Hampton 
Township
Hampton Township is approximately 16 square miles in area and is located north of the city of Pittsburgh, within a 30 minute commute. As of the 2000 census, there were 17,526 people, 6,253 households and 4,896 families residing in Hampton Township. The population density was 1,092.8 people per square mile and 6.627 housing units at an average density of 413.2 square mile. Home values tend to hold fairly steady in Hampton due to the attractiveness of the outstanding School District and scarcity of homes for sale in some price ranges.
History:
The first settlers of Hampton Township in Allegheny County arrived in the mid to late 1700's. In search of better game in the forests and more plentiful animals (for the fur trade), hunters and trappers moved north of the Allegheny River. Many roads in the area bear the names of early settlers such as James and Robert Sample (Sample Road), William and Henry McCully (McCully Road where the High School is located) and John McNeal (McNeal Road). John McCaslin obtained a large section of land presently known as Oak Hill Farms and a new housing development now bears his name (McCaslin Ridge). In 1861, Moses Hampton, LLD, a judge and member of Congress, signed the documents necessary to make Hampton Township into a municipality comprising of parts of McCandless Township, Indiana Township and West Deer Township.
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Parks and Recreation:
Hampton Township Community Park includes numerous baseball and soccer fields, basketball and tennis courts, playgrounds, picnic pavilions and the Hampton Township Community Pool.
Hampton Township Community Center provides an indoor fitness track and machines, basketball courts, a youth and seniors lounge, meeting rooms, party rooms and numerous classes and activities.
Hampton Community Library (housed in the Community Center Building) has a vast collection of books, magazines, movies and more.
Hartwood Acres is a County Park which offers performing arts, concerts, hiking, cross country skiing and a walking trail. At Christmas, there is the annual Festival of Lights benefitting Project Bundle Up.
Beechwood Farms is a Nature Preserve offering hiking, educational activities and bird watching.
North Park is a 3,075 acre County Park located in Hampton, McCandless and Pine Townships. Here you can enjoy biking, picnics, swimming, fishing, hiking on blazed trails and numerous playgrounds. There are also tennis courts, an ice skating rink and boat rentals
Hampton Township is served by the Hampton Township School District and is made up of 3 Elementary Schools (Central-15101, Poff-15044 and Wyland-15101) , Hampton Middle School and Hampton High School. Many of the schools are Blue Ribbon schools of Excellence, providing personal attention and high academic standards. Hampton School District is somewhat unique in that only the one township makes up the school district. Please visit Hampton Township School District for more information.