Town of Hamilton, Massachusetts

Hamilton Beach
(Plymouth County)

Hamilton
(Essex County)

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The Town of Hamilton is located in Essex County.

Hamilton is near sea level ^<1>.

Time Zone: Hamilton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Both New York and Wisconsin have communities that are also named Hamilton.

At the time of the 2000 Census, the Town of Hamilton had a population of 8,315 people ^<2> (or 1.15% of the total population of Essex County). The population of Hamilton represented 0.13% of the total of Massachusetts, making it the state's 191st most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Hamilton had a population of 8,155 people. This is a decrease of 1.92% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Hamilton.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	8,155	-1.92%	+0.18% since 2007
2007	8,140	-2.1%	-0.39% since 2006
2006	8,172	-1.72%	-0.68% since 2005
2005	8,228	-1.05%
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2000	8,315	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Haverhill	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	61,275	3.91% increase
Lawrence	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	70,014	2.82% decrease
Lynn	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	86,957	2.35% decrease
Malden	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	55,597	1.32% decrease
Medford	SW	18 mi [28.97 km]	55,573	0.34% decrease
Methuen	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	44,055	0.61% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Hamilton.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Massachusetts ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hamilton - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hamilton. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Hamilton and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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