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Whitehall Township is a

township A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...

with home rule status in Lehigh County,

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. The township's population was 26,738 as of the 2010 census. Whitehall Township is a suburb of

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in the

Lehigh Valley The Lehigh Valley (), known colloquially as The Valley, is a geographic region formed by the Lehigh River in Lehigh County and Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania. It is a component valley of the Great Appalachian Valley bound to the no ...

metropolitan region, 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. The township is north of Allentown, northwest of

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

, and west of

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History

17th and 18th centuries

The

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was created in 1681 when King Charles II granted a tract of land in America to

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. After the death of Penn, his sons, John, Thomas, and Richard, became the owners of Pennsylvania. The

Lenape Indians The Lenape (, , or Lenape , del, Lënapeyok) also called the Leni Lenape, Lenni Lenape and Delaware people, are an indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands, who live in the United States and Canada. Their historical territory includ ...

deeded that part of Lehigh County lying between the Lehigh (South) Mountain and the Blue Mountains to Penn's sons in 1736. A wave of immigrants from Germany's Palatinate settled in Whitehall Township, the first being Jacob Kohler, who settled in the vicinity of

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about 1728. The settlers staked their claim on the lands by applying to the Penns for a land warrant. They cleared the land for farming and established churches around which villages grew. When the first European settlers came to the Whitehall area, the Lenape people were living on the banks of

Hokendauqua Creek Hokendauqua Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Lehigh River in Northampton County, Pennsylvania in the United States.Gertler, Edw ...

. The Europeans and the Lenape designed a deal to determine how much land the Europeans would acquire based on how far the Europeans were able to walk in two days. To gain more land, the Europeans paid a professional runner. The runner was able to get as far as what is now Coaldale, in Schuylkill County. The Lenape lived peacefully among the German settlers for a time. But the tribe suffered injustices at the hands of the settlers and lashed back during a 1763 uprising in Lehigh County. Fort Deshler, which stood near Route 145 at Chestnut Street, played a key role in the defense of settler-held lands during this battle, in which 23 settlers were killed.

19th and 20th centuries

The original Whitehall Township, established in 1753, was split into the three townships of Whitehall, North Whitehall, and South Whitehall in 1867. The name Whitehall is said to have originated from Lynford Lardner's hunting lodge that was painted with

whitewash Whitewash, or calcimine, kalsomine, calsomine, or lime paint is a type of paint made from slaked lime ( calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2) or chalk calcium carbonate, (CaCO3), sometimes known as "whiting". Various other additives are sometimes used ...

.
Lardner named it "Grouse Hall", but the common people of the region called it "White Hall". Whitehall Township's villages include Cementon,

, Fullerton, Hokendauqua, Mickleys, Stiles, and West Catasauqua. Coplay was also part of Whitehall until it incorporated as a borough in 1869. Agriculture was the major industry until the mid-1800s. Today, about are under cultivation. There were six

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s in Whitehall, built to process grains for the farmers into flour and animal feed. Only one grist mill remains, the Helfrich Springs Grist Mill, which is also home to the Whitehall Historical Preservation Society, which has preserved the building for use as a local history museum. Completion of the

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in 1829 led to further development. Discovery of

iron ore Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the fo ...

deposits brought Whitehall into the

Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Great Britain, continental Europe, and the United States, that occurred during the period from around 1760 to about 1820–1840. This transition included going f ...

when the first blast iron furnace was built in Hokendauqua in 1854. This was immediately followed by the establishment of a railroad system to transport raw materials to the furnaces and to ship the final product. Population grew rapidly as these industries attracted Welsh and Irish immigrants. While the railroads were being constructed, cuts in the bedrock led to the discovery of Whitehall's deposits of Jacksonburg

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...

. David O. Saylor perfected and patented the process of manufacturing

Portland cement Portland cement is the most common type of cement in general use around the world as a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco, and non-specialty grout. It was developed from other types of hydraulic lime in England in the early 19th c ...

