| Official Name: | Hamilton, Mississippi |
| Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Hamilton |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Monroe |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.18 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.15 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 404 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 128.09 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 243 |
| Coordinates: | 33.74°N -88.4114°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 39746 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 670857 |
| Blank1 Name: | FIPS Code |
| Blank1 Info: | 28-30220 |
Hamilton is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 404.[2]
Hamilton was the first county seat of Monroe County. In 1830, Monroe County was split to form Lowndes County to the south, and the county seat of Monroe County was moved north to Aberdeen.[3]
The community of Hamilton, also referred to as "Old Hamilton", is approximately 2miles east of the larger community of New Hamilton, established in the late 1880s with the arrival of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad.[4]
Hamilton is in southern Monroe County and is bordered to the west by New Hamilton. Aberdeen, the county seat, is 11miles to the northwest. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Hamilton CDP has an area of 3.2sqmi, of which 0.02sqmi, or 0.76%, are water.[1] Cedar Grove Creek forms the southeast edge of the community, while Wilson Creek runs just west of the town center. The two creeks join at the southwest corner of the community to form McKinley Creek, a short west-flowing tributary of the Tombigbee River.
Hamilton School, a K-12 school of the Monroe County School District,[5] is located in the town.