Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 239th largest city in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 106,632,(2008 estimate...
Breinigsville was named for George Breinig, who settled on a 123-acre (0.50 km2; 0.192 sq mi) tract in the vicinity in 1789.[1] Around 1855, the Allentown Railroad was graded through Breinigsville, but the tracks were never laid. In the 1860s, the Catasauqua and Fogelsville Railroad used the grade...
George Taylor, signer of the Declaration of Independence, built a Georgian stone house in 1768 in what is now the borough of Catasauqua. Today, the George Taylor House is a National Historic Landmark, a showpiece of the community's rich historical heritage.In 1840, the anthracite iron industry was...
Coopersburg was settled in about 1730 and was called Freyburg, named after Joseph Frey a local tavern owner and judge, in its early years. By the time the town was incorporated, it had been renamed Coopersburg, after Judge Peter Cooper. The town was once the site of famous cattle sales at the estate...
Coplay was part of the 400 acres (1.6 km2) of land John Jacob Schreiber bought from the William Penn heirs in 1740. For a long time it was known as Schreibers. Later it was known as the Lehigh Valley, because of the Lehigh Valley Iron Furnaces that were located here. Lehigh Valley was then changed...
Fogelsville is a village in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is a suburb of Allentown, in Upper Macungie Township, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.Fogelsville is named after Judge John Fogel, who built the first building in the area, a hotel, in 1798.Fogelsville was...
There were 1,911 households out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.1% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had...
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,225 people, 571 households, and 331 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,654.3 people per square mile (1,819.1/kmē). There were 606 housing units at an average density of 2,302.5/sq mi (899.9/kmē). The racial makeup of the borough was...
Laurys Station (previously Slate Dam) is an unincorporated area in North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, about 9 miles (14 km) north of Allentown and about 6 miles (9.7 km) miles southeast of Slatington. Laurys Station is located along Pennsylvania Route 145, and is situated along...
Lower Macungie is one of the fastest growing areas of Pennsylvania[ and is undergoing rapid suburbanization. Some fast-growing areas of the township include Ancient Oaks, Brandywine Village, Brandywine Village 2, Hills at Lock Ridge, Millbrook Farms, and Shepherd Hills. Its villages include East...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.6 square miles (50.9 kmē), all of it land. Its villages include Corning (also in Upper Milford Township,) Dillingersville, Hosensack, Kraussdale, and Limeport (also in Upper Saucon Township.) The township is located in...
There were 5,250 households out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.7% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone...
Orefield is a small unincorporated community in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States, split between North Whitehall and South Whitehall township. Located along Pennsylvania Route 309, Orefield has the zip code of 18069. Its name is derived from the extensive deposits of limonite (iron ore)...
here were 350 households out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.1% had someone...
Schnecksville was first settled in 1756 by Adam Schneck, who owned a tract of land in the area. His log home is still standing but has been moved about a half mile from its original location. In 1840 Schnecksville was laid out by Daniel Schneck. The Schnecks still live in the town today. He and his...
Slatington is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is located 15 miles northwest of Allentown, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. It is five miles south of Palmerton, one mile west of Walnutport and five miles north of Neffs.There were 1,743 households out of which 35.7% had children...
The first settlers of the Lehigh Valley region were Germans who emigrated from earlier settlements along the Perkiomen Creek. The earliest settlers arrived in the region over a 20-year period beginning in about 1732. The immigration of the Germans and other European natives, including Swiss and...
Jeremiah Trexler obtained land adjoining that of his father in Upper Macungie Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where he kept a tavern as early as in 1732. In 1734 a road was laid out from his tavern through North Wales in now Montgomery County to Philadelphia. As was the custom of the time, a...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 26.3 square miles (68.2 kmē), of which, 26.2 square miles (68.0 kmē) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 kmē) of it (0.38%) is water. It is drained by the Little Lehigh Creek and the Jordan Creek into the Lehigh...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 17.9 square miles (46.4 kmē), all of it land. While there are no large towns in the township, its most prominent villages are Old Zionsville, Powder Valley, Shimerville, Vera Cruz and Zionsville. Corning (also in Lower...
There were 3,970 households out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.2% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.3% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone...
There are 6,259 households out of which 24.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.7% were married couples living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.3% were non-families. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had...
There were 1,458 households out of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.9% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 11.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.8% had someone...