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Hamburg is a Town in Erie County , New York , USA . As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 56,259. The Town of Hamburg is on the western border of the county and is south of Buffalo, New York . Hamburg is one of the "Southtowns" in Erie County. A village called Hamburg is in the town. HISTORY Historical evidencehttp://www.townofhamburgny.com/about_the_town.asp Town of Hamburg - History shows that the area was settled originally by the Kahquak and Erie Indians. Some people have claimed that the name "Hamburg" was selected due to the presence of German settlers in the town, but they did not arrive until long after the town was formed and named. The 19th Century Around 1805 the settlement was known as Barkerville, named after Zenas Barker, the Postmaster. On the site of this building today is the Bay View Hotel. The first landowner in the area was John Cummings, who built the first grist mill in 1806. The Town of Hamburg was formed by government decree on March 20, 1812 from the (now defunct) Town of Willink. The first town meeting took place on April 7, 1812 at Jacob Wright's Tavern at Wright's Corners, which was renamed to Abbott's Corners, and now Armor. One of the early noted activities of the Town Board in that same year was to place a $5 bounty on wolf hides, due to the complaints of the local settlers who were being bothered by them. In 1815 mail routes were established. The earliest settlers in the area were from New England. Germans started arriving in the 1830s and set up many successful farms. On November 29, 1824, a meeting was held in Abbott's Corners, at the home of early settler, Seth Abbott. At a vote of those present, agreement was reached to form a library with the sum of $102.http://www.buffalolib.org/libraries/hamburg/history/ A History of the Hamburg Public Library By 1850, the town was reduced by the formation of the Towns of Orchard Park and West Seneca . Around 1852 the Erie Railroad was built through the area. In 1868 the Erie County Fair came to the town and has been located there since then. In 1875 the weekly publication of the Erie County Independent began. This is now known as "The Sun". Telephone service in the area started in 1886. In 1897 a group of women known as the Nineteenth Century Club started a permanent free public library, known as the Hamburg Free Library. Until 1901 it was located in various rented buildings. Starting in 1890 and to support the growing regional steel industry, Polish and Italians began to arrive in the area History of Hamburg . In 1898, the community of Blasdell set itself apart from the town by incorporating as a village. The 20th Century The Hamburg Free Library was moved into a Carnegie library on Center Street on November 8, 1915 where it remained until 1966 when the current library at 102 Buffalo Street was opened. A trolley car system was established in the early 1900s. The 21st Century In 2003, PETA offered the town $15,000 (payable in non-meat burgers given to area schools) to change its name to ''Veggieburg''. The town declined the offer. {Link without Title} Notable residents Hamburg is the birthplace of Eugene Asa Carr , Union Army general during the American Civil War best-known for leading the assault at Port Gibson in the Vicksburg Campaign in 1863. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 107.0 Km&2 (41.3 Mi&2 ). 106.9 km&2 (41.3 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it (0.05%) is water. Lake Erie forms the western border of the town and Eighteen-Mile Creek , the southern boundary. The New York State Thruway ( Interstate 90 ), US Route 62 (South Park Avenue/Buffalo Street), US Route 20 (Southwestern Boulevard), and NY Highway 5 pass through the town. NY Highway 75 is partly conjoined with US-5 in Hamburg village. US Route 20A diverges from US-20 north of Hamburg village as both routes proceed to the east. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census &2 of 2000, there were 56,259 people, 21,999 households, and 15,157 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 526.1/km&2 (1,362.7/mi&2). There were 22,833 housing units at an average density of 213.5/km&2 (553.1/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.93% White , 0.49% Black or African American , 0.20% Native American , 0.39% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.38% from Other Races , and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.56% of the population. There were 21,999 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were Married Couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.07. In the town the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $47,888, and the median income for a family was $56,974. Males had a median income of $41,440 versus $27,602 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $21,943. About 3.2% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS
HAMBURG INFORMATION Hilbert College is in the Town of Hamburg, north of Hamburg Village , and part of the south campus of Erie Community College is in the eastern part of the Town . The Erie County Fair , recently renamed America's Fair, is the second largest County fair in the United States and is held at the fairgrounds every year in August . REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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