Hamburg, also known as Hamburgh or Hamburg Station, is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Perry County Perry County may refer to:
United States
*Perry County, Alabama
*Perry County, Arkansas
*Perry County, Illinois
*Perry County, Indiana
*Perry County, Kentucky
*Perry County, Mississippi
*Perry County, Missouri
*Perry County, Ohio
* Perry Cou ...
,
Alabama
Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...
, United States. A post office operated under the name Hamburg from 1833 to 1941.
Demographics
Hamburg appeared on the 1850 U.S. Census as an incorporated town. It had a population of 92. Of those 92, it had 46 black and 46 white residents. Forty five of the forty six black residents were slaves and 1 was free. This was the only time Hamburg appeared on the census rolls. Although it was mentioned on the 1870 census, its population was not separately returned from its precinct.
Notable person
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Mary Ward Brown
Mary Ward Brown (June 18, 1917 – May 14, 2013) was an American short story writer and memoirist. Her works largely feature Alabama as a setting and have received several awards.
Early life
Brown was born on June 18, 1917, in Hamburg, Alabama ...
, novelist
References
Unincorporated communities in Perry County, Alabama
Unincorporated communities in Alabama
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