Hampton, New Brunswick
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The town of Hampton, New Brunswick, Canada is located on the Kennebecasis River, 30 kilometres northeast of the City of Saint John. As of the 2001 census, the population was 3,997. [1]
The town was first settled by United Empire Loyalists in 1783. Between 1850 and 1965 (when county governments were abolished) it was the shire town of Kings County. Agriculture, particularly dairy farming, is the largest factor in the local economy.
The town of Hampton is the birth place of John Peters Humphrey, (one of the drafters of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights), and home of artist John Hooper.
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Cities: Bathurst - Campbellton - Dieppe - Edmundston - Fredericton - Miramichi - Moncton - Saint John
Towns: Beresford - Bouctouche - Caraquet - Dalhousie - Grand Bay-Westfield - Grand Falls - Hampton - Hartland - Lameque - Nackawic - Oromocto - Quispamsis - Richibucto - Riverview - Rothesay - Sackville - Shediac - Shippagan - St. Andrews - St. George - St-Leonard - St-Quentin - St. Stephen - Sussex - Tracadie-Sheila - Woodstock
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