. The first Portland cement plant was located between the villages of Cementon and Coplay. Others quickly followed, and by 1914 70% of the cement produced in the United States came from the "Cement Belt" or Lehigh District. The cement industry attracted a new wave of immigrants from

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, creating yet another population spurt. Whitehall became classified as a first class township with a population of 7,935 in 1900. This gave the township specified municipal rights for supplying electric lights, highways, and sewers at public expense. The post-

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era began the transition from the manufacturing industries to the retail industry as Whitehall became a

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and suburb of Allentown. The individual villages became united into one entity known as Whitehall in 1968, when the U.S. Post Office combined its separate town branches.

Breadon Field Breadon Field was a minor league ballpark in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, located on the east side of MacArthur Road, about north of the U.S. Route 22 interchange outside of Allentown, Pennsylvania. During its existence, the field was ...

, which was the home field for a series of Minor League Baseball teams from the stadium's 1948 opening until its 1964 demolition, was based in Whitehall Township. In 1974, voters approved the adoption of a Home Rule Charter form of government, creating a seven-member legislative body and an elected mayor. Today, with an annual budget in excess of $21 million, Whitehall provides a full range of municipal services to its residents.

Geography

Whitehall Township is in eastern Lehigh County on the north side of the city of

. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.22%, are water. Whitehall is drained by the

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, which forms the eastern boundary of the township, separating it from the boroughs of

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and North Catasauqua in Northampton County and the borough of Catasauqua in Lehigh County. The township was originally created on March 20, 1753, and included what is now North Whitehall and South Whitehall townships. In 1810, a petition was made to the Northampton County Court to split the township into two portions (at the time, the area now encompassed by Lehigh County was part of Northampton County). The name "Whitehall" refers to a white hall that was built along Jordan Creek in the early 1700s as a hunting lodge. The area had a large

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population along with numerous

white-tailed deer The white-tailed deer (''Odocoileus virginianus''), also known as the whitetail or Virginia deer, is a medium-sized deer native to North America, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia. It has also been introduced t ...

eastern elk The eastern elk (''Cervus canadensis canadensis'') is an extinct subspecies or distinct population of elk that inhabited the northern and eastern United States, and southern Canada. The last eastern elk was shot in Pennsylvania on September 1, 18 ...

, eastern wolves, and

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. Mountain lions or

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s may have also existed within Whitehall Township at some point in time. Because of the rich biodiversity of the area it became known as the wilderness of Whitehall.

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consisting of oak, tulip poplar, hickory, black walnut, sugar maple, basswood, American chestnut, American beech, and sycamore covered the entire township. In 1867, eastern portions of both North and South Whitehall were reapportioned into the current Whitehall Township. The new Whitehall Township is generally rectangular in shape, running from north-northwest to south-southeast, and is situated along the western bank of the Lehigh River. Two years after the new township's formation, the borough of Coplay was incorporated, removing from the township a square section of . The township's villages include Cementon, Eagle Point,

, Fullerton, Hokendauqua, Mickleys, North Coplay, Scherersville (also in South Whitehall), Stiles, and West Catasauqua.

Adjacent municipalities

* Catasauqua (east) * Hanover Township (southeast) *

(south) * South Whitehall Township (southwest) * North Whitehall Township (northwest) * Allen Township, Northampton County (tangent to the northeast) * Northampton, Northampton County (northeast) * Coplay (east) * North Catasauqua, Northampton County (east)

Climate

Whitehall Township has a hot-summer

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(''Dfa'') and the

hardiness zone A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants. In some systems other statistics are included in the calculations. The original and most wide ...

is 6b. Average monthly temperatures in Hokendauqua range from in January to in July.

Maps

Official Township Zoning and Street Map

Township Boundary Map

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 26,738 people, 10,376 households, and 6,817 families residing in the township. The

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was 1,981.1 people per square mile (764.7/km²). There were 10,744 housing units at an average density of 855.0 per square mile (330.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 90.56%

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, 2.74%

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, 0.13% Native American, 3.62%

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, 0.06%

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, 1.71% from

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, and 1.18% from two or more races.

