Hampton, Georgia

Coordinates: 33°22′53″N 84°17′22″W / 33.38139°N 84.28944°W / 33.38139; -84.28944
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Hampton, Georgia
FIPS code
13-36276[2]
GNIS feature ID0315076[3]
Websitehamptonga.gov

Hampton is a

Atlanta metropolitan area
.

History

The city was once known as "Bear Creek" or "Bear Creek Station", named after a creek that runs through the area.

Central Railroad of Georgia was built approx. one mile to the east. It was named after Brig. General Wade Hampton, an American soldier in the Revolutionary War and War of 1812.[citation needed
]

Points of interest

The

ARTCC for the airspace over Atlanta and other parts of the Southeast U.S., is located in Hampton.[citation needed
]

Geography

Hampton is located in southwestern Henry County at 33°22′53″N 84°17′22″W / 33.38139°N 84.28944°W / 33.38139; -84.28944 (33.381522, -84.289573).[7]

U.S. Route 19/41, a four-lane highway, runs through the western side of the city, leading north 28 miles (45 km) to downtown Atlanta and south 11 miles (18 km) to Griffin. Georgia State Route 20 runs east from US 19/41 through the southern part of Hampton, leading 7 miles (11 km) to Interstate 75 and 10 miles (16 km) to McDonough.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Hampton has a total area of 5.7 square miles (14.7 km2), of which 5.6 square miles (14.5 km2) are land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.86%, are water.[8]

Major highways

  • U.S. Route 19
  • U.S. Route 41
  • State Route 3
  • State Route 20
  • State Route 81

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880621—
1890422−32.0%
190046810.9%
19101,093133.5%
1920927−15.2%
19301,0028.1%
1940619−38.2%
195086439.6%
19601,25345.0%
19701,55123.8%
19802,05932.8%
19902,69430.8%
20003,85743.2%
20106,98781.2%
20208,36819.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

2020 census

Hampton racial composition[10]
Race Num. Perc.
White
(non-Hispanic) 		2,935 35.07%
Black or African American
(non-Hispanic) 		4,198 50.17%
Native American
 14 0.17%
Asian
 130 1.55%
Pacific Islander
 1 0.01%
Other/Mixed
 405 4.84%
Latino
 685 8.19%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,368 people, 2,434 households, and 1,857 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.74% of the population.

There were 1,411 households, out of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $46,094, and the median income for a family was $48,310. Males had a median income of $37,750 versus $25,286 for females. The

poverty line
, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

Public

Elementary

  • Hampton Elementary School
  • Mt. Carmel Elementary School
  • Rocky Creek Elementary School

Middle

  • Hampton Middle School

High

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Hampton (City) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau". Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  5. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  6. ISBN 0-915430-00-2
    .
  7. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  8. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hampton city, Georgia". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 18, 2017.[dead link]
  9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  10. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2021.

External links

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