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Fort Hamilton

Hamilton started as Fort Hamilton, constructed in Sept.-Oct. 1791 by General Arthur St. Clair, governor of the Northwest Territory. The fort was the first of several built north from Fort Washington into Indian territory. The fort was built to serve as a supply station for the tr

Hamilton incorporated

Hamilton was first incorporated by act of the Ohio General Assembly in 1810, but lost its status in 1815 for failure to hold elections. It was reincorporated in 1827 with Rossville, the community across the Great Miami River in St. Clair Township. The two places severed their con

Industrialization

By the mid-19th century, Hamilton had developed as a significant manufacturing city. Its early products were often machines and equipment used to process the region's farm produce, such as steam engines, hay cutters, reapers and threshers. Other production included machine tools,

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.08 square miles, of which 21.60 square miles is land and 0.48 square miles is water.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 62,477 people, 24,658 households, and 15,489 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,892.5 inhabitants per square mile. There were 27,878 housing units at an average density of 1,290.6 per square mile. The racial makeup of

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 60,690 people, 24,188 households, and 15,867 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,808.2 people per square mile. There were 25,913 housing units at an average density of 1,199.0/sq mi. The racial makeup of the city was 88

Hamilton Joes

The Hamilton Joes is a collegiate summer baseball team that competes in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League, which is one of eight leagues formed under the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball.. The club was named after Cincinnati Reds baseball player and broadcaster

Little League World Series

West Side Little League in Hamilton, Ohio has been to the Little League World Series four times. Little Leaguers from Hamilton have made the trip to Williamsport in 1991, 1993, 2007, and 2010. Hamilton Little League has also won eleven of the last fourteen state championships, as

The Council consists of seven members who are elected in non-partisan elections at staggered intervals and serve four-year terms. They elect a mayor within the council, and together select and appoint a professional city manager to operate the city. Operating as the legislative branch of the city, the Council provides policy direction to the City Manager. The judge of the municipal court is also an elected official. The city's Council-Manager form of government was established in 1926, based the