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 Location of Hamburg inBerks County, Pennsylvania | |
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| Coordinates:40°33′N75°59′W / 40.550°N 75.983°W /40.550; -75.983 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Berks |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.96 sq mi (5.08 km2) |
| • Land | 1.89 sq mi (4.89 km2) |
| • Water | 0.073 sq mi (0.19 km2) |
| Elevation | 397 ft (121 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,270 |
| • Density | 2,262/sq mi (873.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 19526 |
| Area codes | 610 and 484 |
| FIPS code | 42-32120 |
| Website | hamburgboro |
Hamburg (Pennsylvania German:Hambarig) is aborough inBerks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,270 at the2020 census.[3] The town is thought to have been named afterHamburg, Germany, but this is likely to have been a corruption ofBad Homburg.
Hamburg is located in northern Berks County at40°33′0″N75°59′0″W / 40.55000°N 75.98333°W /40.55000; -75.98333 (40.556271, −75.982667),[4] on the east bank of theSchuylkill River. It is bordered on the north, east, and south byWindsor Township and on the west, across the river, byWest Hamburg inTilden Township.
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, Hamburg has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km2), 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2) of which is land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km2), or 3.55%, of which is water.[3]
It has a hot-summerhumid continental climate (Dfa) and average monthly temperatures range from 28.4 °F in January to 73.4 °F in July.[5] Thehardiness zone is 6b.
| Climate data for Hamburg, Pennsylvania (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1894–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 69 (21) | 78 (26) | 88 (31) | 95 (35) | 97 (36) | 102 (39) | 107 (42) | 103 (39) | 100 (38) | 89 (32) | 80 (27) | 75 (24) | 107 (42) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 37.7 (3.2) | 40.6 (4.8) | 49.9 (9.9) | 62.5 (16.9) | 72.6 (22.6) | 80.9 (27.2) | 85.3 (29.6) | 83.1 (28.4) | 76.1 (24.5) | 64.3 (17.9) | 52.6 (11.4) | 42.0 (5.6) | 62.3 (16.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 28.8 (−1.8) | 31.2 (−0.4) | 39.9 (4.4) | 51.1 (10.6) | 61.4 (16.3) | 70.3 (21.3) | 74.8 (23.8) | 72.8 (22.7) | 65.4 (18.6) | 53.4 (11.9) | 42.9 (6.1) | 33.8 (1.0) | 52.1 (11.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 20.0 (−6.7) | 21.9 (−5.6) | 30.0 (−1.1) | 39.8 (4.3) | 50.3 (10.2) | 59.6 (15.3) | 64.4 (18.0) | 62.5 (16.9) | 54.7 (12.6) | 42.4 (5.8) | 33.2 (0.7) | 25.6 (−3.6) | 42.0 (5.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −20 (−29) | −13 (−25) | −1 (−18) | 10 (−12) | 28 (−2) | 35 (2) | 37 (3) | 39 (4) | 30 (−1) | 17 (−8) | 6 (−14) | −10 (−23) | −20 (−29) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 3.45 (88) | 2.73 (69) | 3.70 (94) | 3.72 (94) | 4.08 (104) | 4.96 (126) | 5.15 (131) | 4.92 (125) | 5.09 (129) | 4.47 (114) | 3.32 (84) | 3.89 (99) | 49.48 (1,257) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 5.1 (13) | 7.1 (18) | 4.6 (12) | 0.3 (0.76) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.5 (1.3) | 3.7 (9.4) | 21.3 (54) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 11.1 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 12.0 | 13.7 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 132.6 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 12.5 |
| Source:NOAA[6][7] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 329 | — | |
| 1830 | 560 | — | |
| 1850 | 1,035 | — | |
| 1860 | 1,334 | 28.9% | |
| 1870 | 1,590 | 19.2% | |
| 1880 | 2,010 | 26.4% | |
| 1890 | 2,127 | 5.8% | |
| 1900 | 2,315 | 8.8% | |
| 1910 | 2,301 | −0.6% | |
| 1920 | 2,764 | 20.1% | |
| 1930 | 3,637 | 31.6% | |
| 1940 | 3,717 | 2.2% | |
| 1950 | 3,805 | 2.4% | |
| 1960 | 3,747 | −1.5% | |
| 1970 | 3,909 | 4.3% | |
| 1980 | 4,011 | 2.6% | |
| 1990 | 3,987 | −0.6% | |
| 2000 | 4,114 | 3.2% | |
| 2010 | 4,289 | 4.3% | |
| 2020 | 4,270 | −0.4% | |
| Sources:[8][9][10][2] | |||
As of thecensus[9] of 2000, there were 4,114 people, 1,824 households, and 1,156 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,212.2 inhabitants per square mile (854.1/km2). There were 1,932 housing units at an average density of 1,038.9 per square mile (401.1/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.91%White, 0.34%African American, 0.12%Native American, 0.32%Asian, 0.49% fromother races, and 0.83% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 0.83% of the population.
