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Upper Mount Bethel Township, Pennsylvania
Upper Mount Bethel Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Upper Mount Bethel Township was 6,706 at the 2010 census. The township is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. History Old Mount Bethel was one of the oldest settled areas in Northampton County. Included in its jurisdiction was the Old Hunter Settlement, founded by the Ulster Scotts around 1730. The same year, Old Mount Bethel was erected a town. After the Walking Purchase of 1737 between the William Penn family and the Lenape Delaware Indian tribes was completed, Old Mount Bethel was established in Bucks County. In 1752, Bucks County was divided and Northampton County was established, placing Old Mount Bethel within the boundaries of Northampton County. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Northampton County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 312,951. Its county seat is Easton. The county was formed in 1752 from parts of Bucks County. Its namesake was Northamptonshire, England. The county seat of Easton was named for the country house Easton Neston in that shire. Northampton County and Lehigh County to its west combine to form the eastern Pennsylvania region known as the Lehigh Valley, and both counties are included in the Philadelphia media market, the nation's fourth largest media market. Lehigh County, with a population of 374,557 of the 2020 U.S. census, is the more highly populated of the two counties. Northampton County is industrially oriented, producing cement and other industrial products. It was a center for global cement production with the world's then-largest cement producer Atlas Portland Cement Company operating in the county for nearly a century from 1895 until 1982. Bethlehem Steel, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Penn
William Penn ( – ) was an English writer and religious thinker belonging to the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, a North American colony of England. He was an early advocate of democracy and religious freedom, notable for his good relations and successful treaties with the Lenape Native Americans. In 1681, King Charles II handed over a large piece of his North American land holdings along the North Atlantic Ocean coast to Penn to pay the debts the king had owed to Penn's father, the admiral and politician Sir William Penn. This land included the present-day states of Pennsylvania and Delaware. Penn immediately set sail and took his first step on American soil, sailing up the Delaware Bay and Delaware River, past earlier Swedish and Dutch riverfront colonies, in New Castle (now in Delaware) in 1682. On this occasion, the colonists pledged allegiance to Penn as their new proprietor, and the first Pennsylvania General A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Township, New Jersey
White Township is a township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 4,882, reflecting an increase of 637 (+15.0%) from the 4,245 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 642 (+17.8%) from the 3,603 counted in the 1990 Census. White Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1913, from portions of Oxford Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 1, 1913, making it the second-youngest township in the county.Snyder, John P''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 248. Accessed October 25, 2012. The township was named after Alexander White, who came to the area sometime before 1760 and built a stone mansion called "The White House" near a place called Roxburg. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belvidere, New Jersey
Belvidere is a town in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the town's population was 2,681,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Belvidere town, Warren County, New Jersey . Accessed May 31, 2013. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Mount Bethel Township, Pennsylvania
Lower Mount Bethel Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Lower Mount Bethel Township was 3,101 at the 2010 census. Lower Mount Bethel Township is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 24.7 square miles (63.9 km2), of which 24.2 square miles (62.7 km2) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.2 km2) (1.95%) is water. It is drained by the Delaware River, which forms its eastern and southern boundary and separates it from New Jersey. Its villages include Gruvertown, Martins Creek, Mount Pleasant, and Riverton. Neighboring municipalities * Upper Mount Bethel Township (northeast) * Washington Township (northwest) * Plainfield Township (west) * Forks Township (southwest) *Harmony Township, New Jersey (south) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Bangor, Pennsylvania
East Bangor is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The population of East Bangor was 1,124 as of the 2020 census. It is located in the Lehigh Valley metropolitan region, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th most populous Metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. Geography East Bangor is located at (40.879848, -75.184934). According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which , or 9.64%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 979 people, 387 households, and 261 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,304.1 people per square mile (504.0/km2). There were 417 housing units at an average density of 555.5 per square mile (214.7/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.98% White (U.S. Census), White, 0.20% African American (U.S. Census), African American, 0.10% Native American (U.S. Census), N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Washington Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The population of Washington Township was 5,122 at the 2010 census. Washington Township is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which all is land except for of water surface, or 0.11% of the township's total area. It is in the Delaware River watershed and is drained by Martins Creek, except for a small area in the southeast drained by Oughoughton Creek. Its northwest corner is located on Blue Mountain. Its villages include Ackermanville, Factoryville, Flicksville, and Richmond. Its numbered routes include 191, 512, and 611. Neighboring municipalities * Plainfield Township (west) * Lower Mount Bethel Township (southeast) * Upper Mount Bethel Township (east and northeast) * East Bangor (east) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slateford, Pennsylvania
Slateford is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which has a population of 861,899 and is the 68th most populous Metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. The nearest communities are Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Stroudsburg to the north and Portland, Pennsylvania, Portland to the south. Slateford is approximately one mile (1.4 km) from the Delaware Water Gap. Its name comes from its location at the edge of the Northampton Slate Belt. Slateford is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area. Slate production began in the area as early as 1808, making it one of the earliest such sites in the United States. Immigrants from Wales and England came in the 19th century to work in the quarries. Quarries and slate production factories operated in the area until 1917. Slateford is the location of Slateford J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania
Mount Bethel is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Upper Mount Bethel Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th most populous Metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. Mount Bethel is located along Pennsylvania Route 611, north of the intersection with Pennsylvania Route 512. References {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Northampton County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Mountain (Pennsylvania)
Blue Mountain, Blue Mountain Ridge, or the Blue Mountains of Pennsylvania, is a ridge of the Appalachian Mountains in eastern Pennsylvania. Forming the southern and eastern edge of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians physiographic province in Pennsylvania, Blue Mountain extends from the Delaware Water Gap on the New Jersey border in the east to Big Gap in Franklin County in south-central Pennsylvania at its southwestern end. Views of Blue Mountain dominate the southern tier of most eastern and central Pennsylvanian counties, providing an ever-visible backdrop cutting across the northern or western horizon. Most transport corridors and road beds piercing the barrier necessarily pass through either large water gaps (west to east: the Susquehanna, Schuylkill, Lehigh and Delaware River valleys) or wind gaps, low gaps in the ridge caused by ancient watercourses. The barrier ridge forms a distinct boundary between a number of Pennsylvania's geographical and cultural regions. To the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on the southwest by Delaware Bay and the state of Delaware. At , New Jersey is the fifth-smallest state in land area; but with close to 9.3 million residents, it ranks 11th in population and first in population density. The state capital is Trenton, and the most populous city is Newark. With the exception of Warren County, all of the state's 21 counties lie within the combined statistical areas of New York City or Philadelphia. New Jersey was first inhabited by Native Americans for at least 2,800 years, with the Lenape being the dominant group when Europeans arrived in the early 17th century. Dutch and Swedish colonists founded the first European settlements in the state. The British later seized control o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delaware River
The Delaware River is a major river in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. From the meeting of its branches in Hancock (village), New York, Hancock, New York, the river flows for along the borders of New York (state), New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, before emptying into Delaware Bay. It is the longest free-flowing river in the Eastern United States. The river has been recognized by the National Wildlife Federation as one of the country's Great Waters. The river's drainage basin, watershed drains an area of and provides drinking water for 17 million people. The river has two branches that rise in the Catskill Mountains of New York: the West Branch Delaware River, West Branch at Mount Jefferson (New York), Mount Jefferson in Jefferson, New York, Jefferson, Schoharie County, New York, Schoharie County, and the East Branch Delaware River, East Branch at Grand Gorge, New York, Grand Gorge, Delaware County, New York, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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