Hampton, Georgia | |
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 Location inHenry County and the state ofGeorgia | |
| Coordinates:33°22′53″N84°17′22″W / 33.38139°N 84.28944°W /33.38139; -84.28944 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Henry |
| Named after | Wade Hampton |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ann Tarpley |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.50 sq mi (22.02 km2) |
| • Land | 8.44 sq mi (21.87 km2) |
| • Water | 0.058 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
| Elevation | 883 ft (269 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,368 |
| • Density | 990.9/sq mi (382.58/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 30228 |
| Area codes | 770/678/470 |
| FIPS code | 13-36276[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0315076[3] |
| Website | hamptonga |
Hampton is acity in southwesternHenry County,Georgia, United States. The population as of the2020 census was 8,368. It is a southeastern suburb in theAtlanta metropolitan area.
The city was once known as "Bear Creek" or "Bear Creek Station", named after a creek that runs through the area.[4] The town was moved, established and renamed in 1873 when theCentral Railroad of Georgia was built approx. one mile to the east. It was named after Brig. GeneralWade Hampton, an American soldier in theRevolutionary War andWar of 1812. Hampton's historical origins date back to the early 1820s, when the first white settlers arrived in the Bear Creek area.[5]
Hampton is located in southwestern Henry County at33°22′53″N84°17′22″W / 33.38139°N 84.28944°W /33.38139; -84.28944 (33.381522, -84.289573).[6]
U.S. Route 19/41, a four-lane highway, runs through the western side of the city, leading north 28 miles (45 km) to downtownAtlanta and south 11 miles (18 km) toGriffin.Georgia State Route 20 runs east from US 19/41 through the southern part of Hampton, leading 7 miles (11 km) toInterstate 75 and 10 miles (16 km) toMcDonough.
According to theUnited 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.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1880 | 621 | — | |
| 1890 | 422 | −32.0% | |
| 1900 | 468 | 10.9% | |
| 1910 | 1,093 | 133.5% | |
| 1920 | 927 | −15.2% | |
| 1930 | 1,002 | 8.1% | |
| 1940 | 619 | −38.2% | |
| 1950 | 864 | 39.6% | |
| 1960 | 1,253 | 45.0% | |
| 1970 | 1,551 | 23.8% | |
| 1980 | 2,059 | 32.8% | |
| 1990 | 2,694 | 30.8% | |
| 2000 | 3,857 | 43.2% | |
| 2010 | 6,987 | 81.2% | |
| 2020 | 8,368 | 19.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1850-1870[9] 1870-1880[10] 1890-1910[11] 1920-1930[12] 1940[13] 1950[14] 1960[15] 1970[16] 1980[17] 1990[18] 2000[19] 2010[20] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| 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% |
| Hispanic orLatino | 685 | 8.19% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 8,368 people, 2,434 households, and 1,857 families residing in the city.
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