Hampton (Virginia)

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Hampton
Hampton (Virginia)
Hampton
Hampton
Location in Virginia
Basic data
Foundation : 1610
State : United States
State : Virginia
Coordinates : 37 ° 2 ′  N , 76 ° 21 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 2 ′  N , 76 ° 21 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants :
Metropolitan Area :
137,436 (as of 2010)
1,674,498 (as of 2010)
Population density : 1,024.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 352.8 km 2  (approx. 136 mi 2 ) of
which 134.1 km 2  (approx. 52 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 3 m
Area code : +1 757
FIPS : 51-35000
GNIS ID : 1495650
Website : www.hampton.gov
Mayor : Molly Joseph Ward

Hampton is a city in Virginia , USA , on a peninsula in the Chesapeake Bay . Founded on July 9, 1610, it is the third oldest English-speaking settlement in America. Hampton is one of the seven cities of the "Hampton Roads".

The population is 137,436 (2010). Your urban area includes Elizabeth City County , which was dissolved in 1952 and originally founded as Elizabeth City Shire in 1634 .

Langley Air Force Base , Langley Research Center and Hampton University are in or near the city .

Population development

year Residents¹
1980 122,617
1990 133,811
2000 146,437
2010 137,436

¹ 1980–2010: Census Results

Attractions

Town twinning

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

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