Hamburg (village), New York
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Hamburg is a village in Erie County, New York, USA. The population was 10,116 at the 2000 census. The village is reportedly named after Hamburg, a city in Germany.
The Village of Hamburg lies in the southeast corner of the Town of Hamburg and is south of Buffalo, New York.
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[edit] History
The Village of Hamburg was incorporated in 1874.
The village had a population in 1880 of 758.
[edit] Relationship to hamburgers
Every July, the Village of Hamburg celebrates Burgerfest to commemorate the invention of the hamburger in Hamburg 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 whose name actually correlates with the name of the sandwich.
[edit] Geography
Hamburg is located at (42.722759, -78.833853)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.5 km² (2.5 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.
Hamburg lies at the junction of major trunk 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).
Eighteen Mile Creek flows south of the village to Lake Erie.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 10,116 people, 4,010 households, and 2,694 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,556.1/km² (4,025.2/mi²). There were 4,144 housing units at an average density of 637.5/km² (1,648.9/mi²). 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.
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County Seat: Buffalo |
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Alden | Amherst | Aurora | Boston | Brant | Cheektowaga | Clarence | Collins | Concord | Eden | Elma | Evans | Grand Island | Hamburg | Holland | Lancaster | Marilla | Newstead | North Collins | Orchard Park | Sardinia | Tonawanda | Wales | West Seneca |
| Villages |
Alden | Angola | Blasdell | Depew | East Aurora | Farham | Gowanda | Hamburg | Kenmore | Lancaster | North Collins | Orchard Park | Sloan | Springville | Williamsville |
| CDPs |
Angola on the Lake | Billington Heights | Cheektowaga | Clarence Center | Eden | Elma Center | Harris Hill | Holland | Lake Erie Beach | North Boston | Tonawanda | Town Line | West Seneca |
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