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Hampton, VA Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over115,091100.0In labor force71,79062.4Civilian labor force65,08756.6Employed60,81052.8Unemployed4,2773.7Percent of civilian labor force6.6(…

Hampton, VA, Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units57,311100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached36,73964.11-unit, attached4,1897.32 units1,0171.83 or 4 units3,0035.25 to 9 units4,5037.910 to 19 units3,9296.920 or…

Hampton, VA Social Statistics

NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school42,305100.0Nursery school, preschool2,4315.7Kindergarten1,9584.6Elementary school (grades 1-8)16,91240.0High school (…

Brewer's: Hampton Court Conference

A conference held at Hampton Court in January, 1604, to settle the disputes between the Church party and the Puritans. It lasted three days, and its result was a few slight alterations in…

Hampton National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia) Hampton National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).

Towson

(Encyclopedia) TowsonTowsontouˈsən [key], uninc. city (1990 pop. 49,445), seat of Baltimore co., N Md., a residential and industrial suburb of Baltimore; settled c.1750. An important suburban…

Washington, Booker Taliaferro

(Encyclopedia) Washington, Booker Taliaferro, 1856–1915, American educator, b. Franklin co., Va. Washington was born into slavery; his mother was a mulatto slave on a plantation, his father a white…

White, Clarence Cameron

(Encyclopedia) White, Clarence Cameron, 1880–1960, American composer and violinist, b. Clarksville, Tenn., studied at the Oberlin Conservatory and in Europe. In addition to activities as violinist…

Rainolds, John

(Encyclopedia) Rainolds or Reynolds, JohnRainolds or Reynolds, Johnboth: rĕnˈəldz [key], 1549–1607, English clergyman and biblical scholar. He was a fellow (1568–86) of Corpus Christi College, Oxford…

Langley Air Force Base

(Encyclopedia) Langley Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 3,195 acres (1,293 hectares), SE Va., N of Hampton; est. 1917 and named for aviation pioneer Samuel P. Langley, amalgamated 2010…