Hampton, Connecticut
city in Connecticut
Hampton is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 1,728 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 25.5 square miles (66 km2), of which 25.0 square miles (65 km2) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) (1.96%) is water.
Climate
The climate of Hampton is a humid continental climate(Dfc) according to the Köppen climate classification. There are four main seasons in Hampton: winter, spring, summer and fall. There is some form of spring warmth starting from mid April, although nights still border freezing, but get progressively warmer till June, where it plateaus for three months, after which it descends to fall, which is characterized by warmer days and nights than spring. The first fall freeze is in October, but cold-hardy crops such as peas, kale, and carrots survive until November, when the fall warmth ends.
History
Hampton is made up of lands originally shared by the towns of Pomfret and Windham. It was incorporated from the towns of Pomfret, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Mansfield, and Windham in 1786.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2572461. VIAF identifies the subject as 137291155. The Library of Congress control number is n86101498. Authority coordinates are 41.783, -72.067. 3 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 1786.
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