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Hamilton County

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Hamilton County

Administrative district in the far southwest of Ohio; area 1,067 sq km/412 sq mi, population (1990) 866,200. Hamilton County is bounded by the Indiana line (to the west), the Ohio River (south), and the Great Miami River (northeast).

The Little Miami and Whitewater rivers run through the western part of Hamilton County. Most of the county lies within the metropolitan area of Cincinnati, which is its seat. There is diversified industry, varied commercial activity, and substantial suburban development here; gravel is also extracted. Agricultural activity includes dairy, poultry, and livestock farming.

Hamilton County

Administrative district in southeastern Tennessee; area 1,396 sq km/539 sq mi, population (1990) 285,500. Its seat is Chattanooga.

Bounded by Georgia to the south, Hamilton County is crossed (northeast–southwest) by the Tennessee River. Walden Ridge forms its northwestern boundary. In the south are the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park and parts of Lookout Mountain. Chattanooga and its suburbs and Chickamauga Lake now occupy much of this historically agricultural area, which also has coal and iron mines.



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Just before No Child Left Behind was signed into law, several elementary schools in the Hamilton County School District in Chattanooga, Tenn.
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