Hamilton County, Florida

Hamilton County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 13,327. The 2005 estimate for the county is 13,983. Its is.

History
Hamilton County was created in. It was named for, first.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,345 (519 ). 1,333 km² (515 sq mi) of it is land and 12 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.86%) is water.

Also, the forms the borders it shares with all of the neighboring Florida counties -, , and.

Adjacent Counties

 * - north
 * - east
 * - south
 * - west
 * - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 13,327 people, 4,161 households, and 2,995 families residing in the county. The was 10/km² (26/sq mi). There were 4,966 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 58.79%, 37.72% or , 0.42% , 0.20% , 0.02% , 1.69% from , and 1.17% from two or more races. 6.36% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,161 households out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.30% were living together, 16.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.50% under the age of 18, 10.80% from 18 to 24, 31.80% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 11.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 135.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 145.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,638, and the median income for a family was $30,677. Males had a median income of $26,999 versus $20,552 for females. The for the county was $10,562. About 21.70% of families and 26.00% of the population were below the, including 35.70% of those under age 18 and 16.10% of those age 65 or over.

Government links/Constitutional offices

 * Hamilton County Board of County Commissioners
 * Hamilton County Supervisor of Elections
 * Hamilton County Property Appraiser
 * Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
 * Hamilton County Tax Collector

Special districts

 * Hamilton County Schools
 * Suwannee River Water Management District

Judicial branch

 * Hamilton County Clerk of Courts
 * Public Defender, 3rd Judicial Circuit of Florida serving, , Hamilton, , , , and Counties
 * Office of the State Attorney, 3rd Judicial Circuit of Florida
 * Circuit and County Court for the 3rd Judicial Circuit of Florida

Tourism links

 * Hamilton County Tourism Development Council