Hamburg is a village in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States. The population was 99 at the 2020 census, down from 128 at the 2010 census. Geography Hamburg is located at (39.231277, -90.716207). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Hamburg has a total area of , of which (or 79.57%) is land and (or 20.43%) is water. History One hundred lots in the town of Hamburg were offered for sale by John Shaw in 1836. Once a thriving river community where apples were loaded and shipped, banks were busy and profitable, stores were laden with goods and shoppers, Hamburg now sits quietly along and sometimes in the waters of the Mississippi. The only public facility is the Hamburg Post Office. A bluff top monument overlooks the village, indicating the burial of riverboat Captain Swarnes who wished to be buried upright to command a panoramic view of the river. National Geographic, September 1975; pages 308 and 309, published a picture of the Delta Queen heading up the Mississippi river past Hamburg, using Captain Swarnes' monument as the photographer's vantage point. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 99 people, 42 households, and 35 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 74 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 79.80% White, 2.02% African American, 0.00% Native American, 1.01% Asian, 2.02% from other races, and 15.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.05% of the population. There were 42 households, out of which 92.86% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.43% were married couples living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.67% were non-families. 9.52% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.52% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.09 and the average family size was 3.64. The village's age distribution consisted of 25.5% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 15.1% from 25 to 44, 32.7% from 45 to 64, and 26.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 168.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 123.5 males. The median income for a household in the village was $38,571,