Hampton, New Brunswick

Hampton
Town
Former Hampton Post Office
Former Hampton Post Office
Coat of arms of Hampton
Motto: 
"It's our Nature"
Hampton is located in New Brunswick
Hampton
Hampton
Coordinates: 45°30′54″N 65°50′01″W / 45.51507°N 65.83368°W / 45.51507; -65.83368
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyKings
ParishHampton Parish
FoundedSeptember 1783
Incorporated Village1966
Town1991
Government
 • MayorRobert “Dewey” Doucet
 • MLAGary Crossman
 • MPRob Moore
Area
 • Land20.97 km2 (8.10 sq mi)
Elevation
1 to 77 m (3.2 to 252.62 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total4,395
 • Density209.6/km2 (543/sq mi)
 • Change (2016–21)
Increase 2.5%
Time zoneUTC-4 (Atlantic (AST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal code
E5N
Area code506
Telephone Exchange832, 943
Websitewww.townofhampton.ca

Hampton is a town in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.

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[2] and 1966 (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. Hampton also has its own RCMP detachment that was built in 1999.

On 1 January 2023, Hampton was greatly enlarged by annexing all or part of four local service districts;[3][4] revised census figures have not been released.

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile of Hampton". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Hampton, New Brunswick: Town History". NewBrunswick.net. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. ^ "RSC 9 Fundy Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 17 January 2023.