Williams Township is a

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in Northampton County,

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. The township's population was 6,581 at the 2020 census. The township is part of the

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metropolitan area, 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 western entry to the

Interstate 78 Toll Bridge The Interstate 78 Toll Bridge (I-78 Toll Bridge) carries Interstate 78 across the Delaware River between Williams Township, Pennsylvania and Phillipsburg, New Jersey in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey in th ...

, which connects

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in eastern Pennsylvania to

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in the

and proceeds to

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, the

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and

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, is located in Williams Township.

History

The Bridge in Williams Township, Jacob Arndt House and Barn, Coffeetown Grist Mill, and Isaac Stout House, all in the township, are each listed on the

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. Another historic grist mill located in Williams Township is the Wottring Mill built in 1810 by William Wottring located on a road that is named in honor of William's mill on Wottrings Mill Road. Presently, it is an unregistered historic place that is privately owned.

Geography

According to the

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, Williams Township has a total area of 18.7 square miles (48.5 km²), of which 18.4 square miles (47.6 km²) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.9 km²) (1.76%) is water. It is drained by the

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, which separates it on the east from

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crosses east-to-west in the north and its Easton interchange is with Old Philadelphia Road/Morgan Hill Road in the township. Route 611 follows the river from Martins Creek via Easton to Kinternsville. It is connected to the I-78 interchange by Cedarville Road. Other notable local roads are Durham Road, Hellertown-Raubsville Road, and Island Park Road. Its villages include Coffeetown, Raubsville, and Stouts.

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is a

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in the northeastern part of the township.

Neighboring municipalities

* Easton (north) * Glendon (north) * Lower Saucon Township (west) * Springfield Township, Bucks County (tangent to the southwest) * Durham Township, Bucks County (south) * Riegelsville, Bucks County (southeast) *

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(east) *

(northeast)

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,470 people, 1,657 households, and 1,267 families residing in the township. The

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was 243.0 people per square mile (93.8/km²). There were 1,738 housing units at an average density of 94.5/sq mi (36.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.25%

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, 0.81%

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, 0.04% Native American, 0.94%

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, 0.02%

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, 0.13% from

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, and 0.81% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.05% of the population. There were 1,657 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were

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living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.10. In the township, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males. The median income for a household in the township was $56,196, and the median income for a family was $66,488. Males had a median income of $44,545 versus $29,358 for females. The

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for the township was $27,249. About 1.7% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the

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, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

Public education

The township is served by the

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. Students in grades nine through 12 attend

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in the district.

Proposed baseball stadium

The

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were a proposed Atlantic League Independent baseball team who were originally slated to play at the

Lehigh Valley Multi-Purpose Sport Complex The Lehigh Valley Multi-Purpose Sport Complex (also known as Williams Township Ballpark) was a partially built, 6,400-seat stadium that was slated to be built in Williams Township, Pennsylvania, near Easton. The stadium was never completed, and ...

, a 6,400-seat, $15 million-dollar ballpark in Williams Township. Construction was halted by developer Jim Petrucci when the team owner, Thomas Flaherty, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on February 1, 2000, with some $3 million in debts. Bankruptcy records showed 128 people submitted claims for $52,683 in season ticket sales.

References

External links

Official website
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