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Hampton, Arkansas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Township 8. It lies in ZIP code area 71744. It stands on Taylor Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hampton quadrangle. 1,181 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 200 feet above sea level.

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Hampton within Calhoun County

On record in Hampton

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 5 records

Population over time

2 figures

Hampton fell from 1,324 to 1,181 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,324
20201,181-143 (-11%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

112 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Hampton between 2001 and 2020, burning about 598 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 5 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning39
Missing data/not specified/undetermined34
Equipment and vehicle use15
Natural10
Arson/incendiarism5
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Smoking3
Recreation and ceremony2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2006Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2004Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2011Natural5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use19 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 2011Natural14 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Calhoun County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 22 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Hampton: 17 unknowns, 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Calhoun Cnty PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cram PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
J B Jones PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Loveless MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ritchey MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Calhoun County

Storms near this place

59 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hampton in 59 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 24 hail, 21 thunderstorm wind, 10 flash flood, 3 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2008Flash FloodHampton$500,000There was flooding in Hampton. An assisted living center had to be evacuated. Arkansas Highway 203 along with other roads were impassable due to flooding. U.S Highway 167 at mile marker 9 was flooded. Three people had to be evacuated from their residences in Hampton.
October 2009Thunderstorm WindHampton$450,000Roofs of several buildings were damaged on the campus of the Hampton schools. Some of the debris was thrown onto a nearby football field. A flagpole was bent and part of the scoreboard damaged at the field. Due to roof damage at the high school gym, water poured down on the basketball court. Numerous large trees and power lines were blown down, and a few of the trees landed on structures. Trees were also blown down along U.S. Highway 278 east of Hampton. Numerous power lines were blown down and some power poles were broken.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindHampton$50,000Thunderstorm winds downed power lines and blew awnings off several buildings.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindHampton$25,000Many trees and power lines were blown down.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindHampton$15,000Trees and power lines were down in Hampton.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindHampton$10,000Several trees were blown down.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindHampton$10,000Trees and a utility pole were blown down.
March 1997Flash FloodHampton$10,000no account filed
October 1993Thunderstorm WindHampton$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.
January 2007Flash FloodHampton$4,000Heavy rains produced flash flooding across portions of Calhoun County. Several county roads were blocked due to high water levels.
June 2014Flash FloodHampton$1,000Street flooding occurred in Hampton.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindHampton$1,000A large tree was down.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindHampton-Several trees were blown down in the town of Hampton, AR.
December 2024HailHampton-Quarter-sized hail fell at the Hampton Police Department located on the northern side of the town of Hampton along AR-Highway 167.
April 2020HailHampton-A report of ping pong ball hail was received via social media.
August 2020Flash FloodHampton-A road or two had water over them. There was a road washed out.
April 2019Flash FloodHampton-Heavy rain caused widespread flooding of roads in Hampton.
April 2017HailHampton-Quarter size hail was reported in Hampton.
June 2016Flash FloodHampton-There was street flooding reported in Hampton.
August 2012Heavy RainHampton-Rainfall measured 4.12 inches in 24 hours.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindHampton-Trees were down across Arkansas Highway 247.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindHampton-A large tree was blown onto a house southwest of Hampton.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindHampton-Large tree limbs knocked down.
April 2004Tornado (F0)Hampton-A weak tornado touched down in Calhoun County, about 13 miles south-southeast of Hampton. The tornado tracked to the east and eventually lifted 6 miles south-southeast of Harrell. The only damage noted along the path of the tornado were some large limbs blown down and a few small trees knocked down.
May 2004Flash FloodHampton-Water was over Highway 167 near Hampton.
May 2004Flash FloodHampton-There was at least a foot of water over the road at the junction of Highways 274 and 203 about 5 miles northwest of Hampton.
November 2004Tornado (F1)Hampton-A weak tornado touched down southeast of Hampton and tracked to the northeast for about 2.3 miles before lifting. A double wide mobile home was overturned. The mobile home was not occupied at the time the tornado struck. Several dozen large trees were uprooted and other trees were snapped off.
December 2002Tornado (F0)Hampton-A weak tornado (F0) touched down briefly to the west-southwest of Hampton. The roof of a house sustained damage. A person living next door to the home that was damaged witnessed the tornado. Several pine trees were also snapped off.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindHampton-Several large trees were blown down.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindHampton-Thunderstorm winds gusted to 80 mph
May 2001HailHampton-Hail up to golfball size covered the ground.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindHampton-Several buildings sustained roof damage in Hampton.
March 2016HailHampton-no account filed
April 2013HailHampton-no account filed
June 2009HailHampton-no account filed
April 2006HailHampton-no account filed
May 2006Thunderstorm WindHampton-no account filed
May 2006Thunderstorm WindHampton-no account filed
May 2005HailHampton-no account filed
December 2005HailHampton-no account filed
December 2005Thunderstorm WindHampton-no account filed
May 2002HailHampton-no account filed
May 2001HailHampton-no account filed
May 2001HailHampton-no account filed
May 2001HailHampton-no account filed
May 2001HailHampton-no account filed
May 2001HailHampton-no account filed
December 2001Flash FloodHampton-no account filed
March 2000HailHampton-no account filed
April 2000HailHampton-no account filed
April 1999HailHampton-no account filed
March 1998HailHampton-no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindHampton-no account filed
August 1996Thunderstorm WindHampton-no account filed
April 1996HailHampton-no account filed
October 1996Thunderstorm WindHampton-no account filed
May 1994HailHampton-no account filed
May 1994HailHampton-no account filed
May 1993HailHampton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Calhoun County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Woodberry3.9 miles16
Harrell4.2 miles12
Unco4.5 miles17
Cram4.7 miles12
Summerville6.2 miles12
Delhi (historical)8.7 miles16
Tinsman8.8 miles12
Watson9.1 miles12

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on HamptonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79332The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 49808. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.