Editing Hampton, Georgia

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'''Hampton''' is a [[city]] in southwestern [[Henry County, Georgia|Henry County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] was 8,368. It is a southeastern suburb in the [[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.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/h.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=102 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> The town was moved, established and renamed in 1873 when the [[Central Railroad of Georgia]] was built approx. one mile to the east. It was named after Brig. General [[Wade Hampton I|Wade Hampton]], an American soldier in the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] and [[War of 1812]].{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

==Points of interest==
The [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]] and the [[Atlanta Speedway Airport]] are located {{convert|3|mi|0}} west of Hampton. The Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Center, the [[Federal Aviation Administration]]'s [[ARTCC]] for the airspace over Atlanta and other parts of the Southeast U.S., is located in Hampton.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

==Geography==
Hampton is located in southwestern Henry County at {{Coord|33|22|53|N|84|17|22|W|type:city}} (33.381522, -84.289573).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

[[U.S. Route 19]]/[[U.S. Route 41|41]], a four-lane highway, runs through the western side of the city, leading north {{convert|28|mi}} to downtown [[Atlanta]] and south {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Griffin, Georgia|Griffin]]. [[Georgia State Route 20]] runs east from US 19/41 through the southern part of Hampton, leading {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Interstate 75]] and {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[McDonough, Georgia|McDonough]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Hampton has a total area of {{convert|14.7|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|14.5|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.1|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 0.86%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1336276
| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hampton city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=May 18, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===Major highways===
* [[Image:US 19.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 19 (Georgia)|U.S. Route 19]]
* [[Image:US 41.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 41 in Georgia|U.S. Route 41]]
* [[Image:Georgia 3.svg|23px]] [[State Route 3 (Georgia)|State Route 3]]
* [[Image:Georgia 20.svg|20px]] [[State Route 20 (Georgia)|State Route 20]]
* [[Image:Georgia 81.svg|20px]] [[State Route 81 (Georgia)|State Route 81]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 621
|1890= 422
|1900= 468
|1910= 1093
|1920= 927
|1930= 1002
|1940= 619
|1950= 864
|1960= 1253
|1970= 1551
|1980= 2059
|1990= 2694
|2000= 3857
|2010= 6987
|2020= 8368
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}</ref><br> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|+Hampton racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1336276&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-13|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,935
|35.07%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|4,198
|50.17%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|14
|0.17%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|130
|1.55%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|1
|0.01%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|405
|4.84%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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.

==Education==
===Public===
====Elementary====
* Hampton Elementary School
* Mt. Carmel Elementary School
* Rocky Creek Elementary School

====Middle====
* Hampton Middle School

====High====
* [[Hampton High School (Georgia)|Hampton High School]]
* [[Dutchtown High School (Georgia)|Dutchtown High School]]

==References==
<references />

==External links==
* {{Official website|hamptonga.gov|City of Hampton official website}}

{{Atlanta Metro}}
{{Henry County, Georgia}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Henry County, Georgia]]