{"id":3655,"date":"2023-05-22T16:44:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T16:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3655"},"modified":"2026-08-15T06:36:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:36:40","slug":"hamilton-county-kansas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/hamilton-county-kansas\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton County, Kansas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hamilton County is a county in Kansas, United States, on the Colorado border along U.S. Route 50. It had a population of 2,518 at the 2020 census and covers 998 square miles (2,583 km2) centred near 38&deg;01&prime;N 101&deg;40&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Syracuse is the county seat and its postal code is 67878. Hamilton County has two incorporated cities, three unincorporated communities, and eight civil townships. It lies in the Mountain Time Zone.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Hamilton County<\/h2>\n<p>Hamilton County has five named places across its 998 square miles: two incorporated cities &mdash; Syracuse, the county seat, and Coolidge &mdash; and three unincorporated communities, Kendall, Mayline, and Medway. CDP denotes a census-designated place; Unincorp. covers open communities and historic townsites with no formal incorporation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Township<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Syracuse<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>Syracuse<\/td>\n<td>1,826<\/td>\n<td>67878<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Coolidge<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>Coolidge<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>67836<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kendall<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Kendall<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>67857<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mayline<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Medway<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Medway<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Townships<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Township<\/th>\n<th>Pop. (2020)<\/th>\n<th>Main settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Syracuse<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Syracuse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Coolidge<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Coolidge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kendall<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Kendall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Medway<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Medway<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bear Creek<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lamont<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Liberty<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Richland<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>67878 &mdash; Syracuse<\/li>\n<li>67857 &mdash; Kendall<\/li>\n<li>67836 &mdash; Coolidge (PO Box delivery only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Places without a listed ZIP code of their own, such as Mayline and Medway, use the nearest post office town for mail delivery.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Hamilton County sits on the High Plains of far western Kansas, a mostly flat to gently rolling shortgrass-prairie landscape shaped by wind and the shifting course of the Arkansas River. The river flows east through the county past Syracuse, and along its banks the Syracuse Sand Dunes rise in low, grass-anchored ridges. Of the county&#8217;s total area, 997 square miles are land and 1.1 square miles are water, giving Hamilton one of the largest land areas of any Kansas county for its small population.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/greeley-county\/\">Greeley County<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wichita-county\/\">Wichita County<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/kearny-county\/\">Kearny County<\/a> to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/stanton-county\/\">Stanton County<\/a> to the south, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/prowers-county\/\">Prowers County<\/a>, Colorado, to the west.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Hamilton County&#8217;s population of 2,518 at the 2020 census was concentrated in Syracuse, home to 1,826 residents, or about 73 percent of the county total. Coolidge and Kendall account for most of the remainder. Household income in the county runs below the Kansas median of $70,333, reflecting a sparse, agriculture-dependent economy. Population density is about 2.5 people per square mile, among the lowest of any Kansas county.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Agriculture drives Hamilton County&#8217;s economy &mdash; irrigated corn and wheat on land drawn from the Arkansas River, alongside cattle grazing on the surrounding shortgrass plains and oil and gas production in the area. Local government, the county&#8217;s small retail base, and Syracuse USD 494, the public school district whose teams play as the Syracuse Bulldogs, round out the largest employers. The Syracuse Sand Dunes, a 1,300-acre county park with a 40-acre fishing pond on the Arkansas River, is the area&#8217;s best-known recreation site and draws visitors from across far western Kansas and eastern Colorado for camping and fishing.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Hamilton County was organized in 1873 and named for Alexander Hamilton, the nation&#8217;s first Secretary of the Treasury. Syracuse was originally platted as Holidayburg before settlers from Syracuse, New York, renamed it after their hometown along U.S. Route 50. On April 5, 1887, Syracuse elected an all-woman city council &mdash; the first in the nation &mdash; with Mrs. N. E. Wheeler as mayor and five other women on the council, a milestone still noted in state histories of Kansas women&#8217;s suffrage. The Dust Bowl of the 1930s hit the county hard, sending topsoil airborne across the shortgrass plains, driving out much of its population, and slowing its economy for a generation before postwar irrigation from the Arkansas River helped stabilize local farming.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. Route 50 and U.S. Route 400 run together through Syracuse, and K-27 crosses the county north to south.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lamar, Colorado &mdash; 30 miles west<\/li>\n<li>Garden City, Kansas &mdash; 45 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Dodge City, Kansas &mdash; 90 miles east<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Garden City Regional Airport.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Hamilton County, Kansas?<\/strong><br \/>It sits in the far west of Kansas, on the Colorado border along U.S. Route 50, centred near 38&deg;01&prime;N 101&deg;40&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Hamilton County?<\/strong><br \/>Hamilton County had 2,518 residents at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Hamilton County?<\/strong><br \/>The county covers 998 square miles (2,583 km2), of which 997 square miles are land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Hamilton County?<\/strong><br \/>Syracuse is the county seat and the county&#8217;s largest city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Hamilton County?<\/strong><br \/>The county has two incorporated cities, Syracuse and Coolidge, plus the unincorporated communities of Kendall, Mayline, and Medway.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Hamilton County?<\/strong><br \/>Hamilton County&#8217;s ZIP codes are 67878 (Syracuse), 67857 (Kendall), and 67836 (Coolidge).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the Syracuse Sand Dunes?<\/strong><br \/>It is a 1,300-acre county park along the Arkansas River with a 40-acre fishing pond, the area&#8217;s best-known recreation site.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/kansas\/\">Towns and villages in Kansas<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hamilton County is a county in Kansas, United States, on the Colorado border along U.S. Route 50. It had a population of 2,518 at the 2020 census and covers 998 square miles (2,583 km2) centred near 38&deg;01&prime;N 101&deg;40&prime;W. Syracuse is the county seat and its postal code is 67878. 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