New Hamburg, Missouri

New Hamburg, Missouri
Census-Designated Place
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CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyScott
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.90 sq mi (2.33 km2)
 • Land0.89 sq mi (2.30 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
[2]
338 ft (103 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
218
 • Density245.50/sq mi (94.80/km2)
FIPS code29-51842
GNIS feature ID731624[2]

New Hamburg is an unincorporated community in Scott County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020218—
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

History

New Hamburg was originally called Hamburg, and under the latter name was platted in 1866.[4] The community was named after Hamburg, in Germany, the native land of a large share of the first settlers.[5] A post office called New Hamburg was established in 1874, and remained in operation until 1972.[6]

Notable person

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Hamburg, Missouri
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "Scott County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  5. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 363.
  6. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 24, 2016.

37°07′35″N 89°35′36″W / 37.12639°N 89.59333°W / 37.12639; -89.59333


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