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of any race were 4.37% of the population. There were 10,376 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were

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living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 52% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.93. In the township, the population was spread out, with 21.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $43,070, and the median income for a family was $51,597. Males had a median income of $39,175 versus $26,933 for females. The

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for the township was $21,383. About 4.4% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the

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, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Whitehall-Coplay School District Whitehall-Coplay School District is a public school district in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It serves the borough A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countri ...

serves the township and also the borough of Coplay. Students in grades 9–12 from both municipalities attend Whitehall High School. There also are several parochial and private schools within the Township: *Good Shepherd Catholic School (K-8) *Lehigh Valley Lutheran School (K-8) *Lehigh Valley Seventh-day Adventist School (K-8) *St. Elizabeth Regional School (K-8) *St. Stephens School (PK-K) *Manarah Islamic Academy (PK-5)

Historic sites

The

Dent Hardware Company Factory Complex Dent Hardware Company Factory Complex, also known as the D.W. Coombs Textile Machinery Company, is a historic factory complex located in Whitehall Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1894 and 1913, and consists of 11 con ...

in Fullerton and Helfrich's Springs Grist Mill in the township are listed on the

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Businesses

The

Lehigh Valley Mall Lehigh Valley Mall is an enclosed super-regional shopping mall located in Fullerton in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. With 146 stores, it is the largest shopping mall in the Lehigh Valley an ...

, the largest

-based shopping mall, is located in Whitehall Township, as is the

Whitehall Mall Whitehall Mall is a shopping mall located in Whitehall, Pennsylvania. It is anchored by Kohl's. Whitehall Mall was one of the Lehigh Valley's first malls and is located across from the Lehigh Valley Mall. History 1966-1997 Land for the mall () w ...

. Several radio stations have broadcast facilities within the township (all owned by

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), including: *

WAEB (AM) WAEB is a news, talk and sports radio station in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. WAEB broadcasts at 790 kHz AM. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. History WAEB began operations in 1949. Th ...

(790 AM),

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* WAEB (FM) (104.1 FM),

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WSAN WSAN (1470 AM, "Real Oldies 1470") is a commercial radio station licensed in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is owned by iHeartMedia and serves the Lehigh Valley radio market. It broadcasts an oldies radio format, with its studios and offices in t ...

(1470 AM),

Sports radio Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A widespread programming genre that has a narrow audience appeal, sports radio is characterized by an often- boisterous on-ai ...

WZZO WZZO (95.1 MHz "95.1 ZZO") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It is branded as "WZZO: The Valley's Rock Station". The station broadcasts a classic rock radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia. Its studio an ...

(95.1 FM),

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Government

Whitehall Township operates as a First Class Township. On November 5, 1974, the township adopted a Home Rule Charter
here
form of government that became effective January 5, 1976. As part of this governmental arrangement, the Township has separate executive and legislative branches. The legislative branch consists of a Township Board of Commissioners of seven (7) members, each serving 4-year terms. Four of the seats have terms that overlap the remaining three seat terms (e.g. four of the current terms end in 2007, while the remaining 3 terms end in 2009). The seated members then elect a President and Vice President who conduct Board meetings. The executive branch consists of a Mayor, who also serves a 4-year term. The Mayor may appoint a Deputy Mayor at his/her discretion, with approval from the Board of Commissioners. The Deputy Mayor does not automatically become Mayor should the standing Mayor leave office for any reason—a replacement is to be appointed by the Board of Commissioners. Whitehall Township also maintains an elected Treasurer who serves a four-year term.

Current officials

Township

=Mayor

= *Michael P. Harakal Jr. (D); term January 2020 to Dec 2023.

