Hamilton is a city in, and the county seat of Harris County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,680 at the 2020 census, up from 307 at the 2000 census. As of 2020 the population had risen to an estimated 1780. History Hamilton was founded in 1827 as seat of the newly formed Harris County. It was incorporated as a town in 1828 and as a city in 1903. The city was named for U.S. Secretary of the Navy and governor of South Carolina Paul Hamilton (1762-1816). The January, 1912 alleged lynching of a black woman and three black men in Hamilton attracted national attention from the press and widespread outrage. Dusky Crutchfield, Eugene Harrington, Burrell Hardaway, and Johnnie Moore had been held for questioning in the murder of a white landowner. They had never even been arrested. Some people took them outside town, then allegedly hanged and shot them. While some families tried to build walls of silence around the murders, the effects of these crimes were long-lasting. Coverage by local newspapers at the time suggested the four were guilty. The Montgomery Advertiser did not even report their names correctly. In January, 2021, The City of Hamilton fired Police Chief Gene Allmond and Another Patrol Officer for racial remarks discovered on Police Body Camera. Months of National Media Coverage followed for the City. In April, 2021, after an extensive search for a new Police Chief, City Officials appointed Eric Weiss as Chief of Police. Geography Hamilton is located slightly northeast of the center of Harris County at (32.764669, -84.873103). U.S. Route 27 runs through the city from north to south, leading southwest to Columbus and north to Pine Mountain. Georgia State Route 116 intersects U.S. Route 27 in the city for a very short concurrency. Atlanta is by road to the northeast. The city is located at the southern base of the Pine Mountain Range in the Piedmont region of the state. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2010, there were 1,016 people, 339 households, and 179 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 339 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 65.35% White, 32.68% African American, 1.63% Asian,