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.
History
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.
Major highways
- 20px U.S. Route 19
- 20px U.S. Route 41
- 23px State Route 3
- 20px State Route 20
- 20px 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.
!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%
|}
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
EchoPark Speedway
Hampton is home to the EchoPark Speedway, a 1 mile intermediate quad-oval, the track used to be similar in design to Darlington when it first opened, in 1992 it became a quad-oval, and in 2022 the track became a superspeedway.
Current events
NASCAR Cup Series
- Autotrader 400 (1960–present)
- Quaker State 400 (1960–2010, 2021–present)
- The Winston (1986)
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
- Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250 (1992–present)
- Focused Health 250 (2021–present)
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
- Fr8 208 (2004–2012, 2015–present)
- E-Z-Go 200 (2005–2008)
Former events
ARCA Re/Max Series
- Atlanta ARCA 400 (1984–2003)
NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
- Atlanta 150 (2010)
ASA National Tour
- World Financial Group 150 (2004)
Indy Racing League
- zMAX Atlanta 500 Classic (1998–2001)