Editing Hamburg, Iowa

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'''Hamburg''' is a city in [[Fremont County, Iowa|Fremont County]], [[Iowa]], United States, that is the most southwestern city in Iowa, hugging the borders of [[Missouri]] to the south and [[Nebraska]] to the west. It is situated between the [[Nishnabotna River|Nishnabotna]] and [[Missouri River|Missouri rivers]]. The population was 890 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=cen2020>{{cite web |title=2020 Census State Redistricting Data |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/Iowa/ |website=census.gov |publisher=United states Census Bureau |access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref> It derives its name from the German city of [[Hamburg]].

==History==
The city is less than a quarter mile from the Missouri state line. The first settlers in the community were people who actually thought they were settling in Missouri following the [[Platte Purchase]] of former Indian territory there across the state line opened up settlement. The first formal settlement in the Hamburg vicinity were by the brothers James McKissick, Cornelius McKissick, Daniel McKissick who established McKissick's Grove. A survey was made when Iowa entered the union in 1846, and only then did the settlers discover that they were in Iowa and not Missouri.<ref name="iagenweb1">{{cite web |url=http://iagenweb.org/fremont/history/andreas.htm |title=Fremont County, Iowa history from Andreas' Atlas of Iowa 1875 |publisher=Iagenweb.org |access-date=2013-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726205942/http://iagenweb.org/fremont/history/andreas.htm |archive-date=2013-07-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The brothers were also involved in another [[Border irregularities of the United States|border irregularity]] when they bought [[McKissick Island]] a mile south of Hamburg. They thought at the time the island in the Missouri River was attached to Nebraska territory. The river changed course in 1867 resulting in the island becoming physically attached by dry land to Missouri and cut off from Nebraska by the main channel. Missouri and Nebraska both claimed the island and it was decided in 1904 by the U.S. Supreme Court that it belonged to Nebraska, although the states did not formally agree to the arrangement until 1999. In the meantime students from the Nebraska island passed through Missouri en route to being educated in Hamburg in Iowa.<ref name="iagenweb1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nenemaha/comhist.html#McKiss |title=History of Communities: Nemaha Co. NEGenWeb |publisher=Rootsweb.ancestry.com |access-date=2013-04-02}}</ref>

Hamburg was formally laid out in 1857 at the behest of Augustus Borchers (August Heinrich B., August 26, 1817, Harburg near Hamburg, Germany - November 23, 1885, Hamburg (Ia.))<ref>Ernst August Borchers: ''Borchers aus Goslar 1400-2000 - A Family's History''</ref> who named for the German city and was formally incorporated on April 1, 1867 at about the same time as it was reached by the Council Bluffs and St. Joseph Railroad.  A second railroad Nebraska City Branch of the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad (which came from [[Red Oak, Iowa]]) came through in 1870.<ref name="iagenweb1"/>

Alex and Arthur Vogel started Vogel and Son Popcorn Company in 1948. The company grew to the point where he bought the city's old water tower and train station to store his popcorn - the two structures hold a million pounds of popcorn.  In 1960 the city started its Popcorn Days festival (replacing an earlier named peony festival). Vogel Popcorn is now owned by [[ConAgra Foods]] but remains headquartered in the city. Its popcorn is used in [[Act II (popcorn)|Act II]] and [[Orville Redenbacher's]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Enke |first=Phil |url=http://www.hamburgreporter.com/article/20100914/NEWS/309149998 |title=Art Vogel honored for sparking celebration - News - Hamburg Reporter - Hamburg, IA |publisher=Hamburg Reporter |date=2010-09-14 |access-date=2013-04-02}}</ref>

