Upper Milford Township is a

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in Lehigh County,

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. The township's population was 7,292 at the 2010 census. Upper Milford Township is a suburb of

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in the

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, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th most populous

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in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.27%, are water. A large portion of the township is located on South Mountain and elevations in the township range from approximately above sea level. Upper Milford is in the

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watershed and is drained by

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and

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into

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and by

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into the

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. While there are no large towns in the township, its most prominent villages are Old Zionsville, Powder Valley, Shimerville, Vera Cruz, and Zionsville. Dillinger is a small village in eastern Upper Milford Township. Corning and

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are small villages in southwestern Upper Milford. Upper Milford Township has a hot-summer

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(''Dfa'') and is in

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6b. The average monthly temperature in Old Zionsville ranges from in January to in July.Prism at Oregon State website
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Adjacent municipalities

Emmaus Emmaus (; Greek: Ἐμμαούς, ''Emmaous''; la, Emmaus; , ''Emmaom''; ar, عمواس, ''ʻImwas'') is a town mentioned in the Gospel of Luke of the New Testament. Luke reports that Jesus appeared, after his death and resurrection, before tw ...

(north) * Salisbury Township (north) * Upper Saucon Township (northeast) * Lower Milford Township (southeast) * Upper Hanover Township (tangent to the south) * Hereford Township (southwest) * Lower Macungie Township (northwest) * Macungie (northwest)

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 6,889 people, 2,514 households, and 2,021 families residing in the township. The

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was 384.7 people per square mile (148.5/km²). There were 2,576 housing units at an average density of 143.9/sq mi (55.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.30%

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, 0.16%

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, 0.09% Native American, 0.68%

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, 0.20% from

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, and 0.57% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.02% of the population. There were 2,514 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.2% were

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living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.07. In the township, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $66,694, and the median income for a family was $72,159. Males had a median income of $47,532 versus $29,538 for females. The

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for the township was $30,454. About 0.5% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the

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, including 1.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Public education

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Upper Milford Township is served by the

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serves grades nine through 12. Eyer Middle School and Lower Macungie Middle School, both located in Macungie, serve grades six through eight.

Transportation

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and

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meet in Shimerville and continue down Chestnut Street to

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just over the

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line. Chestnut Street, Kings Highway, Vera Cruz Road, and Powder Valley Road are all north-to-south routes. St. Peters Road/Shimerville Road/Main Road/Brunner Road crosses it SW-to-NE and Churchview Road proceeds east from Old Zionsville via Dillinger. Buckeye Road is an east-to-west road connecting Pennsylvania Route 29 (Chestnut Street) to Pennsylvania Route 100 in Macungie.

Public transportation

The township has not been served by LANta since bus service to and from Macungie was truncated to

except for the flex route 501, which requires a reservation and serves

, Emmaus, Macungie, and Alburtis.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Townships in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania