Hamilton County is governed by a Commissioners Court, which consists of four county commissioners and a county judge. The county judge is the presiding officer of the court and is elected county-wide. The other four commissioners are elected from four single-member districts.

Hamilton County is located in Central Texas and is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Hamilton. The county was created in 1858. The county is home to Hamilton Lake, a reservoir on the Leon River. The economy of Hamilton County is largely based on agriculture, with cotton, corn, and wheat being the primary crops.

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