Hampton, Missouri was a small hamlet in rural Platte County, Missouri

Platte County, Missouri

As of the census of 2000, there were 73,781 people, 29,278 households, and 20,231 families residing in the county. The population density was 176 people per square mile . There were 30,902 housing units at an average density of 74 per square mile...

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The area around Hampton was picked in 1953 to be home for the Kansas City Industrial Airport. In 1966 Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

 annexed the hamlet as part of upgrading the airport to Kansas City International Airport

Kansas City International Airport

Kansas City International Airport , originally named Mid-Continent International Airport, is a public airport located 15 miles northwest of the central business district of Kansas City, in Platte County, Missouri, United States. In 2008, 10,469,892 passengers used the airport...

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The hamlet was one of the first settlements following the Platte Purchase

Platte Purchase

The Platte Purchase was a land acquisition in 1836 by the United States government from Native American tribes all of which was east bank lands along the Missouri River that added to the northwest corner of the state of Missouri. The area acquired is almost as large as the states of Delaware and...

 in 1836.

The hamlet was just south of the airport. It is connected to Farley, Missouri

Farley, Missouri

Farley is a village in Platte County, Missouri, U.S., along the Platte River. The population was 226 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Farley is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....

 to the west by NW Farley Hampton Road. The NW Hampton Road goes south from the community. On the official Kansas City list of its neighborhoods it is part of KCI-2nd Creek, Kansas City.