North Whitehall Township | |
Township | |
Country | United States |
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State | Pennsylvania |
County | Lehigh |
Elevation | 627 ft (191.1 m) |
Coordinates | 40°37′27″N 75°37′25″W / 40.62417°N 75.62361°WCoordinates: 40°37′27″N 75°37′25″W / 40.62417°N 75.62361°W |
Area | 28.9 sq mi (74.9 km2) |
- land | 28.5 sq mi (74 km2) |
- water | 0.3 sq mi (1 km2), 1.04% |
Population | 14,731 (2000) |
Density | 516.5/sq mi (199.4/km2) |
Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
- summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code | 610 |
Location of North Whitehall Township in Lehigh County
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North Whitehall Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.
The population of North Whitehall Township was 14,731 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.9 square miles (74.8 km²), of which, 28.5 square miles (73.9 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (1.21%) is water. It is drained by the Lehigh River, which separates it from Northampton County.
North Whitehall's villages include Ballietsville, Coffeetown, Ironton, Kernsville, Laurys Station, Mechanicsville (also in South Whitehall,) Meyersville (also in South Whitehall,) Neffs (also in Washington Township,) Orefield (also in South Whitehall,) Ormrod, Ruchsville, Scheidy, and Schnecksville.
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,731 people, 5,250 households, and 4,131 families residing in the township. The population density was 516.5 people per square mile (199.4/km²). There were 5,473 housing units at an average density of 191.9/sq mi (74.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.84% White, 0.83% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.58% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.66% of the population.