Hamilton County, New York

Hamilton County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, 4,836 people lived there. The county seat is Lake Pleasant. The county is named after Alexander Hamilton, the only member of the New York State delegation who signed the United States Constitution in 1787 and later the first United States Secretary of the Treasury. The county was created in 1816 and organized in 1847. This county is part of New York's 21st congressional district.
It is the least populous county in New York.
History.
On April 12, 1816, Hamilton County was created by seperating it from Montgomery County, but due to low population at the time it remained unorganized and administered from Montgomery County, N.Y. until it was recognized as sufficiently prepared for self-government on January 1, 1838. The organization process was completed by summer 1847.
Geography.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (5.0%) is water. It is New York's third-largest county by land area and fifth-largest by total area.