Editing Hampton, Florida

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|leader_name              = Dale Wiseman
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|leader_name1             = William “Bill” Goodge
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|leader_name2             = Frank Bryant,<br>Lillian Sams,<br>Dorothy Shealey,<br>and [[Pro tempore|Vice-Chair]]<br>Douglas Williamson
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|leader_name4             = Will Sexton
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'''Hampton''' is a city in [[Bradford County, Florida|Bradford County]], [[Florida]], United States. It is located in [[North Florida]]. The population was 432 at the 2020 census.

==History==

===Early history===
{{Stack|[[File:OSM of Hampton, Florida.png|thumb|left|Map of Hampton, showing narrow neck of land in the west, annexed in the 1990s, which connects to the former speed trap]]}}
In 1859, Hampton was first [[settler|settled]] as a community called "''Crossroads''", and was officially incorporated as the "''Town of Crossroads''" in 1870, but later renamed the "''Town of Hampton''" in 1882.<ref name=HamSetReInc/><ref name=HamInc/><ref name=HI/> It had to be reincorporated as a [[municipality]] twice for allowing its [[Municipal_charter#United_States|municipal charter]] to lapse in 1911, and in 1925, when it became known as the "'''City of Hampton'''".<ref name=HamSetReInc/><ref name=HamInc/><ref name=HI/> At the time, it was at the junction of the [[Georgia Southern and Florida Railway]] and the [[Seaboard Air Line Railroad]] with stations for both.<ref>''Official Guide of the Railways,'' June 1921, p. 1308</ref>

In the mid-1990s, Hampton annexed a short stretch of [[U.S. Highway 301 (Florida)|U.S. Highway 301]] west of the city in order to obtain revenue from traffic tickets issued to motorists driving on that highway. At the peak of this time, before its police department was [[dismantled]], it had 1 officer per 25 residents.<ref name=post>{{cite web|last=Berman|first=Mike|title=Welcome to Hampton, the small Florida town that could get erased|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/03/11/welcome-to-hampton-the-small-florida-town-that-get-erased/|work=[[Washington Post]]|accessdate=March 13, 2014|date=March 11, 2014}}</ref>

===2013–2014 controversies===
In November 2013, the city's mayor Barry Layne Moore was arrested for selling [[Oxycodone]].<ref name=post/>

