Hampton, Iowa 4.81

Hampton is a city in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4,461 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Franklin County.HistoryWilliam A. Krause and Tony S. Gentle, founded the Hampton Oil Company in Hampton, in 1959. Hampton Oil eventually became the Krause Gentle Corporation, which is Kum & Go's parent company. In 1963, Krause Gentle introduced the company's first convenience stores, selling both fuel and merchandise items, in which they changed their gas station into a "station store". The Kum & Go brand has expanded to become a dominating competitor in the Midwestern United States convenience store market and is ranked 23rd largest in the entire nation with 434 stores. In 1988, the headquarters were moved to West Des Moines, Iowa.GeographyHampton's longitude and latitude coordinatesin decimal form are 42.743164, -93.207872.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.43sqmi, all of it land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 4,461 people, 1,752 households, and 1,125 families residing in the city. The population density was 1007.0PD/sqmi. There were 1,971 housing units at an average density of 444.9/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 89.1% White, 0.6% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 7.2% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.5% of the population.