Borough of Freemansburg | |
Settlement | |
Jacob Freeman House. July 2015.
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Country | United States |
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State | Pennsylvania |
County | Northampton |
Elevation | 325 ft (99.1 m) |
Coordinates | 40°37′38″N 75°20′23″W / 40.62722°N 75.33972°WCoordinates: 40°37′38″N 75°20′23″W / 40.62722°N 75.33972°W |
Area | 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
- land | 0.7 sq mi (2 km2) |
- water | 0.04 sq mi (0 km2), 5% |
Population | 1,897 (2000) |
Density | 2,600.5/sq mi (1,004.1/km2) |
Mayor | Gerald Yob |
Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
- summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP Code | 18017 |
Area code | 610 and 484 |
Location of Freemansburg in Northampton County
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Freemansburg is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Freemansburg is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.
The population of Freemansburg was 1,897 at the 2000 census.
Freemansburg was named for Jacob Freeman.
Freemansburg is located at 40°37′38″N 75°20′23″W / 40.62722°N 75.33972°W (40.627348, -75.339815).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), of which, 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (5.26%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,897 people, 687 households, and 493 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,600.5 people per square mile (1,003.3/km2). There were 721 housing units at an average density of 988.4 per square mile (381.3/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 87.72% White, 2.79% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 5.75% from other races, and 2.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.87% of the population.