There were 1,824 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% weremarried 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. Theper capita income for the borough was $20,689. About 5.1% of families and 6.2% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.
In 1779, Martin Kaercher Jr. received 250 acres (1.0 km2) of land from his father and divided it into building lots, naming the area "Kaercher Stadt". Hamburg was officially founded in 1787, generally thought to have been named after the "German Hamburg" due to the largely German population of the region. However, Martin Kaerscher Jr.'s father Johann Martin Kaerscher Sr. (1718-1787) emigrated in 1738 from Langenselbold in Hessia[11] which is far from the northern seaport of Hamburg, so it is likely that "Hamburg" is a corruption ofBad Homburg due to the Blue Mountains' very similar appearance to theTaunus mountain range.[12]
On July 1, 1798 Hamburg became the second town with postal designation in Berks County, preceded only by Reading.
TheCentre Turnpike was created in 1812, running between theReading andPottsville. Hamburg began to grow rapidly due to the close proximity of a major roadway. Eight years later, theSchuylkill Canal was completed, followed quickly by railroad lines. Both of these advances in infrastructure had stops in Hamburg and helped spur population growth.
In 1837, Hamburg was officially organized as a borough.
TheHamburg Historic District,Hamburg Armory, andHamburg Public Library are listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[13]
TheHamburg Area School District is geographically the largest in all of Berks County with a size of 103 square miles (270 km2). Within this area there are on average 2600 students, ranging from kindergarten to high school. The school district includes the towns of Hamburg andShoemakersville, as well as the rural townships ofPerry,Tilden,Upper Bern,Upper Tulpehocken, andWindsor.
There are two elementary schools, one located in Tilden Township and the other located in Shoemakersville, that teach to students K-5. From there both schools combine into one middle school, grades 6–8, and then finally one high school, grades 9–12. Both the high school and middle school are located within Hamburg and are separated by less than 0.5 miles (800 m). There is also a nearby private high school,Blue Mountain Academy grades 9–12, that has an average enrollment of 204 students.
Of the 10 churches located in the Hamburg area, six of them offer a weekly Sunday or Sabbath school services. Many of these churches also have preschool programs for children too young to attend kindergarten.
As of 2015, there were 24.49 miles (39.41 km) of public roads in Hamburg, of which 5.03 miles (8.10 km) were maintained by thePennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 19.46 miles (31.32 km) were maintained by the borough.[14]
TheInterstate 78/U.S. Route 22 freeway passes through the borough, with access from Exit 30 (North 4th Street). It is 28 miles (45 km) west ofAllentown and 54 miles (87 km) east ofHarrisburg, the state capital.Pennsylvania Route 61 passes through the southern part of the borough, leading south 16 miles (26 km) toReading and north 18 miles (29 km) toPottsville.
Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority (BARTA) provides bus service to Hamburg along Route 20, which heads south along PA 61 to theBARTA Transportation Center in Reading. There is apark and ride lot at theRedner's in Hamburg that is served by BARTA.[15]Schuylkill Transportation System provides bus service to Hamburg along Route 80, which heads north intoSchuylkill County toUnion Station Intermodal Transit Center in Pottsville.[16]
Passenger rail service connected Hamburg at one time to Reading and Philadelphia to the east and Pottsville to the west via thePhiladelphia and Reading main line.[17] Service ended in 1981 whenSEPTA discontinued thePottsville Line.[18] TheReading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad provides freight service to Hamburg, with a branch line running south from Hamburg toTemple and itsReading Division mainline passing through West Hamburg.[19]
TheReading Railroad Heritage Museum, located at 500 S 3rd Street, is dedicated to the preservation of the Reading Railroad. Featuring a permanentmodel train layout and several pieces of rolling stock from various eras before theConrail merger in 1976, the museum is open year-round on Saturdays and Sundays.
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