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Welcome to Hamilton County ...

Time Zone: Hamilton County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Webster City is the Seat for Hamilton County.

Hamilton County was founded December 22, 1856 and was created by taking area from Webster County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Hamilton had a population of 14,773 people. This is a decrease of 5.5% since the last Census (which gave a population of 15,633 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hamilton represented 0.51% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Hamilton County:

  • Blairsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Ellsworth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jewell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jewell is located in Hamilton County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
    • Jewell has also been known as:
    • Jewell Junction
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  • Kamrar
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kamrar is located in Hamilton County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamrar <2>
  • Randall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Randall is located in Hamilton County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Stanhope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanhope is located in Hamilton County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • Stratford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Webster City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Williams
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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