Hampton, New Brunswick

Hampton

Town

Former Hampton Post Office showing the old county gaol in the background.

Coat of arms

Motto: "It's our Nature"

Hampton

Coordinates: 45°30′54″N 65°50′01″W / 45.51507°N 65.83368°W

Country

Canada

County

Founded

September 1783

Incorporated Village

1966

Town

1991

Government

• Mayor

Ken Chorley

• MLA

Gary Crossman

• MP

Alaina Lockhart

Area

• Total

21 km² (8 sq mi)

Elevation

1 to 77 m (3.2 to 252.62 ft)

Population (2011)

• Total

4,292

• Density

204.3/km² (529/sq mi)

Time zone

Atlantic (AST) (UTC-4)

• Summer (DST)

ADT (UTC-3)

Canadian Postal code

E5N

Area code(s)

506

Telephone Exchange

832 943

Website

www.townofhampton.ca

Hampton (2011 population: 4,292) is a Canadian town in Kings County, New Brunswick.

Located on the Kennebecasis River 30 kilometres northeast of Saint John, Hampton is the shire town of Kings County. It functioned as the seat of county government between 1870^[1] and 1965 (when county governments were abolished) and is today a service centre for the central Kennebecasis River valley, as well as being a suburb of Saint John.

History

The town was first settled by United Empire Loyalists in 1783.^[2] One area of the town, known now as the Lower Norton Shore, was originally known as the Yankee Shore because of all the Loyalist immigrants in the 1780s.

Hampton is located in the Kennebecasis River valley, where the river flows into a wide flood plain. The Hampton Marshes contain a diverse assortment of wildlife and are one of the town's major tourist attractions. Although Hampton is located far upstream from the Bay of Fundy, its high tides have some effect there nonetheless. The marshes flood every spring during the run-off, and then the water levels vary during the course of the year, offering a constantly changing landscape for different animals, birds and fish. In late years, the marshes have suffered from an invasion of Purple Loosestrife.

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Kings County, New Brunswick

The town of Hampton is the birthplace of John Peters Humphrey, (one of the drafters of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights), home of the late artist and sculptor John Hooper, MLA Bev Harrison, NHL referee Tim Peel, East Coast Music Association 2007, 2008 & 2009 nominee - singer/songwriter Jessica Rhaye, journalist/New Brunswick author Dorothy Dearborn, and journalist/New Brunswick author Stuart D. Trueman.

Steve Fossett once made a crash landing outside Hampton, New Brunswick in one of his famous ballooning trips. For his first solo around the world attempt, in the Solo Challenger departed Stratobowl, South Dakota, on January 8, 1996.

Chicago adventurer Steve Fossett called it "the most embarrassing day of my life," but a woman from the tiny, picturesque town of Hampton, New Brunswick thought otherwise. Forcing her way through the crowd that gathered Wednesday around Fossett's grounded Solo Challenger after his aborted attempt to be the first balloonist to fly non-stop around the world, she offered him a miniature Canadian flag. "Welcome to Canada," she said. Fossett sighed wearily and said thanks.

As the shire town of the county, Hampton is also home to the Kings Co. Museum and Gaol

Government

Hampton is administered by an elected mayor and town council. For the term May 2008 to May 2012, the council consists of:^[3] Mayor: Ken Chorley; Deputy Mayor: Robert Doucet; Councillor: Dwight Bond; Councillor: Peter Behr; Councillor: Todd Beach.

Gary Crossman (PC) represents Hampton in the provincial legislature.

At the federal level, Hampton is located in the riding of Fundy Royal. The current Member of Parliament is Alaina Lockhart of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Education

Hampton station is now a tourist bureau.

Hampton New Brunswick has four different schools: Dr. A.T. Leatherbarrow Primary School, Hampton Elementary School, Hampton Middle School, and Hampton High School. Their High School is represented by a variety of athletic teams including basketball, soccer, golf, football, hockey, and track and field. Their athletic mascot is the Hampton Husky.

Transportation

Highways in Hampton include Route 1, Route 100, Route 121, and Route 845. There is a modern roundabout in the town centre.

