Lake Hamilton is a

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(CDP) in Garland County,

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, United States. It is part of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,135 at the 2010 census. It is named after Lake Hamilton, one of the area's man-made lakes.

Geography

Lake Hamilton is located in southern Garland County on the south side of Lake Hamilton, an impoundment on the

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. The CDP includes two large islands in the lake as well. The community is bordered to the north, across the lake, by the city of

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 49.48%, is water. Arkansas State Highway 7 passes through the community, bridging the lake via the two islands. Highway 7 leads north to the center of Hot Springs and south to Arkadelphia.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,084 people, 962 households, and 704 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,609 people, 762 households, and 483 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,181 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.65%

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, 0.87%

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, 0.50% Native American, 1.24% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. 2.24% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 762 households, out of which 18.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were

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living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.55. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 15.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,667, and the median income for a family was $45,250. Males had a median income of $30,455 versus $16,765 for females. The

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for the CDP was $23,992. About 8.1% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the

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, including 24.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is in the Lakeside School District. Lakeside High School is the comprehensive high school of the district. The census-designated place is ''not'' in the Lake Hamilton School District.

References

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