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Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania

Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania
Settlement
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Commercial buildings at Butztown
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Northampton
Elevation 440 ft (134.1 m)
Coordinates 40°40′00″N 75°17′59″W / 40.66667°N 75.29972°W / 40.66667; -75.29972Coordinates: 40°40′00″N 75°17′59″W / 40.66667°N 75.29972°W / 40.66667; -75.29972
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
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Location of Bethlehem Township in Northampton County
Bethlehem Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
Bethlehem Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Location of Bethlehem Township in Pennsylvania
Bethlehem Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania is located in the US
Bethlehem Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Location of Bethlehem Township in Pennsylvania
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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