The city gets considerable publicity during periods of Missouri River flooding, including most recently the [[2019 Midwestern U.S. floods]], which left the city without sewage, water or gas. In 2012, residents sought to raise funds for repairs to the city's [[flood control]] levee with a [[flash mob]] dance video of "Proud Mary," but did not receive the $5 million needed.<ref name=":152">{{Cite web|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2019/10/09/iowa-flooding-2019-missouri-river-buyouts-flood-recovery-fema/2287374001/|title=205 days and counting: For western Iowa, recovery from historic flooding remains a long way off|last=Norvell|first=Kim|date=October 9, 2019|website=Des Moines Register|language=en|access-date=2019-12-08}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/11/us/midwest-flooding.html|title=The Great Flood of 2019: A Complete Picture of a Slow-Motion Disaster|last=Almukhtar|first=Sarah|last2=Migliozzi|first2=Blacki|date=September 11, 2019|website=[[New York Times]]|access-date=2019-09-15|last3=Schwartz|first3=John|last4=Williams|first4=Josh}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/04/10/snow-iowa-mayor-flooding|title='Half Of Our Town Is Still Underwater': One Iowa Mayor Worries About More Flooding As Snow Hits The Midwest|last=Young|first=Robin|last2=McMahon|first2=Serena|date=April 10, 2019|website=[[WBUR-FM|WBUR]]|language=en|access-date=2019-09-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ketv.com/amp/article/hamburg-iowa-devastated-by-flooding-is-without-water-sewage-and-gas/26874613|title=Hamburg, Iowa, devastated by flooding, is without water, sewage and gas|last1=Everson|first1=Sean|date=19 March 2019|website=KETV Omaha|publisher=ABC|access-date=22 March 2019}}</ref>

<gallery>
Image:Full breach at levee L-575 near Hamburg.jpg|An aerial view of the breach at levee L-575 near Hamburg, which occurred June 13, 2011 and increased to nearly 300 feet in size.
Image:July 2011 Flooding Near Hamburg Iowa.jpg|Natural-colour satellite image of muddy flood water near Hamburg after the levee breach.
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==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.10|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-05-11}}</ref>

===Climate===
The hottest temperature ever recorded in Hamburg was 109&nbsp;°F on July 21, 1974, and the lowest temperature was −25&nbsp;°F on December 23, 1989. On average, the hottest month is July, and the coldest is January.

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==Demographics==
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|1860|167
|1870|1431
|1880|2036
|1890|1634
|1900|2079
|1910|1817
|1920|2017
|1930|2103
|1940|2187
|1950|2086
|1960|1647
|1970|1649
|1980|1597
|1990|1248
|2000|1240
|2010|1187
|2020|890
|source={{center|U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name=cen2020/>}}|footnote=Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|title=U.S. Census website|access-date=2020-03-29}} and [http://data.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/PlacesAll/plpopulation18502000.pdf Iowa Data Center]
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[[File:HamburgIowaPopPlot.png|thumb|left|alt=The population of Hamburg, Iowa from US census data|The population of Hamburg, Iowa from US census data]]

===2020 census===
As of the [[United States census|census]] of 2020,<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/2020/2020-census-main.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 890 people, 365 households, and 245 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 793.0 inhabitants per square mile (306.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 458 housing units at an average density of 408.1 per square mile (157.6/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 93.6% [[White Americans|White]], 0.2% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.3% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 1.6% from other races and 3.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 3.4% of the population.

Of the 365 households, 23.3% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.1% were cohabitating couples, 21.9% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 22.5% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 32.9% of all households were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 45.5 years. 23.3% of the residents were under the age of 20; 5.4% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 20.3% were from 25 and 44; 28.1% were from 45 and 64; and 22.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.9% male and 49.1% female.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-05-11}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,187 people, 514 households, and 312 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1079.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 594 housing units at an average density of {{convert|540.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.2% of the population.

There were 514 households, of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.3% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.88.

The median age in the city was 41 years. 23.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.5% were from 25 to 44; 26.3% were from 45 to 64; and 19.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.1% male and 49.9% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,240 people, 544 households, and 343 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,107.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 604 housing units at an average density of {{convert|539.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.21% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.08% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.24% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.32% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.66% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.48% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.48% of the population.

