Hampton, Connecticut

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Hampton, Connecticut
Town
Location in Windham County and the state of Connecticut
Location in Windham County and the state of Connecticut
Coordinates: 41°47′N 72°4′W / 41.783°N 72.067°W / 41.783; -72.067Coordinates: 41°47′N 72°4′W / 41.783°N 72.067°W / 41.783; -72.067
CountryUnited States
StateConnecticut
NECTAHartford
RegionWindham Region
Incorporated1786
Government
 • TypeSelectman-town meeting
 • First selectmanAllan Cahill
Area
 • Total25.5 sq mi (66.0 km2)
 • Land25.0 sq mi (64.8 km2)
 • Water0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Elevation
696 ft (212 m)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total1,863
 • Density81/sq mi (31/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code
06247
Area code(s)860
FIPS code09-36000
GNIS feature ID0213441
Websitehamptonct.org

Hampton is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,863 at the 2010 census.[2]

Geography[]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 25.5 square miles (66 km2), of which, 25.0 square miles (65 km2) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) (1.96%) is water.

History[]

Hampton is made up of lands originally shared by the towns of Pomfret and Windham. It was incorporated from the towns of Pomfret, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Mansfield, and Windham in 1786.

The Congregational Church is the second oldest church in the state still in use, with portions of the structure dating from 1754. Also preserved is "The House the Women Built," a two-story building built in 1776 by Sally Bowers and other young women of the town while the men fought in the Continental Army. At Clark's Corner there is a liberty pole dating from 1849. Erected by a resident named Jonathan Clark, it records the distance to Hartford and other towns.[3]

Notable locations[]

Notable people[]

A painting (ca. 1795-1800) by John Brewster Jr. of his stepmother and his father, a leader in the Hampton church and member of the Connecticut General Assembly
  • William H. Barnes, jurist
  • John Brewster Jr. (1766–1854), deaf, itinerant, prolific painter; born in town
  • Royal B. Farnum (1884–1967), president of the Athenæum and Mechanics Institute
  • Martin Flint (1782-1855), Vermont political figure and military officer; a leader of the Anti-Masonic Party and Adjutant General of the Vermont Militia
  • Edwin Way Teale (1899–1980), naturalist and author; lived on a farm in rural Hampton with his wife Nellie from 1959 until his death. Their time at the farm named Trail Wood is chronicled in Teale's book A Naturalist Buys an Old Farm (1974). The property is now managed as a nature preserve by the Connecticut Audubon Society.[4]
  • Theodore Dwight Weld (1803–1895), author of American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses; evangelical abolitionist; born in town, where he lived until 1825
  • Annie Withey, co-founder of Annie's Homegrown; inventor of Smartfood while living in Hampton with her husband

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
18201,313—
1850946—
1860936−1.1%
1870891−4.8%
1880827−7.2%
1890632−23.6%
1900629−0.5%
1910583−7.3%
1920475−18.5%
19305117.6%
19405354.7%
195067225.6%
196093439.0%
19701,12920.9%
19801,32217.1%
19901,57819.4%
20001,75811.4%
20101,8636.0%
2014 (est.)1,859[5]−0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[2]
See also: List of Connecticut locations by per capita income
Voter registration and party enrollment as of April 20, 2007[6]
Party Active voters Inactive voters Total voters Percentage
Democratic 368 0 368 30.49%
Republican 333 0 333 27.59%
Unaffiliated 501 0 501 41.51%
Minor Parties 5 0 5 0.41%
Total 1,207 0 1,207 100%

At the 2000 census there were 1,758 people, 674 households, and 494 families living in the town. The population density was 70.3 people per square mile (27.2/km2). There were 695 housing units at an average density of 27.8 per square mile (10.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 96.64% White, 0.23% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.85% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 1.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.76%.[7]

Of the 674 households 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 19.7% of households were one person and 7.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.04.

The age distribution was 25.8% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.

The median household income was $54,464 and the median family income was $66,339. Males had a median income of $44,688 versus $32,337 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,344. About 2.7% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

References[]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates". Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  3. ^ [1] from home page for "Hampton, Connecticut" Web site, accessed October 9, 2006
  4. ^ Connecticut Audubon Society, Center At Trail Wood, url="Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-03-13. Retrieved 2008-03-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), accessed 3/2/2008
  5. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Archived from the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. ^ "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 25, 2005" (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2006-10-02.
  7. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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