Hampshire, Tennessee

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Hampshire
Unincorporated
Motto: Neighbors oe'r the Hills
Founded by	John Hunter
Area
• Total	185.57 km² (71.65 sq mi)
• Land	185.57 km² (71.65 sq mi)
• Water	0 km² (0 sq mi) 0%
Elevation	184.09 m (603.97 ft)
Population
• Total	1,473
• Density	7.9/km² (21/sq mi)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
Zip code	38461
Area code(s)	931

Hampshire is an unincorporated community in Maury County, Tennessee, United States, founded in 1808.^[1]

Education

Hampshire Unit School, enrolling kindergarten through grade 12, is operated as a unit of Maury County Public Schools.^[2]

Police protection

Since Hampshire is unincorporated, no government body represents the town personally to provide a police service. The Maury County Sheriffs Department maintains all law enforcement duties. Constables also have concurrent jurisdiction with the sheriff; however, they rarely exercise such authority.

Fire protection

Hampshire is protected by the Hampshire Fire Department, an independent division of the Maury County Fire Department, a fully operational volunteer department servicing the entire county.

Notable residents

Wynn Varble, songwriter

References

v t e Municipalities and communities of Maury County, Tennessee, United States

County seat: Columbia

Cities	Columbia Mt. Pleasant Spring Hill‡

CDPs	Summertown‡

Unincorporated communities	Culleoka Fly Hampshire Hopewell Santa Fe Williamsport

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 35°35′48″N 87°17′35″W / 35.59667°N 87.29306°W / 35.59667; -87.29306

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