Hampton, Georgia

Hampton is a city in southwestern Henry County, Georgia, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 8,368. It is a southeastern suburb in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

Hampton, Georgia
City
Location in Henry County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°22′53″N 84°17′22″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Henry
Named after	Wade Hampton
Area [1]
• Total	8.50 sq mi (22.02 km2)
• Land	8.45 sq mi (21.87 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
Elevation	883 ft (269 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	8,368
• Density	990.88/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.gov

History

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 the Central Railroad of Georgia was built approx. one mile to the east. It was named after Brig. General Wade Hampton, an American soldier in the Revolutionary War and War of 1812.^{[citation needed]}

Points of interest

The Atlanta Motor Speedway and the Atlanta Speedway Airport are located 3 miles (5 km) 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]}

Geography

Hampton is located in southwestern Henry County at 33°22′53″N 84°17′22″W (33.381522, -84.289573).^[5]

U.S. Route 19/41, a four-lane highway, runs through the western side of the city, leading north 28 miles (45 km) to downtown Atlanta and south 11 miles (18 km) to Griffin. Georgia State Route 20 runs east from US 19/41 through the southern part of Hampton, leading 7 miles (11 km) to Interstate 75 and 10 miles (16 km) to McDonough.

According to the United 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.^[6]

Major highways

• U.S. Route 19
• U.S. Route 41
• State Route 3
• State Route 20
• State Route 81

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
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[7] 1850-1870[8] 1870-1880[9] 1890-1910[10] 1920-1930[11] 1940[12] 1950[13] 1960[14] 1970[15] 1980[16] 1990[17] 2000[18] 2010[19]

Hampton racial composition as of 2020^[20]

Race	Num.	Perc.
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 or 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
• Dutchtown High School