=Township treasurer

= *Colleen Gober 2019-2011 (D); Township Compensation $35,919.30 , $36,278.49 (2015) $37,004.06 (2016) $$37,374.10 (2017);This does not include compensation from the Whitehall Coplay School District

= Township commissioners

= *Phillip J. Ginder, President Term 2019-2023 (D; $4,125); *Joseph J. Marx Jr., Vice President Term 2017-2021 (D;$4,125); *Thomas Slonaker, Secretary Term 2017-2021 (D;$4,125); *Randy Atiyeh Term 2019-2023 (D; $4,125); *Michael Dee, Term 2020-2021 (D:$4,125); *Charles G. Fisher, Term 2019-2023 (D;$4,125); *Jeffrey Warren Term 2019-2023 (D;$4,125);

Lehigh County

=County executive

= Phillips Armstrong (D; $75,000); 2018-2021

=County commissioners

= *1st County District, Marc Grammes *2nd County District, Percy Dougherty *3rd County District, Amy Zanelli *4th County District, Geoff Brace *5th County District, Nathan Brown *At Large **Bob Elbich **Dave Harrington **Dan Hartzell **Zakiya Smalls

Pennsylvania

=Senate

= *18th State Senatorial District:

Lisa Boscola Lisa M. Boscola (born April 6, 1962) is an American politician from Pennsylvania currently serving as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 18th Senate District which includes portions of Lehigh and Northampton ...

(D; $85,536); 2013-2018
District map

=State House

= *133rd State Legislative District ** Jeanne McNeill (D; $87,180); 2017-2018 ::Whitehall Districts: 2–6, 8–9 (plus others outside Whitehall) *183rd State Legislative District ** Zach Mako (R; $87,180); 2017-2018 ::Whitehall Districts: 1, 7, 10–12 (plus others outside Whitehall)

Federal

=Senate

= *Senior Senator:

Bob Casey, Jr. Robert Patrick Casey Jr. (born April 13, 1960) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Pennsylvania, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, Casey previously served as Pe ...

(D; $174,000); 2024 *Junior Senator:

Pat Toomey Patrick Joseph Toomey Jr. (born November 17, 1961) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator for Pennsylvania since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he served three terms as the U.S. representat ...

(R; $174,000); 2022

=House

= *7th District of Pennsylvania:

Susan Wild Susan Wild (née Ellis; born June 7, 1957) is an American attorney and politician from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. A Democrat, she is a member of the United States House of Representatives from . The district is in the heart of the Lehigh ...

(D; $174,000); 2020
District map

Sources

* ttp://www.lehighcounty.org Lehigh County Web Site

Transportation

The township's main north–south road is MacArthur Road ( PA 145), which has an interchange with US 22 in the south and crosses PA 329 in the north. PA 145 heads south into

and north to Walnutport. US 22 passes east–west through the southern portion of Whitehall Township on a freeway called the Lehigh Valley Thruway, with interchanges at PA 145 and Fullerton Avenue. US 22 leads west to connections with PA 309,

I-476 Interstate 476 (I-476) is a auxiliary Interstate Highway of I-76 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The highway runs from I-95 near Chester north to I-81 near Scranton, serving as the primary north–south Interstate corridor throu ...

(

Pennsylvania Turnpike The Pennsylvania Turnpike (Penna Turnpike or PA Turnpike) is a toll highway operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. A controlled-access highway, it runs for across the state. The turnpike's we ...

Northeast Extension), and

I-78 Interstate 78 (I-78) is an east–west Interstate Highway in the Northeastern United States, running from I-81 northeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, through Allentown to western and northern New Jersey and terminating at the Holland T ...

and east to

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and Easton. PA 329 passes east–west through the northern portion of Whitehall Township on Main Street, leading west to Schnecksville and east to

and Bath. LANta provides bus service in Whitehall Township, with several routes serving the MacArthur Road retail corridor and a transfer center located at the

. The bus routes connect the township with Allentown, Bethlehem, and other points in the Lehigh Valley.

Notable people

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, former professional wrestler, "The Wild Samoans" *

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, professional football player,

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, former professional wrestler *

Dan Koppen Daniel Koppen (born September 12, 1979) is a former American football center who played for ten years in the National Football League with the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos. Prior to entering the NFL in 2003, he played college footba ...

, former professional football player,

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and

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* Patrick Maggitti, first provost of

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and dean of the Villanova School of Business *

Matt Millen Matthew George Millen (born March 12, 1958) is a former American football linebacker and executive. Millen played 12 years in the National Football League for the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, and Washington Redskins, ...

, former professional football player,

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and

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, former president and General Manager,

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