Hamburg (Pennsylvania)

Berks County

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Hamburg is a borough in Berks County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In Hamburg 4114 inhabitants. The population density is 854 inhabitants / km ².

Geography

Hamburg is located in eastern Pennsylvania and is the most northerly borough of the county. Hamburg is located on the Schuylkill River and is surrounded by farmland. The village is located 24 km north of Reading and 111 kilometers west of Philadelphia. Hamburg has an area of 5.2 km ², of which 0.4 km ² water surface.

History

Hamburg was founded under the name of Martin Kaercher Jr. Kaerchertown 1787. The current name comes from German immigrants and is derived from the northern German city of Hamburg.

Traffic

Through Hamburg lead in east-west direction together to extend Interstate 78 and U.S. Highway 22; Pennsylvania State Route 61 leads in a north-south direction to the west past the settlement area.

Recreation areas

In Hamburg, the Hamburg Park Parks and Kaercher Creek Park are. In the surroundings, lakes Blue Marsh Lake, Lake Ontelaunee and the Leaser Lake lie. Nearby is also the Weiser State Forest.

Demography

The average income of a household is $ 37,683 per year, the average income for a family at $ 50,957. Males have a median income of $ 37,650 a year compared to women with an average of $ 22,308. The per capita income is $ 20,689. 5.1% of the population and 6.2% of families are below the poverty line. 11.4% of the population is under 18 years old and 100 females aged 18 and over, there are 84.1 men statistically. The average age is 40 years. (As of 2000).

Most of the inhabitants are of German descent (44% ), followed by Native Americans (14.3%), Irish (9.7%), Italians (5.1%), English (4.7% ) and Poland (3, 2%).

In the village of English is the main language, but is also about 2 % German (Pennsylvania Dutch) and spoken by 1.6 % speak Spanish.

• Location in Pennsylvania
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• Berks County