Hampton
independent city in Virginia, United States
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Summary
Hampton is an independent city in the United States[1]. Hampton draws 3,420 Wikipedia views per month (independent city in the united states category, ranking #14 of 40).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Virginia[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Donnie Tuck[5], Jimmy Gray[6]
- Instance of: big city[7], independent city in Virginia[8]
- Shares border with: Poquoson[9], Norfolk, Virginia[10], Newport News[11], York County[12], Portsmouth[13]
- Basic form of government: council–manager government[14]
- Named after: Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Southampton[16], Vendôme[17], Pietermaritzburg[18]
- Postal code: 23630[19], 23661[20], 23663[21], 23664[22], 23665[23], 23666[24], 23667[25], 23668[26], 23669[27], 23670[28], 23681[29]
- Part of: Hampton Roads[30]
- Commons category: Hampton, Virginia[31]
- Local dialing code: 757[32]
- Inception: 1610[33]
- Coordinate location: 37.02638888888889, -76.34444444444445[34]
- Located in/on physical feature: Virginia Peninsula[35]
- Official website: http://www.hampton.gov/[36], https://hampton.gov/[37]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hampton, Virginia[38]
- Population: 137,433[39], 136,189[40], 136,632[41], 136,699[42], 136,454[43], 137,436[44], 137,148[45]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Hampton, Virginia[46]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[47], The American Cyclopædia[48]
- Official name: City of Hampton[49], Hampton[50]
- Category for people born here: Q28378664[51]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Hampton, Virginia[52]
- Number of households: 54,847[53]
- Native label: Hampton[54]
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Physical Characteristics
Hampton sits at an elevation of 3[55].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Hampton include USS Hampton[56], an attack submarine[57].
Why It Matters
Hampton has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Hampton is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for Hampton include USS Hampton[56], an attack submarine[57].