There were 544 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,479, and the median income for a family was $42,935. Males had a median income of $28,162 versus $20,781 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,050. About 11.7% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
Hamburg is the corporate headquarters of Vogel Popcorn, which claims to be the source of 52 percent of the [[popcorn]] grown in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogelpopcorn.com/pages/thevogelstory.html |title=The Vogel Story |publisher=Vogel Popcorn |access-date=2013-04-02}}</ref>

==Education==
[[Hamburg Community School District]] operates a PreK-8 public school; the district pays other school districts to educate high school students.<ref name=SidneyHS>{{cite web|url=http://www.hamburgreporter.com/article/20151209/NEWS/151209904|title=SCHOOL FEATURE: Enrollment for Sidney High School stands at 140|publisher=[[Hamburg Reporter]]|date=2015-12-09|access-date=2018-06-18}}</ref>  A [[Charter schools in the United States|charter]] high school opened in 2022<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.3newsnow.com/news/education/southwest-iowa-city-without-a-high-school-since-2015-to-open-charter-school-in-august|author=<!--not stated--> |date=May 28, 2022|access-date=July 28, 2024|title=Southwest Iowa city without a high school since 2015, to open charter school in August|work=KMTV 3 News Now}}</ref>

From 2011 until 2016 Hamburg was in a grade-sharing relationship with the [[Farragut Community School District]]; prior to 2015 Hamburg students had to go to Farragut for senior high school, while after 2015 all secondary school students (middle and high school) went to Farragut.<ref name=RyanKeepac>{{cite web|author=Ryan, Mackenzie|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/education/2015/03/26/hamburg-farragut-accedidation-districts-schools/70516800/|title=Two districts to close schools to keep accreditation|publisher=[[Des Moines-Register]]|date=2015-03-26|access-date=2018-06-18}}</ref> [[Nishnabotna High School]] in Farragut became the community high school for both Farragut and Hamburg.<ref name=Alvarezhow>{{cite web|author=Álvarez, Brenda|url=http://neatoday.org/2017/04/11/when-a-school-shuts-its-doors/|title=How a Community Copes When a School Shuts its Doors|publisher=[[NEA Today]], [[National Education Association]]|date=2017-04-11|access-date=2018-06-18}}</ref> The Farragut closed in 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/education/2016/07/01/farragut-community-school-district-has-dissolved/86608130/|title=Farragut Community School District has dissolved|publisher=[[Associated Press]] at [[Des Moines Register]]|date=2016-07-01|access-date=2018-06-18}}</ref> and the Hamburg district became a K-8 district that sent its high school students to other districts.<ref name=SidneyHS/>

==Notable people==
*[[Betty Bennett (singer)|Betty Bennett]], singer.<ref>Betty Bennett "The Ladies Who Sing with the Band" The Scarecrow Press, Inc. Lanham, Maryland, and London 2000 {{ISBN|0-8108-3714-5}}</ref>
*[[Julie Kushner]], [[Connecticut Senate|Connecticut state senator]], lived in Hamburg before moving to [[Lincoln, Nebraska]].<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |last1=Hoffman |first1=Jan |title=PUBLIC LIVES; Behind the Wheel, an Organizer in Pearls |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/25/nyregion/public-lives-behind-the-wheel-an-organizer-in-pearls.html |access-date=29 July 2020 |work=New York Times |date=25 April 2000}}</ref>
*[[Willard W. Millikan]], World War II Flying Ace
*[[William Benjamin Polk]], [[Illinois House of Representatives|Illinois state representative]], was born in Hamburg.<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1979-1980,' Biographical Sketch of Ben Polk, pg. 139</ref>
*[[Dani Reeves]], editor-in-chief, ''Deluxe Version'' magazine, owner of Models Access. World-renowned model, born and raised in Hamburg.

==See also==
{{portal|Iowa}}
* [[List of cities in Iowa]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.city-data.com/city/Hamburg-Iowa.html City-Data] Comprehensive statistical data and more about Hamburg
* [http://www.hamburgreporter.com Hamburg Reporter] Hamburg Newspaper

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