New Hamburg, Missouri

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New Hamburg, Missouri
New Hamburg, Missouri
Country United States
State Missouri
County Scott
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 code 29-51842
GNIS feature ID731624 [2]

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

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Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 218
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]

Education

It is in the Kelso C-7 School District, an elementary only district. [7]

Three Rivers College's service area includes Scott County. [8]

Notable person

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Hamburg, Missouri
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". United States Census Bureau. 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.
  7. Geography Division (January 12, 2021). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Scott County, MO (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved May 30, 2025. - Text list
  8. "23-24 Catalog_Information" (PDF). Three Rivers College. p. 11 (PDF p. 7/44). Retrieved June 1, 2025.

Further reading

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