Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lehigh |
| Elevation | 876 ft (267.0 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°31′00″N 75°28′59″W / 40.51667°N 75.48306°WCoordinates: 40°31′00″N 75°28′59″W / 40.51667°N 75.48306°W |
| Area | 17.9 sq mi (46.4 km2) |
| - land | 17.9 sq mi (46 km2) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
| Population | 6,889 (2000) |
| Density | 384.7/sq mi (148.5/km2) |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 610 and 215 |
 Location of Upper Milford Township in Lehigh County
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 Location of Upper Milford Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Upper Milford Township in Pennsylvania
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Upper Milford 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 Milford Township was 6,889 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 17.9 square miles (46.4 km2), all of it land. A large portion of the township is located in the South Mountains, and elevations in the township range from approximately 400 to 1,000 feet above sea level. Upper Milford is in the Delaware watershed and is drained by the Little Lehigh Creek and Saucon Creek into the Lehigh River and by the Perkiomen Creek into the Schuylkill River.
While there are no large towns in the township, its most prominent villages are Old Zionsville, Powder Valley, Shimerville, Vera Cruz, and Zionsville (also in Lower Milford Township.) Dillinger is a small village in eastern Upper Milford and Corning (also in Lower Milford Township) and Sigmund (home to Victory Valley Bible Camp) are small villages in southwestern Upper Milford.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,889 people, 2,514 households, and 2,021 families residing in the township. The population density was 384.7 people per square mile (148.5/km2). There were 2,576 housing units at an average density of 143.9/sq mi (55.5/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.30% White, 0.16% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.
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