Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
HAMILTON COUNTY, situated at the southwest corner of Ohio, with Ohio river on the south, and traversed by Miami and Little Miami rivers, and the Miami canal. Area, 400 square miles. Face of the country, diversified with hills and vales. Soil, rich and well cultivated. Seat of justice, Cincinnati. Pop. in 1810, 15,258; in 1820, 31,764; in 1830, 52,321; in 1840, 80,145; in 1850, 156,843. (Fanning's, 1853)