Hampton, New Hampshire Hampton, New Hampshire Official seal of Hampton, New Hampshire Location in Rockingham County and the state of New Hampshire.
Location in Rockingham County and the state of New Hampshire.
State New Hampshire Hampton is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.
The populace was 14,976 at the 2010 census. Located beside the Atlantic Ocean, Hampton is home to Hampton Beach, a summer tourist destination.
The densely populated central settlement of the town, where 9,656 citizens resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Hampton census-designated place (CDP) and is centered on the intersection of U.S.
First called the Plantation of Winnacunnet, Hampton was one of four initial New Hampshire townships chartered by the General Court of Massachusetts, which then held authority over the colony.
"Winnacunnet" is an Algonquian Abenaki word meaning "pleasant pines" and is the name of the town's high school, serving students from Hampton and the encircling towns of Seabrook, North Hampton, and Hampton Falls.
The town was settled in 1638 by a group of churchioners led by Reverend Stephen Bachiler, who had formerly preached at the settlement's namesake: Hampton, England. Incorporated in 1639, the township once encompassed Seabrook, Kensington, Danville, Kingston, East Kingston, Sandown, North Hampton and Hampton Falls.
Among Hampton's earliest pioneer was Thomas Leavitt, who previously had been among the first pioneer at Exeter.
His descendant Thomas Leavitt Esq., lived in Hampton Falls, and was the dominant Democratic politician in southern New Hampshire for many years. He made a noted early survey and plan of the town of Hampton in 1806. James Leavitt, of the same family, occupied the home which had previously belonged to Gen.
Jonathan Moulton. Later members of the family ran Leavitts' Hampton Beach Hotel, a fixture in the region for generations. Construction of the barns in the 1850s, as well as the Exeter and Hampton Trolley line, made Hampton's oceanfront a prominent resort.
Hampton Beach remains a tourist destination, offering shops, restaurants, beaches, and summer cyclic housing.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 14.7 square miles (38.1 km2), of which 12.9 square miles (33.4 km2) is territory and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2) is water, comprising 12.38% of the town. The town center, or CDP, has a total region of 5.4 sq mi (14 km2), of which 5.4 sq mi (14 km2) is territory and 0.1 sq mi (0.26 km2) (1.11%) is water.
Hampton is drained by the Hampton and Drakes rivers.
The town lies fully inside the New Hampshire Coastal watershed. The highest point in Hampton is Bride Hill (approximately 150 feet (46 m) above sea level), near the town line with Exeter.
Climate data for Hampton, New Hampshire As of the census of 2000, there were 14,937 citizens , 6,465 homeholds, and 4,034 families residing in the town.
There were 6,465 homeholds out of which 26.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 8.7% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 37.6% were non-families.
30.0% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 21.4% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $54,419, and the median income for a family was $66,000.
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,126 citizens , 3,800 homeholds, and 2,473 families living in the central settlement, or census-designated place (CDP).
There were 3,800 homeholds out of which 29.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 8.2% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 34.9% were non-families.
28.3% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the CDP, the populace was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold is $57,356, and the median income for a family was $71,094.
Hampton is part of School Administrative Unit 90, which covers the elementary and middle schools and SAU 21 which includes Winnacunnet High School, a county-wide high school serving Hampton and a several surrounding communities.
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Some Account of the History of Earlier Hampton and its Daughter and Neighbor Towns.
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History of the Town of Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, From the Time of the First Settlement Within Its Borders, 1640 until 1900.
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"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001) - Hampton town, New Hampshire".
Water Use in New Hampshire: An Activities Guide for Teachers.
"Climate Statistics for Hampton, NH".
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