Hampton, Iowa Hampton, Iowa Hampton Double Square Historic District, Hampton, Iowa.JPG Location of Hampton, Iowa Location of Hampton, Iowa Hampton is a town/city in Franklin County, Iowa, United States.
Gentle, established the Hampton Oil Company in Hampton, in 1959.
In 1963, Krause Gentle introduced the company's first convenience stores, selling both fuel and merchandise items, in which they changed their gas station into a "station store". The Kum & Go brand has period to turn into a dominating competitor in the Midwestern United States convenience store market and as of 2010 is ranked 23rd biggest in the entire country with 434 stores. In 1988, the command posts were moved to West Des Moines, Iowa. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.43 square miles (11.47 km2), all of it land. United States Enumeration Bureau.
As of the census of 2010, there were 4,461 citizens , 1,752 homeholds, and 1,125 families residing in the city.
There were 1,971 housing units at an average density of 444.9 per square mile (171.8/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 89.1% White, 0.6% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 7.2% from other competitions, and 2.6% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,752 homeholds of which 31.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 35.8% were non-families.
30.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.05.
The median age in the town/city was 38.9 years.
26% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.7% were from 25 to 44; 23.9% were from 45 to 64; and 19% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,218 citizens , 1,766 homeholds, and 1,110 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 986.4 citizens 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 ethnic makeup of the town/city was 90.90% White, 0.14% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 7.68% from other competitions, and 0.83% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,766 homeholds out of which 28.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families.
32.4% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold 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% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $33,005, and the median income for a family was $45,391.
About 7.0% of families and 9.4% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.
In 2007, the 200 MW Buffalo Creek Wind Farm was advanced 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, Iowa in 2008.
Beeds Lake State Park is positioned a several miles northwest of the city.
There is also an airport, Hampton Municipal, positioned on the city's southwest side.
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