Hampton, South Carolina Hampton, South Carolina Location of Hampton, South Carolina Location of Hampton, South Carolina County Hampton Hampton is a town in Hampton County, South Carolina, United States.
It is the governmental center of county of Hampton County. The town and the county are titled after Wade Hampton III, a Confederate general in the Civil War. Hampton County was created from northwestern portions of Beaufort County in 1878 by the South Carolina General Assembly.
In appreciation for helping to end the Reconstruction Era and dominant the Democratic Party, the county was titled after the sitting governor, Wade Hampton III.
Upon creation of the county, the town of Hampton Courthouse was incorporated the following year to serve as the county seat.
However, the town remained small, though an influx of activeness occurred in World War II when a Prisoner-of-War camp was opened near the town.
The Town of Hampton has attempted to bring back commercial and civic activeness to Lee Avenue and has undergone a multi-phased streetscape project, which has rendered some success in luring back businesses to downtown.
Hampton County also instead of renovations to its historic courthouse in 2012, choosing to remain in downtown Hampton.
The American Legion Hut, Bank of Hampton, Hampton Colored School, Hampton County Courthouse, and Palmetto Theatre are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Hampton is positioned at 32 52 3 N 81 6 42 W (32.867514, -81.111554). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 4.6 square miles (12 km2), of which, 4.5 square miles (12 km2) of it is territory and 0.22% is water.
Two months before to the beginning of the town, the Hampton County Guardian began printing and continues to be the paper of record for Hampton and the remainder of the county.
Since 1939, Hampton has hosted the annual Hampton County Watermelon Festival held in the third week of June. The weeklong festival features such affairs as a watermelon judging contest and a watermelon eating contest.
The chief event of the festival is the parade held on Saturday that runs from Varnville to Hampton.
As of 2015, the Watermelon Festival is South Carolina's longest continually-running festival.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $30,650, and the median income for a family was $40,688.
Public education in Hampton is provided by Hampton County School District 1.
Hampton Elementary School Wade Hampton High School Patrick Henry Academy, positioned three miles southwest of downtown Hampton is a small-town private school that serves Hampton and Hampton County.
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"National Register of Historic Places Listings".
Town of Hampton Official Website Hampton County Guardian Municipalities and communities of Hampton County, South Carolina, United States
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