Hamburg (village), New York

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official_name = Hamburg, New York
settlement_type = Village
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = New York
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Erie
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area_total_km2 = 6.5
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area_total_sq_mi = 2.5
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 10116
population_density_km2 = 1554.1
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timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_m = 250
elevation_ft = 820
latd = 42 |latm = 43 |lats = 22 |latNS = N
longd = 78 |longm = 50 |longs = 2 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP codes
postal_code = 14075, 14219
area_code = 716
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Hamburg is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 10,116 at the 2000 census. The village is reportedly named after Hamburg, a city in Germany. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Village of Hamburg lies in the southeast corner of the Town of Hamburg and is south of Buffalo, New York.

History

The Village of Hamburg was incorporated in 1874 and had a population in 1880 of 758.

Relationship to hamburgers

Every July, the Village of Hamburg celebrates Burgerfest to commemorate the invention of the hamburger in Hamburg Disputed-inline at the Erie County Fair in 1885. According to local legend, Frank and Charles Menches were food vendors from Ohio that created a flattened meatball sandwich they called a "Hamburger" in honor of the town. Although other jurisdictions also claim to have been the location in which the "hamburger" was invented, Hamburg, New York is the only town in the USA whose name actually correlates with the name of the sandwich.

Geography

Hamburg is located at coor dms|42|43|21|N|78|50|1|W|city (42.722759, -78.833853)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²).None of the area is covered with water.

Hamburg lies at the junction of major truck roads, such as the Lakeview Road, Boston State Road (Route 391), Sisson Highway (Route 75), South Park Avenue/Buffalo Street (US Route 62), which becomes Gowanda State Road south of the village, and McKinley Parkway. Hamburg is east of the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90).

The Eighteen Mile Creek flows south of the village to Lake Erie.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 10,116 people, 4,010 households, and 2,694 families residing in the village. The population density was 4,025.2 people per square mile (1,556.1/km²). There were 4,144 housing units at an average density of 1,648.9/sq mi (637.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.64% White, 0.20% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.

There were 4,010 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $51,239, and the median income for a family was $63,180. Males had a median income of $43,395 versus $31,731 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,371. About 2.8% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.villagehamburg.com Village of Hamburg webpage]