Hamburg, Alabama

Hamburg, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Hamburg, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°31′40″N 87°17′11″W / 32.52778°N 87.28639°WCoordinates: 32°31′40″N 87°17′11″W / 32.52778°N 87.28639°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Perry
Elevation	223 ft (68 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	334
GNIS feature ID	119621[1]

Hamburg, also known as Hamburgh or Hamburg Station, is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Alabama, United States. A post office operated under the name Hamburg from 1833 to 1941.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1850	92		—
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Hamburg appeared on the 1850 U.S. Census as an incorporated town. It had a population of 92. Of those 92, it had exactly 46 black and 46 white residents. 45 of the 46 black residents were slaves and just 1 was free.^[4] This was the only time Hamburg appeared on the census rolls, although it was mentioned on the 1870 census, but its population was not separately returned from its beat (or precinct).

Notable person

• Mary Ward Brown, novelist^[5]

References

1. "Hamburg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
3. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
4. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1850a-17.pdf
5. Dickson, Foster. "Mary Ward Brown". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Alabama Humanities Foundation. Retrieved 26 August 2015.