Hamburg, Pennsylvania
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| Borough of Hamburg | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Berks |
| Area | 2.0 mi² (5.2 km²) |
| - land | 1.9 mi² (4.9 km²) |
| - water | 0.1 mi² (0.3 km²) |
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| - elevation | 397 ft (121 m) |
| Population | 4,114 (2000) |
| Density | 2,212.2 /mi² (854.1 /km²) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 610 |
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Hamburg is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,114 at the 2000 census. Home to the annual King Frost Parade, usually held in late October. Also, it is home to the annual Hamburger Festival. The town is named after Hamburg, Germany, because there are many ancestors from Germany living in the area.[citation needed]
[edit] Geography
Hamburg is located at (40.556271, -75.982667).GR1
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²). 4.8 km² (1.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (7.00%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,114 people, 1,824 households, and 1,156 families residing in the borough. The population density was 854.0/km² (2,212.2/mi²). There were 1,932 housing units at an average density of 401.0/km² (1,038.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.91% White, 0.34% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.49% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population. Unfortunately there has been a steady rise in the Hispanic population since 2000. This had lead to an increase in crime. The migration appears to be coming from Reading, a city which was once nice but now is over-run by degenerate minorities. Most do not have real jobs and resort to crime.
There were 1,824 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the borough the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $37,683, and the median income for a family was $50,957. Males had a median income of $37,650 versus $22,308 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $20,689. About 5.1% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.
