Upper Macungie Township | |
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Township sign in Breinigsville
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Country | United States |
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State | Pennsylvania |
County | Lehigh |
Elevation | 463 ft (141.1 m) |
Coordinates | 40°34′46″N 75°37′00″W / 40.57944°N 75.61667°WCoordinates: 40°34′46″N 75°37′00″W / 40.57944°N 75.61667°W |
Area | 26.3 sq mi (68.1 km2) |
- land | 26.2 sq mi (68 km2) |
- water | 0.1 sq mi (0 km2), 0.38% |
Population | 20,063 (2010) |
Density | 529.5/sq mi (204.4/km2) |
Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
- summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code | 610 |
Location of Upper Macungie Township in Lehigh County
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Upper Macungie 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 Upper Macungie Township was 20,063 as of the 2010 U.S. census thus making it one of the fastest growing areas in the state of Pennsylvania in terms of total population.
Upper Macungie also has among the highest median family and household income rates in the state of Pennsylvania with an average nearly double that of the state overall.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 26.3 square miles (68.2 km2), of which, 26.2 square miles (68.0 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2) of it (0.38%) is water. It is drained by the Little Lehigh Creek and the Jordan Creek into the Lehigh River.
Upper Macungie's villages include Breinigsville, Fogelsville, Haafsville (also in Weisenberg Township,) Krocksville, Kuhnsville, Newtown, Ruppsville, and Trexlertown.
As of 2014, the population of the township was estimated to be 21,461. The population was 77.6% Non-Hispanic White, 2.9% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American and Alaskan Native, 10.8% Asian, 3.2% from two or more race, and 1.8% from some other race. 5.6% of the population were Hispanic or Latino.[1]
As of the census of 2010, there were 20,063 people and 7,843 households residing in the township. The population density was 529.5 people per square mile (204.5/km2). There were 7,843 housing units at an average density of 203.3/sq mi (78.5/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 84.96% White, 2.68% African American, 0.14% Native American, 8.96% Asian, 1.03% from other races, and 1.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.92% of the population.