Hampton, Georgia

The city was once known as "Bear Creek" or "Bear Creek Station", named after a creek that runs through the area. 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. Hampton's historical origins date back to the early 1820s, when the first white settlers arrived in the Bear Creek area. ==Geography==

Hampton is located in southwestern Henry County at (33.381522, -84.289573). U.S. Route 19/41, a four-lane highway, runs through the western side of the city, leading north to downtown Atlanta and south to Griffin. Georgia State Route 20 runs east from US 19/41 through the southern part of Hampton, leading to Interstate 75 and to McDonough. According to the United States Census Bureau, Hampton has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.86%, are water.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1336276 Major highways • U.S. Route 19 • U.S. Route 41 • State Route 3 • State Route 20 • State Route 81 ==Demographics==

2020 census As of the 2020 census, Hampton had a population of 8,368. The median age was 34.6 years. 27.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 10.6% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 85.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.4 males age 18 and over. 92.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 7.2% lived in rural areas. There were 2,826 households in Hampton, of which 43.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.5% were married-couple households, 14.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 33.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Of these households, 1,857 were family households. There were 2,969 housing units, of which 4.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.6%. ==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 ==References==