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Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Carroll
Incorporated	1888
Area
• Total	3.33 sq mi (8.62 km2)
• Land	3.30 sq mi (8.55 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation	928 ft (283 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	6,241
• Density	1,890.64/sq mi (730.09/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	21074
Area code(s)	410,443
FIPS code	24-36500
GNIS feature ID	0590408

Hampstead is a town in Carroll County in the U.S. state of Maryland. The population was 6,323 at the 2010 census.

History

Between 1736 and 1738, Robert Owings was assigned to "cut a new road as Christopher Gist had marked it" south from Conewago (now Hanover, Pennsylvania) to a point about halfway to Fort Garrison in Baltimore County. The village of Spring Garden became a stage-line stop on the new road and later became the town of Hampstead, named after Hampstead, in England. The first settlers to the area were English immigrants who made their way west from the Port of Philadelphia. They were followed by Scots and Germans. Hampstead was used by farmers from surrounding areas as a center to obtain goods brought from Baltimore and to send produce to markets in Baltimore and Pennsylvania. The level and fertile land, coupled with the availability of lime, gave farmers important advantages for successful farming. In 1879, the Harrisburg Division of the Western Maryland Railroad reached Hampstead. The accessibility of the railroad attracted new residents and made dairy farming profitable.

Hampstead has developed from a farming community to a modern town of about 6,300 residents. Community activities center around the town’s numerous organizations and its schools - Hampstead Day, the Christmas Village, and school sporting events, for examples.

Hampstead’s Town Office was once located in a side room of the old First National Bank building on Main Street. (This building is now the Police Department’s station.) During the Depression the bank closed and was later purchased by Mayor Les Wheeler, who in 1950 rented it to the Town. In the late 1960s the Town Office moved to the basement of Hampstead Baptist Church on S. Carroll Street. In 1980 the church moved into a larger structure along Route 30 and Town Office, along with the Police Department, was able to utilize the entire building on S. Carroll Street. In 2000 the Police Department moved into the old First National Bank building, now fully restored - bringing the Town full circle. Although the Mayor and Council had the authority since 1888 to appoint constables, it wasn’t until the 1950s that James Boone became the Town’s first official police officer.

Incorporated in 1888, the Town of Hampstead celebrated its 125th Anniversary in 2013.

Hampstead School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. (This school had been empty and derelict before the Town facilitated a transfer of the property from Carroll County Government to Landex Inc. Landex then rehabilitated the building into a retirement living community known as The Residences at Hampstead School.)

Geography

Hampstead is located at 39°36′37″N 76°51′5″W / 39.61028°N 76.85139°W / 39.61028; -76.85139 (39.610303, -76.851493). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.21 square miles (8.31 km²), of which, 3.19 square miles (8.26 km²) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²) is water.

Hampstead is approximately 3 miles (5 km) south of Manchester, 6 miles (10 km) east of Westminster, and 9 miles (14 km) north of Reisterstown.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 6,323 people, 2,415 households, and 1,658 families living in the town. The population density was 1,982.1 inhabitants per square mile (765.3/km²). There were 2,500 housing units at an average density of 783.7 per square mile (302.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.0% White, 2.0% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.0% of the population.

There were 2,415 households, of which 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.3% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.20.

The median age in the town was 35.2 years. 28.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.1% were from 25 to 44; 23.9% were from 45 to 64; and 9.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.3% male and 52.7% female.

Awards

In 2012 Hampstead was named "Best Place To Raise Children in Maryland" by Bloomberg Businessweek and "Safest Place to Live in Maryland" by Movoto.

In 2014 the Hampstead Farmers' Market was presented with the first "Carroll County Downtown Community Builder Award" by Carroll County Economic Development.

In 2016 Hampstead was ranked the Fourth Most Affordable Town in Maryland in which to live.

Zippia listed Hampstead as the 2nd Best City in Maryland to Achieve Work-Life Balance.

Business

There are many successful small businesses in Hampstead, especially on its Main Street corridor.

• The spice manufacturing company FUCHS North America's headquarters are now located in Hampstead.
• The headquarters of JoS. A. Bank Clothiers is located in Hampstead.

Education

The main schools In Hampstead are North Carroll Middle School, Shiloh Middle School, Spring Garden Elementary School and Hampstead Elementary School, which also service other towns and unincorporated areas nearby.

Transportation

MD 30 southbound in Hampstead

The primary means of travel to and from Hampstead is by road. Maryland Route 30 is the most prominent highway serving the town. Formerly passing directly through the center of town, MD 30 now follows a bypass on the west side of Hampstead, with the original alignment now designated Maryland Route 30 Business. MD 30 provides connections northward to Manchester and southward to Reisterstown. Other highways serving Hampstead include Maryland Route 88, Maryland Route 482 and Maryland Route 833.

The Owings Mills station of the Baltimore Metro SubwayLink in nearby Owings Mills, Baltimore County, is a 20 minute drive by car from Hampstead and provides subway access to downtown Baltimore.

See also

In Spanish: Hampstead (Maryland) para niños