History · Hamburg

Hamburg’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Hamburg Township is a civil township of Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 21,259. It is the most populated municipality in Livingston County.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 21,165 people in 2010, 21,259 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1991.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hamburg yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

built from the dates on the items below
1895Standard atlas of Livingston County, Michigan -…Map
1900–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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