Hampton, New Brunswick

Hampton, New Brunswick

Hampton (2011 population: 4,292) is a Canadian town in Kings County, New Brunswick.

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 and 1965 (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.

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