Hampton, Georgia

Template:Short description Template:Use American English 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

• File:US 19.svg U.S. Route 19
• File:US 41.svg U.S. Route 41
• File:Georgia 3.svg State Route 3
• File:Georgia 20.svg State Route 20
• File:Georgia 81.svg State Route 81

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Template:Sronly	%±
1880	621		—
1890	422		%
1900	468		%
1910	1,093		%
1920	927		%
1930	1,002		%
1940	619		%
1950	864		%
1960	1,253		%
1970	1,551		%
1980	2,059		%
1990	2,694		%
2000	3,857		%
2010	6,987		%
2020	8,368		%
2025 (est.)	9,349	Increase	%
U.S. Decennial Census 1850-1870 1870-1880 1890-1910 1920-1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

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%.

Hampton racial composition as of 2020

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

Atlanta Motor Speedway

Hampton is home to the Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 mile intermediate quad-oval speedway.

Current events

NASCAR Cup Series

1. Autotrader 400 (1960–present)
2. Quaker State 400 (1960–2010, 2021–present)
3. The Winston (1986)

NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series

1. Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250 (1992–present)
2. Focused Health 250 (2021–present)

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

1. Fr8 208 (2004–2012, 2015–present)
2. E-Z-Go 200 (2005–2008)

Former events

ARCA Re/Max Series

1. Atlanta ARCA 400 (1984–2003)

NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour

1. Atlanta 150 (2010)

ASA National Tour

1. World Financial Group 150 (2004)

Indy Racing League

1. zMAX Atlanta 500 Classic (1998–2001)