Lehigh Township is a
township
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in
Northampton County,
Pennsylvania
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. The population of Lehigh Township was 10,526 as of the 2010 census. It is part of the
Lehigh Valley
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metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th most populous
metropolitan area
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in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.
Lehigh Township is located north of
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, north-northwest of
Philadelphia
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, and east of
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.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.80%) is water. It is drained by the
Lehigh River
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, which separates it from
Lehigh County and
Blue Mountain separates it from
Carbon County to the north. Its villages include Berlinsville,
Cherryville Cherryville may refer to one of the following places:
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,
Danielsville,
Lehigh Gap
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(also in Lehigh County/Lehigh Valley), Pennsville, Rockville, and
Treichlers.
The township's numbered roads include north-to-south Routes
145 and
873
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and east-to-west Routes
248
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and
946
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. Routes 145 and 873 have their northern termini on 248 in Lehigh Gap and extend downriver via Treichlers to Allentown and south via Slatington to Schnecksville, respectively. Route 248 connects Carbon County with Bath, Nazareth, and Easton, while 946 extends east from 248 in Berlinsville to Klecknersville and Moorestown. Other local roads of note include Blue Mountain Drive, Cherryville Road, Indian Trail Road, and Mountain View Drive.
Adjacent municipalities
*
Moore Township (east)
*
Allen Township (south)
*
North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County (south)
*
Washington Township, Lehigh County (west)
*
Walnutport (west)
*
East Penn Township, Carbon County (tangent to the northwest)
*
Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County (north)
Climate
The township has a
humid continental climate
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(''Dfa''/''Dfb'') and the
hardiness zone
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s are 6a and 6b. Average monthly temperatures in Cherryville range from 28.0 °F in January to 72.2 °F in July.
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Demographics
As of the census
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population density
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was 327.7 people per square mile (126.5/km2). There were 3,816 housing units at an average density of 128.6/sq mi (49.6/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.67% White
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, 0.36% African American
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, 0.20% Native American, 0.17% Asian
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, 0.16% from other races
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, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race were 0.74% of the population.
There were 3,680 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were married couples
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living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the township, the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $48,263, and the median income for a family was $55,216. Males had a median income of $37,307 versus $27,206 for females. The per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the township was $21,400. About 2.3% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.
Politics and government
The Township is governed by a five-member board of supervisors. The chairman of the board is currently Darryl Snover. The township also elects the positions of solicitor
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, auditor
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, tax collector
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and appoints various other civil servants.
Legislators
*State Representative Zach Mako, Republican, 183rd district
*State Senator Mario Scavello
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, Republican, 40th district
*US Representative Susan Wild
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, Democrat, 7th district
Public education
The Township is served by the Northampton Area School District
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Students in grades nine through 12 attend Northampton Area High School in Northampton ...
, with one of its component elementary schools, Lehigh Elementary School, located in the township. Students in grades nine through 12 attend Northampton Area High School
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As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had ...
in Northampton
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.
References
External links
Lehigh Township official website
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Townships in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Townships in Pennsylvania