The community obtained rail service in 1859 with the opening of the European and North American Railway to Saint John, connecting to Moncton in 1860. Passenger service continued until 1994. The tracks are still in use for freight as Canadian National Railways operate them as a secondary mainline. There was also rail service to St. Martins in the late nineteenth century on the Hampton and St. Martins Railway.^[4]

Demographics

Population trend ^[5]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2011	4,292	7.2%
2006	4,004	0.2%
2001	3,997	2.0%
1996	4,081	6.2%
1991	3,826	12.4%
1986	3,405	7.8%
1981	3,141	N/A

Religious make-up (2001)

Religion	Population	Pct (%)
Protestant	2,345	59.22%
Catholic	1,105	27.90%
Christian N.I.E.	60	1.52%
Muslim	10	0.25%
Other religions	10	0.25%
No religious affiliation	445	11.24%

Income (2006)

Income type	By CAD
Per capita income	$27,163
Median Household Income	$63,598
Median Family Income	$69,222

Mother tongue language (2006)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
English	3,800	96.45%
French	110	2.79%
English and French	10	0.25%
Other languages	15	0.38%

Photo gallery

The Kings County courthouse in the center of Hampton
A view of the marsh, showing the high water in April 2008
The same area of the marsh in June, demonstrating the difference in water level
The lower end of the marsh, looking across to Darlings Island

References

↑ New Brunswick.net: Town History
↑ New Brunswick.net: Town History
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↑ New Brunswick Archives
↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links

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Official Website

Subdivisions of New Brunswick

Subdivisions	Counties Parishes Municipalities Rural communities Local service districts Municipal amalgamations Communities First Nations School districts Regions

Cities	Bathurst Campbellton Dieppe Edmundston Fredericton Miramichi Moncton Saint John

Towns	Beresford Bouctouche Caraquet Dalhousie Florenceville-Bristol Grand Bay–Westfield Grand Falls Hampton Hartland Lamèque Nackawic Oromocto Quispamsis Richibucto Riverview Rothesay Sackville St. Andrews Saint-Léonard Saint-Quentin Shediac Shippagan St. George St. Stephen Sussex Woodstock

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Saint John River Watershed

Tributaries	Allagash River Aroostook River Baker Branch Saint John River Becaguimec Stream Big Black River Birch River Blackwater River Campbell Branch Little Black River River De Chute Daaquam River Fish River Hammond River Jemseg River Kennebecasis River Keswick River Little Black River Little Machias River Little Madawaska River Little River Little Saint Roch River Little Southwest Branch Saint John River Machias River Madawaska River Meduxnekeag River Musquacook Stream Nashwaak River Nerepis River North Branch Birch River North Branch Blackwater River North Branch Meduxnekeag River Northwest Branch Saint John River Oromocto River Red River Saint Croix Stream Saint Francis River Shields Branch South Branch Birch River South Branch Blackwater River South Branch Machias River South Branch Meduxnekeag River Southwest Branch Saint John River Tobique River West Branch Little Black River

Lakes	Baker Lake Beau Lake Chemquasabamticook Lake Churchill Lake Clear Lake Cross Lake Eagle Lake (Allagash R.) Eagle Lake (Fish R.) Fish River Lake Glazier Lake Grand Lake Long Lake Mactaquac Lake Millinocket Lake Mud Lake Munsungan Lake Musquacook Lakes Lake Pohenegamook Portage Lake Saint Froid Lake Saint John Ponds Scopan Lake Square Lake Umsaskis Lake

Towns	Allagash Ashland Blaine Bridgewater Caribou Eagle Lake Easton Edmundston Florenceville-Bristol Fort Fairfield Fort Kent Fredericton Frenchville Grand Bay–Westfield Grand Falls Grand Isle Hampton Hartland Hodgdon Houlton Lac-Frontière Limestone Littleton Madawaska Mapleton Mars Hill Masardis Monticello Nackawic New Limerick Oromocto Perham Perth-Andover Pohénégamook Portage Lake Presque Isle Quispamsis Rivière-Bleue Rothesay Sainte Agatha Saint-Camille-de-Lellis Saint-Cyprien Saint Francis Saint John Saint-Just-de-Bretenières Saint-Léonard Saint-Marcel Saint-Pamphile Saint-Zacharie Stockholm Sussex Van Buren Washburn Westfield Woodstock

Landmarks	Allagash Wilderness Waterway Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Clair–Fort Kent Bridge Edmundston–Madawaska Bridge Florenceville Bridge Fort Kent Hartland Bridge North Maine Woods Reversing Falls Saint John Harbour Bridge Saint John River High Level Crossing Saint Leonard–Van Buren Bridge Tinker Dam Watson Settlement Bridge

Coordinates: 45°31′59″N 65°49′59″W / 45.533°N 65.833°W / 45.533; -65.833

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