Washington Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
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 Location of Washington Township in Lehigh County |
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 Washington Township
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| Coordinates: 40°44′59″N 75°37′30″W / 40.74972°N 75.62500°WCoordinates: 40°44′59″N 75°37′30″W / 40.74972°N 75.62500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lehigh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.8 sq mi (62 km2) |
| • Land | 23.7 sq mi (61 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 518 ft (158 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 6,588 |
| • Density | 280/sq mi (110/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 610 |
Washington Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley area of the state.
The population of Washington Township was 6,588 at the 2000 census.
The Vigilant Fire Company Firemen's Monument was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.8 square miles (61.6 km2), of which, 23.7 square miles (61.3 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2) of it (0.46%) is water. It is drained by the Lehigh River, which separates it from Northampton County, and Blue Mountain separates it from Carbon County.
Its villages include Best Station, Emerald, Friedens, Lehigh Furnace, Lehigh Gap (also in Northampton County,) Neffs (also in North Whitehall Township,) Newhard, Newside, and Slatedale.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,588 people, 2,512 households, and 1,929 families residing in the township. The population density was 278.4 people per square mile (107.5/km2). There were 2,594 housing units at an average density of 109.6/sq mi (42.3/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.71% White, 0.21% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.97% of the population.
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