The village of North Hampton is located in northwestern Clark County, and has a population of 370. (2000).

The village is located on State Route 41 between Springfield and Troy.  More statistics on North Hampton are here

HISTORY

The village of North Hampton was platted by Peter Baisinger on January 13, 1829.

The original number of lots was sixteen. The survey and plat were made by Reuben Miller. The population of the village is about two hundred inhabitants. It is the present voting-place of the township. The village has always been circumscribed and dwarfed in growth by a lack of building lots, parties owning the adjoining farms not wishing to part with lots. The first merchant of the village was Joseph Smith, who removed to the State of Michigan in 1835 and became quite wealthy, dying in 1879 at Cassopolis, in that State. His first capital at North Hampton was $150. The first frame house of the place was built by him in the year 1830, and stood on Lot No. 15, but in after years was removed on Lot No. 3. In size it was about sixteen by twenty-two feet, and was used both as a store and dwelling. It is still standing, and is owned by Mrs. Turner. Other merchants of the township were Bennett & Garlough, John Ramsey, John Davis, William Spence, Spence Brothers, Conklin, French Dickinson, Meranda & Heath, J. E. Fennimore, Jacob Overpack, Michael Hart man, J. P. Hockett, J. M. Austin, J. & W. Morningstar and Levi Wingert. All of the above-named did business in North Hampton. The first village black smith was John Croy, who had a shop near the present site of the hotel. The post office was established in 1835, with Daniel Raffensperger the first Postmaster. William Morningstar is the present incumbent. (from <i>History of Clark County Ohio</i>, W.H. Beers &amp; Co., 1881)

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