Hampton, Nebraska
| Hampton, Nebraska | |
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Downtown Hampton: 3rd Street
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 Location of Hampton, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates: 40°52′52″N 97°53′13″W / 40.88111°N 97.88694°WCoordinates: 40°52′52″N 97°53′13″W / 40.88111°N 97.88694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Hamilton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.35 sq mi (0.91 km2) |
| • Land | 0.35 sq mi (0.91 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,762 ft (537 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 423 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 418 |
| • Density | 1,208.6/sq mi (466.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 68843 |
| Area code(s) | 402 |
| FIPS code | 31-20785 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0829762 |
Hampton is a village in Hamilton County, in the state Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. The population was 423 at the 2010 census.
In 1879, Joshua Cox founded Hampton and circulated a petition for the railroad to be built through the town. On June 19, 1891, Cox and his brother James Cox were the first stockmen to ship cattle from the US to Liverpool, England.
Hampton is located at 40°52′52″N 97°53′13″W / 40.88111°N 97.88694°W (40.881062, -97.886919).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.35 square miles (0.91 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 423 people, 176 households, and 130 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,208.6 inhabitants per square mile (466.6/km2). There were 190 housing units at an average density of 542.9 per square mile (209.6/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 97.4% White, 0.9% Asian, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population.
There were 176 households of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.1% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.82.
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