Kempton is a village in Ford County, Illinois, United States.

A post office was established at the site of Kempton in 1869 and called Sugar Loaf.

[3] Arthur R. Falter (1906–1979), Illinois state legislator and businessman, was born on a farm near Kempton.

[4] David Hatcher Childress, famously featured in over 100 episodes of Ancient Aliens on the History Channel lives in Kempton and Camp Verde, Arizona and is another famous resident of Kempton.

[5] According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Kempton has a total area of 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2), all land.