Hampton, Arkansas

About Hampton

Hampton is a small town in southern Arkansas, home to 1,157 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Hampton is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.28 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 353 residents per square mile.

📰 Hampton News Today

• Hampton High School (AR) Girls Basketball MaxPreps · Oct 7
• Tyler Hampton ESPN · Oct 9
• Dan Hampton on Arkansas football: 'It's not that damn hard to fix' On3 · Oct 8
• Temporary shelters in place following Calhoun County wildfire KATV · Sep 15
• City of Hampton votes to disband local police department | Here's what comes next THV11 · Jul 15

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Arkansas headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Hampton Unique

• One of 14 places in the US named Hampton — but the Arkansas one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southern Arkansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Arkansas — one of 625 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hampton

• Calhoun County Park reviews ★
• Ham Moses Park reviews ★
• Woodberry Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Hampton

• HAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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