Hamlin is a city in Jones and Fisher Counties in the U.S. state of Texas.

[4] The Jones County portion of Hamlin is part of the Abilene, Texas metropolitan area.

The county's first gypsum plant was constructed 6 miles (10 km) outside of Hamlin in 1903. Business boomed with the rail service, and the town included gins, a cottonseed oil mill, and a number of other businesses.

The city limits extend west into Fisher County, although no people lived in this portion as of 2010.

[8] U.S. Route 83 passes through the center of Hamlin as Central Avenue, leading north 18 miles (29 km) to Aspermont and southeast 17 miles (27 km) to Anson, the Jones County seat.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,831 people, 730 households, and 528 families residing in the city.

About 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.