Lower Milford Township is a

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, United States. The population of Lower Milford Township was 3,775 at the 2010 census. It is a suburb of

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in the

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region of eastern Pennsylvania.

History

Dillingersville Union School and Church in Lower Milford Township, built in 1885, was added to the

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in 1978.

Geography

Lower Milford is the southernmost township in Lehigh County. It includes six villages: Corning (in Upper Milford Township), Dillingersville, Hosensack, Kraussdale, Limeport (in Upper Saucon Township) and Zionsville. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which , or 0.12%, are water. It is located in the

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watershed.

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begins in Lower Milford and drains part of it north into the

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. Lower Milford is also the source of three tributary creeks of

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, which drains south to the

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: Hosensack Creek (which starts near the source of the Saucon), Unami Creek, and Macoby Creek. The majority of the township is hilly and is located in the South Mountains and on Mill Hill to the south and east of the Hosensack Valley. Lower Milford Township has a hot-summer

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(''Dfa'') and is in

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6b. The average monthly temperature in Dillingersville ranges from in January to in July.

Adjacent municipalities

* Upper Milford Township (northwest) * Upper Saucon Township (northeast) * Springfield Township (tangent to the east) * Milford Township (southeast) * Upper Hanover Township (southwest) * Hereford Township (tangent to the west)

Transportation

As of 2022, there were of public roads in Lower Milford Township, of which were maintained by the

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(PTC), were maintained by the

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(PennDOT) and were maintained by the township.

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follows the

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's Northeast Extension through the northern and eastern parts of Lower Milford Township on a southeast–northwest alignment. However, the nearest interchange is in neighboring Milford Township in

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. No other numbered highways serve the township. Main thoroughfares include Church View Road, Kings Highway, Limeport Pike, Palm Road, Spinnerstown Road, Steinsburg Road, and Zionsville Road.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 3,617 people, 1,277 households, and 1,039 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,308 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.09%

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, 0.17%

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, 0.25% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population. There were 1,277 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.6% were

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living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 13.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.12. In the township, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $67,008, and the median income for a family was $75,409. Males had a median income of $42,149 versus $26,000 for females. The

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for the township was $27,572. About 2.1% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the

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, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

Public education

In addition to Coopersburg and Upper Saucon Township, Lower Milford is served by the Southern Lehigh School District. The district's schools include Hopewell Elementary School and Liberty Bell Elementary School for grades K–3, Joseph P. Liberati Intermediate School for grades 4–6, Southern Lehigh Middle School for grades 7–8, and Southern Lehigh High School in Center Valley for grades 9–12.

References

External links

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