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History · Hampton Township

Half of Hampton Township’s homes were built after 1979

Most of Hampton Township was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1979. Below: maps from 1957 on and the census since 1900.

0on the National Register
9%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Hampton Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hampton Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hampton Township’s history is told.

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The story

How Hampton Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Hampton Township.

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A post office called Hampton has been in operation since 1856. The city took its name from Hampton Township.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Hampton Township, decade by decade

Today7 recent
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On the map

Hampton Township on the map, 1957 to 1974

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hampton Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Hampton Township on the 1957 USGS mapHampton Township on the 1974 USGS map1957Hastings sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hampton Township.

People over time

Hampton Township, census by census

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Grew from 196 people in 1900 to 744 in 2020, 3 times over.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Hampton Township’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Hampton Township
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Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Vermillion TownshipIts storyC+Douglas TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCastle Rock TownshipIts storyCRandolph TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCannon Falls9 historic placesA−

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (7), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.