[3] Between 1736 and 1738, Robert Owings was assigned to "cut a new road as Christopher Gist had marked it" south from Conewago (now Hanover, Pennsylvania) to a point about halfway to Fort Garrison in Baltimore County.

[4] The first European settlers to the area were English immigrants who made their way west from the Port of Philadelphia.

The level and fertile land, coupled with the availability of lime, gave farmers important advantages for successful farming.

In 1879, the Harrisburg Division of the Western Maryland Railroad reached Hampstead.

The accessibility of the railroad attracted new residents and made dairy farming profitable.

Hampstead School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

[5] Once defunct and derelict, it was rehabilitated and is now The Residences at Hampstead School, a retirement facility.

26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Formerly passing directly through the center of town, MD 30 now follows a bypass on the west side of Hampstead, with the original alignment now designated Maryland Route 30 Business.