Hampton is a town in

Franklin County, Iowa Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,019. The county seat is Hampton. The county was formed on January 15, 1851 and named after Benjamin Franklin. Geography According to t ...

, United States. The population was 4,337 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the

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of Franklin County.

Geography

Hampton's longitude and latitude coordinates, in decimal form are 42.743164, -93.207872. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Climate

According to the

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system, Hampton has a hot-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.

Demographics

2000 census

At the 2000 census there were 4,218 people, 1,766 households, and 1,110 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 1,928 housing units at an average density of . The racial makup of the city was 90.9% White, 0.1% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 7.7% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.0%. Of the 1,766 households 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 households were one person and 18.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.89. Age spread: 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% 65 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 household income was $33,005 and the median family income 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

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, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

In 2007, the 200 MW Buffalo Creek

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was developed by Wind Capital Group and later sold to Alliant Energy later the same year. Hampton was at one time home of Winnebago Industries Fiberglass division until the plant was moved to Forest City in 2008.

Education

Hampton–Dumont Community School District Hampton–Dumont Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Hampton, Iowa. It is in Franklin and Butler counties, serving Hampton, Dumont, Hansell, and Aredale. , the district had 1,275 students. History ...

operates the area public schools. It was established on July 1, 1995, by the merger of the Dumont and Hampton school districts.

Arts and culture

The Franklin Country Fair is held in Hampton. In past years the star attractions have been Marty Robbins,

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Luke Bryan Thomas Luther "Luke" Bryan (born July 17, 1976) is an American country music, country singer, songwriter, and television personality. He began his music career writing songs for Travis Tritt and Billy Currington before signing with Capitol Reco ...

Trace Adkins Trace may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * ''Trace'' (Son Volt album), 1995 * ''Trace'' (Died Pretty album), 1993 * Trace (band), a Dutch progressive rock band * ''The Trace'' (album) Other uses in arts and entertainment * ''Trace'' ...

Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts is an American country music band founded in 1999. The band members were Gary LeVox (lead vocals), Jay DeMarcus (bass guitar, background vocals), and Joe Don Rooney (lead guitar, background vocals). DeMarcus is LeVox's second cousi ...

David Nail David Brent Nail (born May 18, 1979) is an American country music artist, and frontman of the band ''David Nail & The Well Ravens''. In 2002, he debuted the single "Memphis" from an unreleased album for Mercury Records Nashville. Five years lat ...

The Marshall Tucker Band The Marshall Tucker Band is an American rock band from Spartanburg, South Carolina. Noted for incorporating blues, country, and jazz into an eclectic sound, the Marshall Tucker Band helped establish the Southern rock genre in the early 1970s. Whi ...

and

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. At the 2011 fair the acts were

Lincoln Brewster Lincoln Brewster (born July 30, 1971) is an American contemporary Christian musician and worship pastor. As a guitarist, singer, and songwriter, Brewster became a sought-after session guitarist in the early 90s. Brewster is the former senior wo ...

, Kellie Pickler, and

Charlie Daniels Band Charles Edward Daniels (October 28, 1936 – July 6, 2020) was an American singer, musician, and songwriter. His music fused rock music, rock, country music, country, blues and jazz, pioneering Southern rock. He was best known for his numb ...

Parks and recreation

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

Transportation

The city is intersected by two major highways:

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and

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is nine miles west of town. There is also an airport, Hampton Municipal, located on the city's southwest side.

Notable people

* Jack Bailey (1907–1980), actor, host of the game show '' Queen for a Day'' * Tom Latham (born 1948),

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for *

William D. Leahy William Daniel Leahy () (May 6, 1875 – July 20, 1959) was an American naval officer who served as the most senior United States military officer on active duty during World War II. He held multiple titles and was at the center of all major ...

(1875–1959), Fleet Admiral, Chief of Staff to President Roosevelt during

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* Arthur E. Rankin (1888–1962), Iowa educator and politician *

Thomas J. B. Robinson Thomas John Bright Robinson (August 12, 1868 – January 27, 1958) was a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district. Elected in an era in which Republicans held every Iowa U.S. House seat, Robinson served five terms bef ...

(1868–1958), U.S. Representative from Iowa *

Kent Slater Kent Slater (born November 25, 1945) is a former American judge and politician. Born in Hampton, Iowa, Slater served in the United States Army from 1969 to 1971 and was stationed in South Vietnam. He received his bachelor's degree in agriculture ...

(born 1945), Illinois state legislator and judge * Raef LaFrentz (born 1976), former NBA player.

References

External links

Hampton Economic Development

Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce

Hampton Main Street

Hampton Chronicle

Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Hampton
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