On February 10, 2014, auditors from the Florida Joint Legislative Auditing Committee presented 31 violations of state law, city charter and federal tax requirements to state legislators.<ref>{{cite web|last=Deslatte|first=Aaron|title=Lawmakers want tiny town of Hampton abolished over 'cash register justice'|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/blogs/political-pulse/os-lawmakers-want-tiny-town-of-hampton-abolished-over-cash-register-justice-20140210,0,2536532.post|publisher=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|accessdate=March 9, 2014|date=February 10, 2014}}</ref> The city made $211,328 ticketing people driving its {{convert|1260|ft|m}} of U.S. Highway 301 during 2012,<ref name="NYTAlvarez">{{cite web|last=Alvarez|first=Lizette|title=A Dot on the Map, After Scandal, Could Be Wiped Off|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/11/us/need-for-speeders-puts-tiny-florida-city-on-brink-of-erasure.html?hp&_r=0|work=[[New York Times]]|accessdate=March 13, 2014|date=March 10, 2014}}</ref> giving the city an unenviable reputation as a "[[speed trap]]".<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Neill|first=Ann|title=Speed trap city accused of corruption, threatened with extinction|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/09/us/hampton-florida-corruption/index.html?hpt=hp_c2|publisher=[[CNN.com]]|accessdate=March 9, 2014|date=March 9, 2014}}</ref> The committee asked State Attorney Bill Cervone to investigate any potential criminal activity and a number of state representatives and senators pursued the dissolution of Hampton.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dixon|first=Matt|title=Gestapo in Hampton|url=http://members.jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/403455/matt-dixon/2014-02-10/gestapo-hampton|publisher=[[Florida Times-Union]]|accessdate=March 9, 2014|date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006082519/http://members.jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/403455/matt-dixon/2014-02-10/gestapo-hampton|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the wake of the controversy, many city officials resigned.<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Neil|first=Ann|title=Barry Layne Moore, mayor of corrupt Hampton, Florida, resigns &ndash; from jail|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/11/us/florida-hampton-mayor-resigns/|publisher=CNN.com|accessdate=March 14, 2014|date=March 11, 2014}}</ref> State legislators visited Hampton on March 28, 2014, to see if the issues had been solved.<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Neil|first=Ann|title=Has Hampton been scared straight?|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/28/us/hampton-florida-corruption-appeal/index.html?iref=allsearch|publisher=CNN.com|accessdate=March 28, 2014|date=March 28, 2014}}</ref> They agreed to let Hampton stay incorporated, because the city retracted the annexation of U.S. Highway 301 and decommissioned its police force. Hampton also accounted for budget shortfalls, and reformed its city council proceedings.<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Neil|first=Ann|title=City too corrupt for Florida is spared|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/29/us/hampton-florida-corruption-survival/index.html?hpt=hp_c2|publisher=CNN.com|accessdate=March 29, 2014|date=March 29, 2014}}</ref> In May 2022, the justification for the speed trap was deemed invalid from its inception by [[Reason (magazine)|Reason magazine]], which reported that, "Many speed-trap towns defend their aggressive traffic enforcement on ostensible public safety grounds. But Hampton could not even make that sort of claim, since the highway was a mile away."<ref name="11 Insanely Corrupt Speed-Trap Towns – Reason magazine">{{cite web |last1=CIARAMELLA |first1=C.J. |title=11 Insanely Corrupt Speed-Trap Towns |url=https://reason.com/2022/05/08/11-insanely-corrupt-speed-trap-towns/ |website=reason.com |publisher=Reason |access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
The approximate coordinates for the City of Hampton is located in southern Bradford County at {{coord|29|51|51|N|82|8|12|W|type:city}} (29.864261, –82.136761).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.12|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Climate==
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild winters. According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], the City of Hampton has a [[humid subtropical climate]] zone (''Cfa'').

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 198
|1910= 265
|1920= 286
|1930= 311
|1940= 478
|1950= 386
|1960= 340
|1970= 386
|1980= 466
|1990= 296
|2000= 431
|2010= 500
|2020= 432
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 and 2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Hampton racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Hampton city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Hampton+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Hampton city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Hampton+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|434
|380
|86.80%
|87.96%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|45
|25
|9.00%
|5.79%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|0
|0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|0
|1
|0.00%
|0.23%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|0
|0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|3
|2
|0.60%
|0.46%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH)
|9
|8
|1.80%
|1.85%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|9
|16
|1.80%
|3.70%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''500'''
|'''432'''
|
|
|-
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 432 people, 220 households, and 128 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Hampton city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Hampton+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 500 people, 182 households, and 118 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Hampton city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Hampton+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 431 people, 160 households, and 110 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|417.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 190 housing units at an average density of {{convert|183.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 87.01% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11.14% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.62% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.16% of the population.

In 2000, there were 160 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.07.

In 2000, in the city, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $24,091, and the median income for a family was $29,375. Males had a median income of $23,250 versus $20,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,620. About 20.4% of families and 26.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 32.8% of those under age 18 and 38.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[Bradford County School District]] is the area [[school district]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st12_fl/schooldistrict_maps/c12007_bradford/DC20SD_C12007.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bradford County, FL|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2025-01-05}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st12_fl/schooldistrict_maps/c12007_bradford/DC20SD_C12007_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

Hampton Elementary School is the only [[State_school#United_States|public school]] located within the city limits.

==See also==
*[[Speed traps]]:
** [[Hacienda Village, Florida]] - a former village that was disincorporated because it was infamous for having speed traps and an unscrupulous government
** [[Ludowici, Georgia#History|Ludowici, Georgia]] – another [[Deep South]] municipality that was notorious for speed traps and merchant fraud in the 1950s and 1960s
** [[New Rome, Ohio]] – a village that was dissolved in 2004 for speed traps and corrupt government
** [[Patton Village, Texas]] - a city known for its speed trap and government corruption
** [[Waldo, Florida]] – another Florida "speed trap" town, that disbanded its police force in 2014

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
*[http://hamptonfl.com/ Official Website for the City of Hampton]

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