Hampton, New Jersey
Hampton, New Jersey | |
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Entering Hampton along Main Street | |
Location of Hampton in Hunterdon County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Hunterdon County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
Census Bureau map of Hampton, New Jersey | |
Location in Hunterdon County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°42′16″N 74°58′17″W / 40.70457°N 74.971525°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Hunterdon |
| Incorporated | February 20, 1895 as Junction Borough |
| Renamed | February 11, 1909 as Hampton Borough |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Todd Shaner (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Municipal clerk | Linda Leidner |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.52 sq mi (3.93 km2) |
| • Land | 1.50 sq mi (3.90 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.79% |
| • Rank | 450th of 565 in state 17th of 26 in county |
| Elevation | 417 ft (127 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,438 |
• Estimate (2023) | 1,443 |
| • Rank | 514th of 565 in state 21st of 26 in county |
| • Density | 955.5/sq mi (368.9/km2) |
| • Rank | 389th of 565 in state 10th of 26 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08827 |
| Area code | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3401929460 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885243 |
| Website | www |
Hampton is a borough in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,438, an increase of 37 (+2.6%) from the 2010 census count of 1,401, which in turn reflected a decline of 145 (−9.4%) from the 1,546 counted in the 2000 census.