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Prince Edward

Hampden Sydney

Hampden Sydney is a census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 1,450 at the 2010 census. Hampden Sydney is the home of , a private all-male college that is the tenth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
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  • Type: Village with 1,190 residents
  • Description: census designated place in Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Hampden Sidney”, “Hampden Sydney, VA”, “Hampden Sydney, Virginia”, “Hampden-Sidney”, and “Hampden-Sydney”
  • Postal code: 23943

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hampden - Sydney College and Cushing Hall.

University
Photo: MorrisS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hampden–Sydney College is a private liberal arts college for men in Hampden Sydney, Virginia. Founded in 1775, it is the oldest privately chartered college in the , the tenth-oldest college in the US, the last college founded before the American Declaration of Independence, and the oldest of the four-year, all-male liberal arts colleges remaining in the United States.

Dormitory
Photo: MorrisS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a dormitory at in southside Virginia. Built in sections from 1822–1833, is the oldest four story dormitory still in use in the United States.

Dormitory
Photo: MorrisS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a dormitory at in southside Virginia. Built in sections from 1824 to 1830, is the second oldest dormitory on Hampden–Sydney's campus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blake Village and Kingsville.

Neighborhood
is an unincorporated community in , , United States.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. It sits on the intersection of VA 133 and US 15…

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. It served as the county seat of Prince Edward County from 1754 to 1872, and as a result a number of historic public buildings may still be found there.

Hampden Sydney

Latitude
37.24238° or 37° 14′ 33″ north
Longitude
-78.45972° or 78° 27′ 35″ west
Population
1,190
Elevation
535 feet (163 metres)
Open location code
87936GRR+X4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158317252
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4762888
Wiki­data ID
Q1377230
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Hampden Sydney” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هامبدن سيدني”
  • Basque: “Hampden Sydney”
  • Catalan: “Hampden Sydney”
  • Cebuano: “Hampden Sydney”
  • Chechen: “Гемпден-Сидней”
  • Chinese: “Hampden Sydney”
  • Dutch: “Hampden Sydney”
  • French: “Hampden Sydney”
  • German: “Hampden Sydney”
  • Gilaki: “همپدن سيدني (ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “همپدن سيدني”
  • Irish: “Hampden Sydney”
  • Italian: “Hampden Sydney”
  • Ladin: “Hampden Sydney”
  • Ladin: “Hampden-Sydney”
  • Malagasy: “Hampden Sydney, Virginia”
  • Malagasy: “Hampden Sydney”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hampden Sydney”
  • Persian: “همپدن سیدنی، ویرجینیا”
  • Persian: “همپدن سیدنی”
  • Polish: “Hampden Sydney”
  • Portuguese: “Hampden Sydney”
  • Serbian: “Хампден-Сидни”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hampden-Sydney, Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hampden-Sydney”
  • South Azerbaijani: “همپدن سیدنی، ویرجینیا”
  • Spanish: “Hampden Sydney”
  • Spanish: “Hampden-Sidney (Virginia)”
  • Spanish: “Hampden-Sydney”
  • Tatar: “Гемпден-Сидней”
  • Ukrainian: “Гемпден-Сідней”
  • Uzbek: “Hampden Sydney”
  • Uzbek: “Ҳампден Сйдней”
  • Volapük: “Hampden Sydney”
  • Welsh: “Hampden Sydney, Virginia”
  • Welsh: “Hampden Sydney”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hampden Sydney College Historic District and College Presbyterian Church.

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