Contents Cover Photographs provided by Gretchen Heldmann from Town Archives or Citizen Input. Photo descriptions ‐ clockwise starting from upper left: 1. Hampden Arbor Day tree planting, 2008 2. Construction of Angler’s Restaurant, 2009 3. A view of a horse farm 4. Business on Rt. 1A North 5. Playground at Lura Hoit Pool 6. A view of Perry Farm on Old County Road 7. A view of Souadabscook Stream TABLE OF CONTENTS A. Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 1 A.1 STATUTORY BASIS ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 A.2 COMMUNITY PURPOSE ................................................................................................................................................. 2 A.3 HISTORY .................................................................................................................................................................... 2 A.4 SCOPE AND STRUCTURE ................................................................................................................................................ 3 A.5 LIST OF MAPS ............................................................................................................................................................. 5 A.6 LIMITATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................... 6 A.7 CONSULTANT .............................................................................................................................................................. 6 A.8 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................................................................. 7 B. Community Character and History ................................................................................................. 8 B.1 GEOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................................................................... 8 B.2 COMMUNITY CHARACTER .............................................................................................................................................. 8 B.3 SCENIC INVENTORY .................................................................................................................................................... 12 B.4 BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SETTLEMENT OF HAMPDEN ........................................................................................................... 12 B.5 PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY ........................................................................................................................................ 18 B.6 HISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY ............................................................................................................................................. 20 B.7 HISTORIC PRESERVATION EFFORTS ................................................................................................................................ 25 B.8 HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN ..................................................................................................................................... 26 C. Population .................................................................................................................................... 28 C.1 TOTAL POPULATION AND GROWTH RATES ...................................................................................................................... 28 C.2 MIGRATION ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................................................ 30 C.3 POPULATION BY AGE GROUP ....................................................................................................................................... 31 C.4 POPULATION BY GENDER ............................................................................................................................................. 35 C.5 REGIONAL POPULATION TRENDS ................................................................................................................................... 35 C.6 HOUSEHOLDS ............................................................................................................................................................ 36 C.7 EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS................................................................................................................................... 38 C.8 SEASONAL POPULATION .............................................................................................................................................. 40 C.9 POPULATION PROJECTIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 40 C.10 PLANNING PERSPECTIVES .......................................................................................................................................... 42 D. Employment and Economy .......................................................................................................... 43 D.1 HISTORICAL COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ......................................................................................................................... 43 D.2 RECENT ECONOMIC TRENDS ........................................................................................................................................ 43 D.3 LABOR FORCE ........................................................................................................................................................... 44 D.4 EMPLOYERS .............................................................................................................................................................. 46 D.5 HOME OCCUPATIONS ................................................................................................................................................. 48 D.6 FOREST PRODUCTS .................................................................................................................................................... 48 D.7 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS .......................................................................................................................................... 49 D.8 INCOME ................................................................................................................................................................... 49 D.9 COMMUTING ............................................................................................................................................................ 53 D.10 TAXABLE SALES ....................................................................................................................................................... 53 D.11 SECTOR CATEGORY DEFINITIONS: ............................................................................................................................... 55 D.12 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY ........................................................................................................................... 55 D.13 ECONOMIC PROFILE SUMMARIZED .............................................................................................................................. 56 D.14 COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING ...................................................................................................................................... 56 D.15 LAND USE REGULATION ............................................................................................................................................ 56 D.16 LOCAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................................................................... 56 iii Town of Hampden Comprehensive Plan 2010 D.17 STATE AND REGIONAL COORDINATION ........................................................................................................................ 57 D.18 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ...................................................................................................................... 58 E. Housing ......................................................................................................................................... 59 E.1 TOTAL HOUSING UNITS ............................................................................................................................................... 59 E.2 HOUSING TYPES ......................................................................................................................................................... 60 E.3 OCCUPANCY ............................................................................................................................................................. 61 E.4 HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS ......................................................................................................................................... 63 E.5 HOUSING COSTS ........................................................................................................................................................ 64 E.6 SUBSIDIZED HOUSING NEED ........................................................................................................................................