Hampton, Iowa

Hampton, Iowa
City
Location of Hampton, Iowa
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Franklin
Area
• Total	4.3 sq mi (11.1 km2)
• Land	4.3 sq mi (11.1 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,145 ft (349 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	4,218
• Density	986.4/sq mi (380.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	50441
Area code	641
FIPS code	19-33960
GNIS feature ID	0457225

Hampton is a city in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4,218 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Franklin CountyTemplate:GR.

Hampton is the hometown of Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to President Roosevelt during World War II. Hampton is also the hometown of early television personality Jack Bailey, best known as host of the game show Queen for a Day. The city is intersected by two major highways: US Route 65 and Iowa Highway 3. Interstate 35 is nine miles west of town. There is also an airport, Hampton Municipal, located on the city's southwest side.

The Franklin Country Fair is held in Hampton, which has brought such acts recently as the Marshall Tucker Band and Lonestar.

Beeds Lake State Park is located a few miles northwest of the city.

In 2007 the 200 MW Buffalo Creek Wind Farm was developed by Wind Capital Group and later sold to Alliant Energy later the same year.

Geography

Hampton is located at 42°44′35″N 93°12′28″W (42.743164, -93.207872)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.3 square miles (11.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Hampton Historical Population

Year	Pop.	±%
1870	588	—
1880	1,598	+171.8%
1890	2,067	+29.3%
1900	2,727	+31.9%
1910	2,617	−4.0%
1920	2,992	+14.3%
1930	3,473	+16.1%
1940	4,006	+15.3%
1950	4,432	+10.6%
1960	4,501	+1.6%
1970	4,376	−2.8%
1980	4,630	+5.8%
1990	4,133	−10.7%
2000	4,218	+2.1%
Source: "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau.

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 4,218 people, 1,766 households, and 1,110 families residing in the city. The population density was 986.4 people per square mile (380.5/km²). There were 1,928 housing units at an average density of 450.9/sq mi (173.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.90% White, 0.14% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 7.68% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.98% of the population.

There were 1,766 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,005, and the median income for a family was $45,391. Males had a median income of $29,706 versus $20,909 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,907. About 7.0% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

• William D. Leahy — Fleet Admiral of the United States Navy
• Thomas J.B. Robinson, U.S. Representative from Iowa

External links

• Hampton City Website
• Hampton Economic Development
• Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce
• Hampton Main Street