Lower Nazareth Township is a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Northampton County,
Pennsylvania
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. The population of Lower Nazareth Township was 5,674 at the 2010 census. The township is located in the
Lehigh Valley
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, which had a population of 861,899 and was thus the 68th most populous
metropolitan area
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in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 13.4 square miles (34.7 km
2), all land. It is in the Delaware watershed and is drained by the
Lehigh River
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tributary of the Monocacy Creek and by the
Bushkill Creek
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. Its villages include Georgetown (also in Upper Nazareth Township,) Hecktown,
Hollo,
Newburg, Newburg Homes, and Steuben. Its primary north-to-south routes are the two-lane Nazareth Pike (
Route 191) and the
Route 33 Expressway. Nazareth Road (
Route 248) crosses the northeastern portion of Lower Nazareth. Other local roads of note include Daniels Road (
Route 946), Georgetown Road, Hanoverville Road/Hecktown Road, Newburg Road, Steuben Road, and Township Line Road.
Neighboring municipalities
*
Upper Nazareth Township (north)
*
Nazareth
Nazareth ( ; ar, النَّاصِرَة, ''an-Nāṣira''; he, נָצְרַת, ''Nāṣəraṯ''; arc, ܢܨܪܬ, ''Naṣrath'') is the largest city in the Northern District of Israel. Nazareth is known as "the Arab capital of Israel". In ...
(north)
*
Palmer Township (east)
*
Bethlehem Township (south)
*
Hanover Township (southwest)
*
East Allen Township (west)
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 5,259 people, 1,788 households, and 1,534 families residing in the township. The
population density
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was 392.5 people per square mile (151.5/km
2). There were 1,821 housing units at an average density of 135.9/sq mi (52.5/km
2). The racial makeup of the township was 96.98%
White
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, 0.89%
African American
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, 0.17%
Native American, 1.20%
Asian
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** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.13% from
other races
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, and 0.63% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 1.39% of the population.
There were 1,788 households, out of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.8% were
married couples
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living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.2% were non-families. 11.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the township, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $70,250, and the median income for a family was $76,193. Males had a median income of $48,343 versus $31,956 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the township was $26,624. About 1.5% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.
Public education
The Township is served by the
Nazareth Area School District. High school students attend
Nazareth Area High School
Nazareth High School is a public high school located in Nazareth, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It is the only high school in the Nazareth Area School District and serves grades 9 through 12. Its mascot is the B ...
in
Nazareth
Nazareth ( ; ar, النَّاصِرَة, ''an-Nāṣira''; he, נָצְרַת, ''Nāṣəraṯ''; arc, ܢܨܪܬ, ''Naṣrath'') is the largest city in the Northern District of Israel. Nazareth is known as "the Arab capital of Israel". In ...
.
In popular culture
*On
Season 4, Episode 9 of the
HBO
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series ''
The Sopranos
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'', titled "
Whoever Did This
"Whoever Did This" is the 48th episode of the HBO original series ''The Sopranos'' and the ninth of the show's fourth season. Written by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, and directed by Tim Van Patten, it originally aired on November 10, 2002.
...
", which aired initially on November 10, 2002, the scene in which
Christopher Moltisanti
Christopher Moltisanti, played by Michael Imperioli, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series ''The Sopranos''. He is Tony Soprano's protégé and a member of the DiMeo crime family, rising from associate to captain over the course of th ...
is ordered by
Tony Soprano
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to dispose of the remains of
Ralph Cifaretto after Tony kills him were filmed in Lower Nazareth Township.
["All of these movies and TV shows were shot in the Lehigh Valley,"](_blank)
Lehigh Valley Live, June 14, 2017
References
External links
Official website
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Townships in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Townships in Pennsylvania