Stiles is an

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and

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(CDP) that is located in Whitehall Township in Lehigh County,

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. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,113. Stiles is part of 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. It uses the Whitehall Township ZIP Code of 18052.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census, there were 1,070 people, 439 housing units, and 409 families in the CDP. The racial makeup was 81.5%

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, 4.7%

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, 0.2% Native American, 1.6% Asian, 0.2%

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, 4.2% from some other race, and 7.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 12.8% of the population. The ancestry was 35.4%

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, 21.5% Polish, 12.3%

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, 7.0%

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, and 4.5% Irish. The median age was 54.9 years old. 24.6% of the population were 65 or older, with 22.7% between the ages of 65 and 74, 1.1% between 75 and 84, and 0.8% being 85 or older. 16.6% of the population were under 65, with 11.2% between the ages of 5 and 14, and 5.4% between 15 and 17. The median household income was $80,320, with families having $98,194, married couples having $98,194, and non-families having $53,190. 0.0% of the population were in poverty.

Geography

Stiles is located in eastern Lehigh County in central Whitehall Township. It is bordered to the east by the borough of Coplay and to the south by unincorporated Hokendauqua. Pennsylvania Route 145 passes just west of Stiles, leading south to the center of

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and north to Walnutport. Coplay Creek forms the western boundary of Stiles and flows southeast into the Lehigh River. According to the

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, Stiles has a total area of , of which , or 0.40%, are water.

References

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