Hamilton (Virginia)

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Basic data
State :	United States
State :	Virginia
County :	Loudoun County
Coordinates :	39 ° 8 ′ N , 77 ° 40 ′ W Coordinates: 39 ° 8 ′ N , 77 ° 40 ′ W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	562 (status: 2000)
Population density :	802.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	0.7 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) of; which 0.7 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	156 m
Postcodes :	20158, 20158
Area code :	+1 540
FIPS :	51-34240
GNIS ID :	1499516

Hamilton is a city in Loudoun County , Virginia . At the 2000 census , Hamilton had 562 people.

Hamilton is about 8 kilometers east of its neighboring town Purcellville and about 10 kilometers west of Leesburg , the county seat of Loudoun County.

The town, originally called Harmony, began to flourish in 1868 when the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad ran as far as Hamilton. In 1926 a fire destroyed most of the city's shops and visitor numbers fell.

Today Hamilton embodies the term “small town America”. In June, the community celebrates itself as part of Hamilton Day.

Hamilton (Virginia)

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