Hampton, Iowa
Hampton is a town in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4,337 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Franklin County. Geography. Hampton's longitude and latitude coordinates, in decimal form are 42.743164, -93.207872. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics. 2000 census. At the 2000 census there were 4,218 people, 1,766 households, and 1,110 families living in the city. The population density was 986.4 people per square mile (380.5/km). There were 1,928 housing units at an average density  of 450.9 per square mile (173.9/km). The racial makup of the city was 90.9% White, 0.1% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 7.7% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.0%. Of the 1,766 households 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 32.4% of households were one person and 18.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.30 and  the average family size was 2.89. Age spread: 23.2% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males. The median household income was $33,005 and the median family income was $45,391. Males had a median income of $29,706 versus $20,909 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,907. About 7.0 % of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over. Economy. In 2007, the 200 MW Buffalo Creek Wind Farm was developed by Wind Capital Group and later sold to Alliant Energy later the same year. Hampton was at one time home of Winnebago Industries Fiberglass division until the plant was moved to Forest City in 2008. Education. Hampton–Dumont Community School District operates the area public schools. It was established on July 1, 1995, by the merger of the Dumont and Hampton  school districts. Arts and culture. The Franklin Country Fair is held in Hampton. In past years the star attractions have been Marty Robbins, Marty Stuart, Luke Bryan, Trace Adkins, Rascal Flatts, David Nail, The Marshall Tucker Band and Lonestar. At the 2011 fair the acts were Lincoln Brewster, Kellie Pickler, and Charlie Daniels Band. Parks and recreation. Beeds Lake State Park is located a few miles northwest of the city. Transportation. The city is intersected by two major highways: U.S. Route 65 and Iowa Highway 3. Interstate 35 is nine miles west of town. There is also an airport, Hampton  Municipal, located on the city's southwest side.