamilton
  • Cebuano: Hamilton
  • Chechen: Гамильтон
  • Chinese: 漢密爾頓 (紐約州)
  • Chinese: 漢密爾頓
  • Croatian: Hamilton
  • Czech: Hamilton
  • Danish: Hamilton
  • Dutch: Hamilton
  • Egyptian Arabic: هاميلتون، نيو يورك
  • Egyptian Arabic: هاميلتون
  • Esperanto: Hamilton
  • Estonian: Hamilton
  • Finnish: Hamilton
  • French: Hamilton
  • Galician: Hamilton
  • Georgian: ჰამილტონი
  • German: Hamilton
  • Haitian: Hamilton, New York
  • Haitian: Hamilton
  • Hungarian: Hamilton
  • Icelandic: Hamilton
  • Irish: Hamilton
  • Italian: Hamilton
  • Japanese: ハミルトン町
  • Lithuanian: Hamilton
  • Lombard: Hamilton
  • Low German: Hamilton
  • Luxembourgish: Hamilton
  • Mazanderani: هامیلتون (نیویورک)
  • Mazanderani: هامیلتون
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Hamilton
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Hamilton
  • Persian: هامیلتون، نیویورک
  • Persian: هامیلتون
  • Piemontese: Hamilton
  • Polish: Hamilton
  • Portuguese: Hamilton
  • Romanian: Hamilton
  • Serbian: Хамилтон
  • Serbo-Croatian: Hamilton, New York
  • Serbo-Croatian: Hamilton
  • Slovak: Hamilton
  • Slovenian: Hamilton
  • South Azerbaijani: هامیلتون، نیویورک
  • Spanish: Hamilton
  • Swedish: Hamilton
  • Swiss German: Hamilton
  • Tatar: Гамильтон
  • Turkish: Hamilton
  • Ukrainian: Гамільтон
  • Venetian: Hamilton
  • Walloon: Hamilton
  • Welsh: Hamilton, Efrog Newydd
  • Welsh: Hamilton

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hamilton Center and Poolville.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hamilton Center Cemetery and Poolville Pond.

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