Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania
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.jpg) Commercial buildings at Butztown
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Northampton |
| Elevation | 440 ft (134.1 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°40′00″N 75°17′59″W / 40.66667°N 75.29972°WCoordinates: 40°40′00″N 75°17′59″W / 40.66667°N 75.29972°W |
| Area | 14.7 sq mi (38.1 km2) |
| - land | 14.6 sq mi (38 km2) |
| - water | 0.1 sq mi (0 km2), 0.68% |
| Population | 23,730 (2010) |
| Density | 1,625.3/sq mi (627.5/km2) |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code | 18020, 18045 |
| Area code | 610, 484 |
 Location of Bethlehem Township in Northampton County
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 Location of Bethlehem Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Bethlehem Township in Pennsylvania
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| Website: http://bethlehemtownship.org/ | |
Bethlehem Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Bethlehem Township is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state and is a suburb of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It falls within the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget.
The population of Bethlehem Township was 23,730 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 14.7 square miles (38 km2), of which, 14.6 square miles (38 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.61%) is water. It is drained by the Lehigh River, which separates it from Lower Saucon Township. Its villages include Brodhead, Butztown, Farmersville, Middletown, Prospect Park (also in Palmer Township,) and Wagnerville. Its major roads include east-to-west Highway 22, William Penn Highway, and Freemansburg Road and north-to-south Highway 33, Route 191, Butztown Road/Hecktown Road, Farmersville Road, and Main Street Extension.
The ancient Lenni Lenape or Delaware First Nation peoples lived in the Lehigh River valley. The Lehigh River and its Monocacy Creek and Nancy Run tributaries, provided fertile soil and ample fishing opportunities for the area's inhabitants before the arrival of William Penn, newly named "Proprietor" of the Province of Pennsylvania in 1681.
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